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norfolk southern corp. - NSC

NSC

Close Chg Chg %
283.70 0.63 0.22%

Closed Market

284.33

+0.63 (0.22%)

Volume: 769.41K

Last Updated:

Mar 25, 2026, 3:32 PM EDT

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Company Overview: norfolk southern corp. - NSC

NSC Key Data

Open

$285.54

 Day Range

282.92 - 286.22

52 Week Range

201.63 - 319.80

 Market Cap

$63.70B

Shares Outstanding

224.57M

 Public Float

224.41M

Beta

1.31

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

22.25

 EPS

$12.76

Yield

190.38%

 Dividend

$1.35

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Feb 6, 2026

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.33M

  

NSC Performance

1 Week
 
 0.91%
 
1 Month
 
 -9.88%
 
3 Months
 
 -2.52%
 
1 Year
 
 23.03%
 
5 Years
 
 3.93%
 

NSC Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 24
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 Northwest
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 19,300
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NSC Valuation

P/E Current 22.251
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 22.649
Price to Sales Ratio 5.341
Price to Book Ratio 4.168
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 14.92
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 15.224
Enterprise Value to Sales 6.68
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.219

NSC Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 631,088.083
Income Per Employee 148,704.663
Receivables Turnover 12.328
Total Asset Turnover 0.272

NSC Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.847
Quick Ratio 0.775
Cash Ratio 0.405

NSC Profitability

Gross Margin 32.438
Operating Margin 32.438
Pretax Margin 30.09
Net Margin 23.563
Return on Assets 6.398
Return on Equity 19.228
Return on Total Capital 8.596
Return on Invested Capital 8.914

NSC Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 114.742
Total Debt to Total Capital 53.433
Total Debt to Total Assets 39.118
Long-Term Debt to Equity 110.388
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 51.405
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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 8.23B
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% -1.56%
Gross Income
4.73B 2.81B 3.76B 3.95B
Gross Income Growth
+8.43% -40.67% +34.05% +4.97%
Gross Profit Margin
+37.14% +23.10% +31.05% +32.44%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
- - - -
-
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
- - - -
-
SGA Growth
- - - -
-
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - 183.00M (152.00M)
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
4.73B 2.81B 3.58B 4.10B
Non Operating Income/Expense
89.00M 234.00M 555.00M 354.00M
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 821.00M
Interest Capitalized
16.00M 21.00M 26.00M 29.00M
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 515.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
83.00M (49.00M) 176.00M 277.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
(2.00M) (3.00M) (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% +9.58%
Net Margin Growth
+25.64% +15.00% +21.60% +23.56%
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 12.7556
EPS (Basic) Growth
+14.43% -42.24% +44.09% +10.12%
Basic Shares Outstanding
234.80M 226.90M 226.10M 225.00M
EPS (Diluted)
13.8752 8.0211 11.5724 12.7474
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+14.56% -42.19% +44.27% +10.15%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
235.60M 227.40M 226.40M 225.30M
EBITDA
5.95B 4.11B 5.12B 5.34B
EBITDA Growth
+7.36% -31.04% +24.62% +4.44%
EBITDA Margin
+46.72% +33.78% +42.21% +43.88%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 314.889
Number of Ratings 24 Current Quarters Estimate 2.622
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 12.153
Last Quarter’s Earnings 3.22 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 12.49 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 13.524
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 20 20 24 22
Mean Estimate 2.62 3.16 12.15 13.52
High Estimates 2.81 3.29 13.02 14.39
Low Estimate 2.40 2.95 11.50 12.96
Coefficient of Variance 4.66 3.28 2.80 2.97

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 3 3 5
OVERWEIGHT 3 3 3
HOLD 17 17 17
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 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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