CSX has retired 53.1% of its shares since 2005, from 3,949,764,678 to 1,852,474,917.
At $48.68 a share, a market value of $90.2B. P/E 28.0, trailing twelve months to June 2026.
| Fiscal year | Date | Shares outstanding | Filing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2000-02-25 | 3,934,525,338 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2000 | 2001-01-26 | 3,833,681,418 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2001 | 2002-01-25 | 3,849,995,700 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2002 | 2003-01-24 | 3,864,358,188 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2003 | 2004-03-05 | 3,870,649,242 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2004 | 2005-02-28 | 3,881,155,752 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2005 | 2006-01-27 | 3,949,764,678 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2006 | 2007-01-31 | 3,931,135,569 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2007 | 2007-12-28 | 3,670,776,000 | 10-K | |
| 2008 | 2008-12-26 | 3,514,734,000 | 10-K | |
| 2009 | 2010-02-05 | 3,510,318,915 | 10-K | |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 3,333,078,000 | 10-K | |
| 2011 | 2012-01-27 | 3,156,803,076 | 10-K | |
| 2012 | 2013-01-25 | 3,062,389,890 | 10-K | |
| 2013 | 2014-01-24 | 3,022,775,019 | 10-K | |
| 2014 | 2015-01-23 | 2,971,694,472 | 10-K | |
| 2015 | 2016-01-22 | 2,889,450,033 | 10-K | |
| 2016 | 2017-01-27 | 2,779,340,979 | 10-K | |
| 2017 | 2018-01-31 | 2,661,708,240 | 10-K | |
| 2018 | 2019-01-31 | 2,446,891,098 | 10-K | |
| 2019 | 2020-01-31 | 2,321,476,695 | 10-K | |
| 2020 | 2021-01-31 | 2,287,515,174 | 10-K | |
| 2021 | 2022-01-31 | 2,193,389,444 | 10-K | |
| 2022 | 2023-01-31 | 2,062,605,434 | 10-K | |
| 2023 | 2024-01-31 | 1,959,134,342 | 10-K | |
| 2024 | 2025-01-31 | 1,894,616,582 | 10-K | |
| 2025 | 2026-01-31 | 1,859,556,799 | 10-K |
Source: all 10-K filings of CSX on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.
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Read the full storyCash spent comes from the cash flow statement. Shares outstanding fell by less than the company bought, because part of every buyback only replaces shares handed to employees. Today’s price is $48.68.
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Yes. CSX has 0.5% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 1,852,474,917 as of June 30, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 16.5%.
Net of every new share it issued, CSX has 2.10 billion fewer shares than at its 2005 peak. That is 53.1% of the company.
1,852,474,917 shares, as of June 30, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2005 peak it had 3,949,764,678.
Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held CSX stock in 2005 owns 2.1 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.
CSX ranks No. 75 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Crocs (53.2%), Axis Capital (53.1%), Spectrum Brands (52.9%), Applied Materials (52.8%).
Every answer is computed from CSX's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.
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