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norfolk southern corp. - NSC

NSC

Close Chg Chg %
305.56 0.95 0.31%

Closed Market

306.51

+0.95 (0.31%)

Volume: 1.17M

Last Updated:

Feb 6, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

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Company Overview: norfolk southern corp. - NSC

NSC Key Data

Open

$303.46

 Day Range

302.97 - 307.97

52 Week Range

201.63 - 309.21

 Market Cap

$75.09B

Shares Outstanding

244.71M

 Public Float

244.56M

Beta

1.33

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

24.07

 EPS

$9.89

Yield

175.95%

 Dividend

$1.35

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Feb 6, 2026

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.16M

  

NSC Performance

1 Week
 
 5.23%
 
1 Month
 
 6.71%
 
3 Months
 
 7.82%
 
1 Year
 
 23.03%
 
5 Years
 
 24.76%
 

NSC Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 23
Full Ratings ➔

About norfolk southern corp. - NSC

Norfolk Southern Corp. is a transportation company, which engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. The company also transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. Its services include property leases and sales, wire line or pipeline and fiber optics projects, access property, managing private crossings, promoting businesses with signboards, and natural resource management. The company was founded on July 23, 1980, and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

NSC At a Glance

Norfolk Southern Corp.
650 West Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-1925
Phone 1-855-667-3655 Revenue 12.18B
Industry Railroads Net Income 2.87B
Sector Transportation 2025 Sales Growth 0.47%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees N/A
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NSC Valuation

P/E Current 24.068
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 22.641
Price to Sales Ratio 5.341
Price to Book Ratio 4.168
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 14.92
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 13.967
Enterprise Value to Sales 6.618
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.212

NSC Efficiency

Revenue/Employee N/A
Income Per Employee N/A
Receivables Turnover 12.328
Total Asset Turnover 0.273

NSC Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.847
Quick Ratio 0.775
Cash Ratio 0.405

NSC Profitability

Gross Margin 35.944
Operating Margin 35.944
Pretax Margin 30.09
Net Margin 23.588
Return on Assets 6.431
Return on Equity 19.248
Return on Total Capital 8.804
Return on Invested Capital 9.019

NSC Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 109.905
Total Debt to Total Capital 52.36
Total Debt to Total Assets 37.773
Long-Term Debt to Equity 106.001
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 50.499
  • Income Statement
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  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Norfolk Southern Corp. - NSC

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
12.74B 12.16B 12.12B 12.18B
Sales Growth
+14.39% -4.62% -0.27% +0.47%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
8.01B 9.35B 8.36B 7.80B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
1.22B 1.30B 1.35B 1.39B
Depreciation
1.22B 1.30B 1.35B 1.39B
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
+18.22% +16.67% -10.58% -6.66%
Gross Income
4.73B 2.81B 3.76B 4.38B
Gross Income Growth
+8.43% -40.67% +34.05% +16.31%
Gross Profit Margin
+37.14% +23.10% +31.05% +35.94%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
- - - -
-
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
- - - -
-
SGA Growth
- - - -
-
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - 183.00M 22.00M
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
4.73B 2.81B 3.58B 4.36B
Non Operating Income/Expense
89.00M 234.00M 555.00M 101.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
692.00M 722.00M 807.00M 792.00M
Interest Expense Growth
+7.12% +4.34% +11.77% -1.86%
Gross Interest Expense
708.00M 743.00M 833.00M 792.00M
Interest Capitalized
- 16.00M 21.00M 26.00M
Pretax Income
4.13B 2.32B 3.33B 3.67B
Pretax Income Growth
+6.50% -43.83% +43.49% +10.09%
Pretax Margin
+32.40% +19.09% +27.46% +30.09%
Income Tax
860.00M 493.00M 707.00M 792.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- 777.00M 542.00M 531.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- 83.00M (49.00M) 176.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- (2.00M) (3.00M) (3.00M)
Consolidated Net Income
3.27B 1.82B 2.62B 2.87B
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
3.27B 1.82B 2.62B 2.87B
Net Income Growth
+8.82% -44.19% +43.59% +9.70%
Net Margin Growth
+25.64% +15.00% +21.60% +23.59%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
3.27B 1.82B 2.62B 2.87B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
3.27B 1.82B 2.62B 2.87B
EPS (Basic)
- 13.9182 8.0388 11.5834
EPS (Basic) Growth
- +14.43% -42.24% +44.09%
Basic Shares Outstanding
- 234.80M 226.90M 226.10M
EPS (Diluted)
13.8752 8.0211 11.5724 12.7519
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+14.56% -42.19% +44.27% +10.19%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
235.60M 227.40M 226.40M 225.30M
EBITDA
5.95B 4.11B 5.12B 5.77B
EBITDA Growth
+7.36% -31.04% +24.62% +12.78%
EBITDA Margin
+46.72% +33.78% +42.21% +47.38%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 308.222
Number of Ratings 23 Current Quarters Estimate 2.621
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 12.196
Last Quarter’s Earnings 3.22 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 12.49 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 13.544
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 20 20 24 21
Mean Estimate 2.62 3.17 12.20 13.54
High Estimates 2.81 3.29 13.02 14.39
Low Estimate 2.40 2.95 11.50 12.96
Coefficient of Variance 4.64 3.18 3.16 3.05

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 3 4 6
OVERWEIGHT 3 3 3
HOLD 17 18 16
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Hold Hold Overweight

Insider Actions for Norfolk Southern Corp. - NSC

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Nov 21, 2025 Anil Bhatt EVP & CIDO 1,413 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $281.6 per share 397,900.80
Nov 7, 2025 Sameh Fahmy Director 12,000 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $282.97 per share 3,395,640.00
Oct 29, 2025 Richard H. Anderson Director 7,000 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $281.86 per share 1,973,020.00
Oct 28, 2025 Jason A. Zampi EVP & CFO 3,067 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Oct 28, 2025 Jason A. Zampi EVP & CFO 3,025 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $282.5 per share 854,562.50
Oct 28, 2025 Jason A. Zampi EVP & CFO 3,945 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Oct 28, 2025 Anil Bhatt EVP & CIDO 3,479 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Oct 28, 2025 Anil Bhatt EVP & CIDO 3,419 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $282.5 per share 965,867.50
Oct 28, 2025 Anil Bhatt EVP & CIDO 2,313 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $282.5 per share 653,422.50
Oct 28, 2025 Anil Bhatt EVP & CIDO 12,364 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Oct 28, 2025 Anil Bhatt EVP & CIDO 9,105 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Aug 5, 2025 Gilbert H. Lamphere Director 2,947 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Aug 5, 2025 Gilbert H. Lamphere Director 700 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 23, 2025 Richard H. Anderson Director 1,178 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 23, 2025 John C. Huffard Director 2,155 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
May 23, 2025 John C. Huffard Director 4,564 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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