CSX

CSX Corporation
Rail Transportation · Industrials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$50.68
+0.9% on the session
1-year return
+42.8%
+23.3% over six months
Volatility
23.0%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-11.9%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

CSX Corporation is a rail transportation name in the industrials sector. Over the past year it returned +42.8%, against +10.3% over three months and +1.6% over one. It trades 20.4% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 23.0% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -11.9%, and it has traded a median $555M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.24 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Industrials#7 of 81
Stronger than 93% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#57 of 500

How CSX scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 2 others in Rail Transportation.

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Full metrics
1 day+0.9%
1 week+1.2%
1 month+1.6%
3 months+10.3%
6 months+23.3%
1 year+42.8%
12-1 momentum+40.6%
Volatility (1y, annualized)23.0%
Max drawdown (1y)-11.9%
Distance vs 200-day average+20.4%
Return per unit of risk1.86
Median daily dollar volume$555M
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