Intrinsic Valuation of: CSX
Free Cash Flow Average and Growth over past 5Y Key Statistics
Year FCF FCF (FCF/Revenue)
2020 - - EPS (FY) 2 Market Cap $85B
2021 - - (-) P/E Ratio 28 Total Asset $44B
2022 $3B - (-) Net Income $3B Total Debt $18B
2023 $3B -4.6% (-3.3%) EBITDA $6B Total Liab $31B
2024 $3B -16.5% (-15.9%) Opr Margin 33.48 Debt/Equity 1.38
2025 $2B -37.0% (-35.0%) PreTax Margin 27.49 BV/Share 7
5Y Average FCF $3B -2.0% (-18.1%)
Overall Market Assumptions:
Assumptions: P/E for No-Growth Company: 7.0
Perpetual Growth Rate (g): 1.00% Historical US Bond Yield: 4.40%
Discount Rate (WACC): 9.09% Current US Bond Yield: 3.48%
Forcasting Future Free Cash Flow for next 6Y Modified Benjamin Graham's Intrinsic Value
Year FCF Projection (-2.0%)
2026 $2B MBG Intrinsic Value $15
2027 $2B
2028 $2B
2029 $2B
2030 $2B
2031 $2B
Terminal Value $25B Net Worth/Share $7
DCF Valuation DCF Valuation "What If" Scenario Table
Enterprise Value $23B Growth Rate
(+) Cash & Cash Equivalents $670M $3 1.0% 1.2% 1.5% 1.8% 2.0%
(-) Total Debt $18B WACC 7.1% 7 8 8 9 10
Equity Value $6B 8.1% 5 5 6 6 7
Shares Outstanding 1,858,138,856 9.1% 3 3 4 4 4
10.1% 2 2 2 2 3
DCF Intrinsic Value $3 11.1% 1 1 1 1 1
Analyzed by QuantJuice (2025)