All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

CSX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

CSX total return snapshot: CSX returned +39.94% over the past year and +39.25% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 3, 1980, CSX is up +40,680.49% in nominal total return, or +14.03%/yr, and is currently −5.77% below its total-return high on Jul. 24, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-11-03💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
CSX × 		+40,680.49%
+14.03%/yr 		+12.82%/yr
R2=0.960
CSX Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 1980-11-03💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Start
Value 		End
Value
CSX × 		$10,000.00
1980-11-03 		$4,078,048.78
2026-08-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-14

  YTD YoY
CSX × 		+39.25% +39.94%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
CSX × 		−5.77%
on 2026-08-14
from 2026-07-24 peak 		−69.19%
on 2009-03-09
from 2008-05-30 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
CSX × 		+39.94% +54.79%
+24.42%/yr 		+69.88%
+19.32%/yr 		+58.49%
+9.65%/yr 		+517.32%
+19.96%/yr

Annual Returns

Year CSX
2026 (YTD) +39.25%
2025 +14.13%
2024 −5.65%
2023 +13.51%
2022 −16.58%
2021 +25.70%
2020 +27.09%
2019 +18.06%
2018 +14.47%
2017 +55.48%
2016 +42.09%
2015 −26.73%
2014 +28.53%
2013 +49.33%
2012 −3.91%
2011 −0.55%
2010 +35.81%
2009 +53.18%
2008 −25.05%
2007 +29.41%
2006 +37.04%
2005 +27.93%
2004 +12.90%
2003 +28.63%
2002 −18.24%
2001 +38.21%
2000 −13.08%
1999 −22.28%
1998 −21.20%
1997 +30.48%
1996 −5.41%
1995 +34.11%
1994 −12.95%
1993 +21.63%
1992 +21.72%
1991 +88.25%
1990 −7.44%
1989 +19.74%
1988 +14.19%
1987 +3.72%
1986 −0.03%
1985 +31.56%
1984 +1.46%
1983 +51.95%
1982 −6.29%
1981 +28.13%
1980 +13.01%