Compare Stocks: WAB vs. CSX vs. UNP

Market Snapshot

Current market context for the selected companies.

WAB

$297.67

Market Cap $50.27B

Sector Industrials

Industry Railroads

Data through 2026-08-24

CSX

$51.44

Market Cap $95.29B

Sector Industrials

Industry Railroads

Data through 2026-08-24

UNP

$309.86

Market Cap $184.08B

Sector Industrials

Industry Railroads

Data through 2026-08-24

Performance

Absolute returns and relative performance versus SPY.

Metric	WAB	CSX	UNP
1 Month	-1.6%	-3.4%	+0.8%
1 Month vs SPY	-4.9%	-6.7%	-2.5%
3 Months	+16.1%	+13.0%	+16.5%
3 Months vs SPY	+13.7%	+10.6%	+14.2%
6 Months	+13.2%	+22.6%	+17.5%
6 Months vs SPY	+1.3%	+10.7%	+5.6%
1 Year	+55.5%	+43.4%	+37.5%
1 Year vs SPY	+35.4%	+23.3%	+17.4%
2 Years	+84.9%	+52.9%	+25.9%
2 Years vs SPY	+48.5%	+16.5%	-10.5%

Growth & Profitability

Operating growth, margins and capital efficiency.

Metric	WAB	CSX	UNP
Revenue Growth	17.5%	10.1%	11.5%
Earnings Growth	18.9%	22.7%	6.6%
Gross Margin	35.7%	47.1%	56.3%
Operating Margin	19.2%	38.4%	41.0%
Net Margin	10.6%	22.2%	28.8%
Return on Equity	11.6%	24.4%	39.7%
Return on Assets	6.2%	7.4%	9.3%

Valuation

Common valuation multiples shown side by side.

Metric	WAB	CSX	UNP
P / E	40.1	30.0	25.0
Forward P / E	23.9	22.6	21.9
P / S	4.2	6.6	7.2
P / B	4.5	6.8	9.4
EV / Sales	4.7	7.8	8.3
EV / EBIT	24.6	20.2	20.4
P / FCF	45.6	48.9	38.8
FCF Yield	2.2%	2.0%	2.6%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Cash generation and leverage context.

Metric	WAB	CSX	UNP
Free Cash Flow	$1.10B	$1.95B	$4.72B
Operating Cash Flow	$2.00B	$5.32B	$10.26B
Debt / Equity	61.7%	138.1%	150.8%

Earnings Outlook

Upcoming earnings expectations when available.

Metric	WAB	CSX	UNP
Next Earnings	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-22
EPS Estimate	2.73	0.54	3.44
Revenue Estimate	3.19B	3.93B	6.94B
EPS Growth	+17.8%	+22.2%	+11.8%
Revenue Growth	+10.7%	+9.5%	+11.2%
Analyst Coverage	11	22	22