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CSX vs CNI // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
CSX Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CSX 7
— CNI 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: CSX
LAST: $51.99 (-0.48%) • MKT CAP: $96.30B
valuation
14.9x
LAST: $123.69 (-0.30%) • MKT CAP: $74.94B
valuation
21.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CSX VS. CNI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CSX | CNI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 17.20% | 9.90% | +7.30 | CSX | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 14.9x | 21.0x | -6.10 | CSX | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.78% | 2.21% | -0.43 | CNI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 32.10% | 13.90% | +18.20 | CSX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 20.50% | 10.90% | +9.60 | CSX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -3.10% | 5.50% | -8.60 | CNI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.01% | 0.00% | +1.01 | CSX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.88 | 3.74 | -0.86 | CNI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | CNI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 68.6 | 57.4 | +11.20 | CSX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.88 | 1.00 | -0.12 | CNI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 31.0x | 30.5x | +0.50 | CNI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $96.30B | $74.94B | $21.35B | CSX | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CSX REV | CNI REV | CSX GROSS % | CNI GROSS % | CSX FCF | CNI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $14.09B | — | — | — | $1.71B | — |
| FY 2024 | $14.54B | — | — | — | $2.72B | — |
| FY 2023 | $14.66B | — | — | — | $4.85B | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CSX // BETA 0.88
CNI // BETA 1.00