CSX CORP (CSX) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1.86 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 0.52 USD per share.
CSX CORP (CSX) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1.86 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 0.52 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 40.0 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 376.3 %. The dividend per share was 0.52 USD, up 8.3 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 972 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 0.39B | 0.39B | 0.37B | 1.09B | 1.04B | 1.02B | 1.00B | 0.98B | 0.95B | 0.91B | 0.86B | 2.40B | 0.76B | 2.20B | 2.07B | 1.96B | 1.90B | 1.86B |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.72B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 1.53B | 0.00B | 1.44B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.75 % | 0.00 % | 65.99 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 64.05 % | 0.00 % | 65.35 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -17.3M | 0.00M | -23.1M | 0.00M | -49.0M | -21.0M | -17.0M | -18.0M | -36.0M | -34.0M | -53.0M | 0.00M | -1,632M | 0.00M | -136M | -108M | -58.0M | -40.0M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -4.44 % | 0.00 % | -6.24 % | 0.00 % | -4.71 % | -2.06 % | -1.70 % | -1.83 % | -3.80 % | -3.72 % | -6.16 % | 0.00 % | -213.89 % | 0.00 % | -6.58 % | -5.52 % | -3.05 % | -2.15 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -17.3M | 2.93M | -23.1M | 719M | -49.0M | -21.0M | -17.0M | -18.0M | -36.0M | -34.0M | -53.0M | 1,534M | -1,632M | 1,439M | -136M | -108M | -58.0M | -40.0M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -4.44 % | 0.75 % | -6.24 % | 65.99 % | -4.71 % | -2.06 % | -1.70 % | -1.83 % | -3.80 % | -3.72 % | -6.16 % | 64.05 % | -213.89 % | 65.35 % | -6.58 % | -5.52 % | -3.05 % | -2.15 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 22.73 % | 30.18 % | 23.80 % | 25.89 % | 29.95 % | 32.19 % | 32.64 % | 34.86 % | 39.67 % | 12.94 % | 22.70 % | 22.91 % | 28.82 % | 22.19 % | 20.71 % | 24.05 % | 26.80 % | 33.64 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 308M | 345M | 372M | 480M | 558M | 600M | 629M | 686M | 680M | 708M | 751M | 763M | 797M | 839M | 852M | 882M | 930M | 972M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 2.44 % | 1.75 % | 1.54 % | 2.16 % | 2.78 % | 2.09 % | 1.72 % | 2.70 % | 1.97 % | 1.42 % | 1.42 % | 1.19 % | 1.16 % | 0.99 % | 1.30 % | 1.27 % | 1.48 % | 1.42 % |
Figures in USD
