CSX Corp (CSX) Dividend History

DivTrkr holds 183 recorded CSX dividend payments, running from February 17, 1981 to May 29, 2026 — 46 calendar years. Together those payments total $6.30 per share. CSX has most often paid quarterly.

CSX has increased its payment rate for 9 consecutive complete years.

Over the last five complete years the CSX payment rate compounded at +8.4% a year, and +8.0% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.

CSX's payment rate fell in 2001, 2002. The steepest drop was -50.0%.

CSX dividends by year

YearTotal paid per sharePaymentsMedian paymentGrowth
2025$0.5204$0.130+8.3%
2024$0.4804$0.120+9.1%
2023$0.4404$0.110+10.0%
2022$0.4004$0.100+7.3%
2021$0.3734$0.0932+7.5%
2020$0.3474$0.0867+8.3%
2019$0.3204$0.0800+9.1%
2018$0.2934$0.0733+10.0%
2017$0.2604$0.0667+11.1%
2016$0.2404$0.0600+0.0%
2015$0.2334$0.0600+12.5%
2014$0.2104$0.0533+6.7%
2013$0.1974$0.0500+7.1%
2012$0.1804$0.0467+16.7%
2011$0.1494$0.0400+50.0%
2010$0.1094$0.0267+9.1%
2009$0.09784$0.0244+10.0%
2008$0.08564$0.0222+48.1%
2007$0.06004$0.0150+63.6%
2006$0.03674$0.0092+65.0%
2005$0.02394$0.0056+0.0%
2004$0.02224$0.0056+0.0%
2003$0.02224$0.0056+0.0%
2002$0.02224$0.0056-50.0%
2001$0.04444$0.0111-33.3%
2000$0.06674$0.0167+0.0%
1999$0.06674$0.0167+0.0%
1998$0.06674$0.0167+15.4%
1997$0.06004$0.0144+0.0%
1996$0.05784$0.0144+18.2%
1995$0.05114$0.0122+0.0%
1994$0.04894$0.0122+15.8%
1993$0.04394$0.0106+0.0%
1992$0.04224$0.0106+8.6%
1991$0.03974$0.0097+0.0%
1990$0.03894$0.0097+12.9%
1989$0.03564$0.0086
1988$0.03585 (timing)$0.0086
1987$0.03284$0.0081+0.0%
1986$0.03224$0.0081+0.0%
1985$0.03144$0.0081+11.5%
1984$0.02894$0.0072+4.7%
1983$0.02764$0.0069+4.9%
1982$0.02634$0.0066+5.2%
1981$0.02504$0.0063

How this growth is measured

Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.

Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than CSX's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.

Recent CSX dividend payments

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
May 29, 2026$0.140
February 27, 2026$0.140
November 28, 2025$0.130
August 29, 2025$0.130
May 30, 2025$0.130
February 28, 2025$0.130
November 29, 2024$0.120
August 30, 2024$0.120
May 31, 2024$0.120
February 28, 2024$0.120
November 29, 2023$0.110
August 30, 2023$0.110
May 30, 2023$0.110
February 27, 2023$0.110
November 29, 2022$0.100
August 30, 2022$0.100
May 27, 2022$0.100
February 25, 2022$0.100
November 29, 2021$0.0930
August 30, 2021$0.0930
May 27, 2021$0.0933
February 25, 2021$0.0933
November 27, 2020$0.0867
August 28, 2020$0.0867
May 28, 2020$0.0867
February 27, 2020$0.0867
November 27, 2019$0.0800
August 29, 2019$0.0800
May 30, 2019$0.0800
February 27, 2019$0.0800
November 29, 2018$0.0733
August 30, 2018$0.0733
May 30, 2018$0.0733
February 28, 2018$0.0733
November 29, 2017$0.0667
August 29, 2017$0.0667
May 26, 2017$0.0667
February 24, 2017$0.0600
November 28, 2016$0.0600
August 29, 2016$0.0600
May 26, 2016$0.0600
February 25, 2016$0.0600
November 25, 2015$0.0600
August 27, 2015$0.0600
May 27, 2015$0.0600
February 25, 2015$0.0533
November 25, 2014$0.0533
August 27, 2014$0.0533
May 23, 2014$0.0533
February 26, 2014$0.0500
November 26, 2013$0.0500
August 28, 2013$0.0500
May 29, 2013$0.0500
February 26, 2013$0.0467
November 28, 2012$0.0467
August 29, 2012$0.0467
May 29, 2012$0.0467
February 27, 2012$0.0400
November 28, 2011$0.0400
August 29, 2011$0.0400

Showing the 60 most recent of 183 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.

CSX dividend history questions

How many dividends has CSX paid?

DivTrkr has 183 recorded CSX dividend payments between February 17, 1981 and May 29, 2026, totalling $6.30 per share across 46 calendar years.

Has CSX ever cut its dividend?

Yes. The CSX per-payment rate fell in 2001, 2002, the steepest being -50.0%.

How fast is the CSX dividend growing?

The CSX payment rate compounded at +8.4% a year over the last five complete years and +8.0% a year over the last ten.

How often does CSX pay a dividend?

CSX has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.

See the current CSX dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track CSX free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.