Norfolk Southern Corporation
NSC | NYSE
$309.07
-$5.09 (-1.62%)
At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$309.50
+$0.43 (+0.14%)
After-hours:
Sep 21, 2026, 5:56 PM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $70.56B
Enterprise Value $84.97B
Beta 1.27
Average Volume 1.17M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) N/A
Shares Change YoY 0.05%
Institutional Ownership 74.68%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US6558441084
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -12.2%
Price Change 3M 1.9%
Price Change 6M 9.4%
Price Change YTD 7.4%
Price Change 1Y 6.4%
Price Change 3Y 52.6%
Price Change 5Y 26.1%
1M CAGR (ann.) -7.9%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 15.0%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 7.1%
All-Time CAGR 11.9%
Valuation
PE Ratio 26.37
Forward PE 21.93
PEG Ratio -1.28
Forward PEG 2.56
PS Ratio 5.54
Forward PS 5.00
PB Ratio 4.27
P/FCF Ratio 18.16
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 18.16
P/OCF Ratio 18.64
EV/Sales 6.78
EV/EBIT 29.07
EV/EBITDA 16.66
EV/FCF 22.23
Earnings Yield 3.8%
FCF Yield 5.5%
Adj. FCF Yield 5.5%
Financial Health
Net Debt $15.55B
Total Debt $16.62B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $1.07B
Total Assets $45.12B
Current Ratio 0.83
Quick Ratio 0.73
Debt / Equity Ratio 1.02
Debt / EBITDA 3.26
Debt / FCF 4.35
OCF / Debt 0.23
Interest Coverage 5.05
Altman Z-Score 2.37
Piotroski F-Score 8
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 53.7%
Operating Profit Margin 31.6%
EBITDA Margin 43.2%
Net Profit Margin 21.0%
FCF Margin 30.5%
Adj. FCF Margin 30.5%
SBC / Revenue 0.0%
SBC Impact (per share) N/A
Returns
Return on Assets 5.8%
Return on Equity 16.8%
Return on Invested Capital 7.3%
Return on Capital Employed 9.5%
Return on Tangible Assets 5.8%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y -0.4%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 3.6%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 2.2%
EPS CAGR 3Y 1.8%
EPS CAGR 5Y 1.6%
EPS CAGR 10Y 8.2%
FCF CAGR 3Y 16.6%
FCF CAGR 5Y 10.7%
FCF CAGR 10Y 17.5%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Hold
Analyst Count 48
EPS Growth Next 3Y 14.5%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 6.8%
Earnings Date N/A
EPS Estimate (next Q) N/A
EPS Growth Est (next Q) N/A
Revenue Est (next Q) N/A
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) N/A
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $137.98
Graham Upside -55.4%
Lynch Fair Value $58.60
Lynch Upside -81.0%
Price Target $367.57
Price Target Upside 18.9%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $3.76B
Free Cash Flow $3.82B
Adj. Free Cash Flow $3.82B
FCF Per Share $17.04
OCF Per Share $16.58
OCF/S Ratio 29.8%
Income Statement
Revenue $12.54B
Gross Profit $6.73B
Operating Income $3.97B
EBITDA $5.1B
Net Income $2.64B
EPS (Diluted) $11.72
Revenue / Employee $649.74K
Profit / Employee $136.58K
Employees 19,300
Dividends
Annual Dividend $5.40
Dividend Yield 1.75%
Payout Ratio 46.1%
FCF Payout Ratio 31.7%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 31.7%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 0.0%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Aug 6, 2026
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