CSX Delivers Earnings Surprise: Stock Jumps as New CEO Navigates Rail Merger Frenzy
Earnings Beat Lifts CSX Stock CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) delivered stronger-than-expected third quarter results, boosting its stock price in recent trading. Shares of the Jacksonville-based freight railroad rose about 2–3% in after-hours trading following the earnings announcement reuters.com. CSX reported Q3 2025 net earnings of $694 million (or $0.37 per share) and an adjusted profit of $0.44 per share, which edged past consensus estimates of roughly $0.42 timesunion.com reuters.com. This positive earnings surprise, albeit modest, encouraged investors and helped lift the stock toward the upper-$30s. Revenue for the quarter came in at $3.59 billion, essentially flat (down 1% year-over-year) and roughly meeting