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Data last updated: Nov 05, 2026
Snapshot (as of Nov 05, 2026): CSX Corporation (CSX) pays a $0.55 annual dividend ($0.14 quarterly), yielding 1.08% at $52.05/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-11-30. 23 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.08%
Annual Dividend: $0.55 per share
Payout Ratio: 28.6%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-11-30
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Industrials
Years of Dividend History: 46
CSX Corporation dividend investors get exposure to one of the largest rail freight networks in the eastern United States, spanning roughly 20,000 route miles across 26 states. The current yield is 1.08%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $0.55 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is November 30, 2026. With a beta of 1.108, CSX stock carries slightly above-average market sensitivity, making it a better fit for growth-and-income investors than pure income seekers.
CSX Corporation pays out 28.6% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves substantial room to sustain and grow the dividend even if freight volumes soften across the chemicals, agricultural, automotive, and coal markets the company serves. CSX Corporation dividend safety is further supported by the breadth of that commodity mix, which spans multiple industries rather than depending on a single end market. The primary pressure point is volume sensitivity: rail freight demand moves with industrial activity, and a broad economic slowdown would hit revenue before the payout ratio signals any stress.
CSX Corporation dividend history shows a CAGR of 9.3% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.1489 to $0.5200 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from the growth calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 2.9% in 2016, which sets a floor for what slower growth has looked like historically.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +9.1% | $0.40 (2022) | $0.52 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +8.4% | $0.35 (2020) | $0.52 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +8.3% | $0.23 (2015) | $0.52 (2025) |
CSX Corporation fits growth-and-income investors who want dividend growth rather than immediate income. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.08%, and it sits below the 5-year average of 1.29%, so current buyers are getting less income on price than the historical norm. What CSX stock delivers instead is a 9.3% annualized dividend growth rate over 14 years and 23 consecutive years of increases, backed by a 28.6% payout ratio that leaves room for further raises. The trade-off is straightforward: investors accept a thin current yield in exchange for a dividend that has compounded at a meaningful pace, supported by a freight network with no obvious near-term substitute.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | $0.1400 |
| 2026-05-29 | $0.1400 |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.1400 |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.1300 |
| 2025-08-29 | $0.1300 |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.1300 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.1300 |
| 2024-11-29 | $0.1200 |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.1200 |
| 2024-05-31 | $0.1200 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.4200 |
| 2025 | $0.5200 |
| 2024 | $0.4800 |
| 2023 | $0.4400 |
| 2022 | $0.4000 |
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