CSX Corp vs Greenbrier Cos. Inc

CSX Corp (CSX) is overvalued and Greenbrier Cos. Inc (GBX) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, GBX trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +42%, against -94% for CSX.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

CSX Corp (CSX)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.3% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $24.06; the price of $46.59 is 94% above that value, and 71% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 31/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Greenbrier Cos. Inc (GBX)

Discounting its cash flows at 20.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $74.56; the price of $43.04 is 42% below that value, and 44% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 60/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricCSXGBX
VerdictOvervaluedUndervalued
Price$46.59$43.04
Intrinsic value$24.06$74.56
Margin of safety-94%+42%
Leak Score31/100 (10/12)60/100 (9/12)
Market cap$86.3B$1.3B
Revenue growth, 5 years5.9%3.0%
Operating margin35.3%5.7%
Net margin22.2%4.1%
Return on equity24.4%7.0%
Debt to equity1.371.19
P/E26.9x12.7x
Forward P/E20.5x11.0x
P/B6.1x0.8x
Dividend yield1.2%3.1%

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