CSX Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in CSX ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $58,679 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 19.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $148,543 reinvested (15.4% a year), or $118,094 taking the dividends as cash, $11,775 of it paid out along the way.
CSX became
$148,543
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
15.4%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$14,814
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Worst drop
-63.6%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | CSX total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +44.7% | $1,213 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +14.2% | $1,530 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −5.6% | $1,416 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +13.5% | $1,220 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −16.6% | $1,131 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +25.7% | $1,045 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +27.1% | $901 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +18.0% | $876 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +14.5% | $807 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +55.5% | $735 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +42.1% | $669 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −26.7% | $592 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +28.4% | $511 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +49.3% | $514 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | −3.8% | $448 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −0.2% | $427 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +35.7% | $266 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +53.2% | $298 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −24.9% | $216 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: CSX total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in CSX at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $148,543 at the end of Oct 2026: 15.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CSX turned $10,000 into $58,679 with dividends reinvested, 19.4% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CSX returned 9.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking CSX's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $118,094, including $11,775 of cash received; reinvesting added $30,449.
- CSX's best calendar year in that time was 2017 (55.5%) and its worst 2015 (-26.7%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "CSX Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CSX/total-return
CSX total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in CSX 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $58,679 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 19.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $51,121 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is CSX's total return since Dec 2007?
1385% in total, or 15.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 963%.
How much of CSX's return came from dividends?
About 13% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $30,449 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was CSX's worst year?
2015, at -26.7% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -63.6%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.