Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC)

Price$313.91

Value ScoreD

Growth ScoreD

Momentum ScoreC

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Price vs S&P 500 (26W)-2.58%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)-0.85%

VGM Score42.14

Market Capitalization$70.66B

P/E Ratio (Annual)24.59x

Indicated Dividend Yield (Annual)1.74%

All Metrics

P/CF (Annual)16.20x

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$70.37

P/TBV (Annual)3.83x

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$5.40

Revenue Growth (3Y)-1.50%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$7.20

Payout Ratio (TTM)45.39%

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)-0.63%

Gross Margin (TTM)49.31%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)21.91%

EPS (TTM)$11.87

10-Day Avg Trading Volume1.06M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$11.87

Revenue Growth (5Y)4.47%

EPS (Annual)$12.75

Dividend / Share (Annual)$5.39

ROI (Annual)8.80%

Gross Margin (Annual)49.40%

Net Profit Margin (5Y Avg)22.58%

Cash / Share (Quarterly)$5.97

P/E Basic Excl Extra (TTM)26.46x

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)0.17%

EPS Growth (5Y)10.24%

P/E Normalized (Annual)24.59x

ROA (Last FY)6.35%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)0.60%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$24.39

ROE (5Y Avg)19.76%

Operating Margin (TTM)33.54%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$9.61

P/B Ratio4.47x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)4.08x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$148,900

EV / Revenue (TTM)7.09x

Net Interest Coverage (TTM)5.75x

ROA (TTM)5.96%

EPS Growth QoQ (YoY)-26.58%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)15.75x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$12.75

Current Ratio (Annual)0.85x

Quick Ratio (Quarterly)0.81x

3-Month Avg Trading Volume1.30M

52-Week Price Return23.55%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)40.06x

P/E Incl Extra (TTM)26.46x

Revenue / Employee (TTM)$631,300

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$55.78

P/S Ratio (Annual)5.80x

Asset Turnover (Annual)0.27x

52-Week High$326.00

Operating Margin (5Y Avg)34.09%

EPS Excl Extra (Annual)$12.75

CapEx CAGR (5Y)8.09%

Tangible BV CAGR (5Y)-4.89%

26-Week Price Return5.22%

Quick Ratio (Annual)0.78x

13-Week Price Return4.36%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)1.10x

Current Ratio (Quarterly)0.91x

Enterprise Value$86.42B

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)7.25%

Asset Turnover (TTM)0.27x

Book Value / Share Growth (5Y)3.37%

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$631,100

Inventory Turnover (Annual)22.49x

Pretax Margin (Annual)30.09%

Cash / Share (Annual)$6.82

3-Month Return Std Dev25.16%

Gross Margin (5Y Avg)50.31%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$138,300

EBITDA CAGR (5Y)6.70%

EBITDA Interim CAGR (5Y)-1.22%

ROE (Last FY)18.48%

Net Interest Coverage (Annual)5.42x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$12.75

P/FCF (TTM)32.76x

Receivables Turnover (TTM)10.35x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)53.41x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)1.08x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$11.87

Receivables Turnover (Annual)11.84x

ROI (TTM)8.22%

Dividend Growth Rate (5Y)7.45%

P/S Ratio (TTM)5.80x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)28.77%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$54.06

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$55.83

Forward P/E24.07x

Free OCF CAGR (5Y)0.13%

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)0.87%

P/E Ratio (TTM)26.46x

EPS Growth TTM (YoY)-18.98%

Year-to-Date Return7.55%

5-Day Price Return-0.93%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$12.75

ROA (5Y Avg)6.59%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)23.59%

Month-to-Date Return1.83%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$14.73

EBITD / Share (Annual)$25.52

EPS Growth (3Y)-2.73%

Operating Margin (Annual)35.76%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)1.06x

P/CF (TTM)18.82x

ROI (5Y Avg)9.17%

P/E Excl Extra (TTM)26.46x

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)1.04x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$11.87

P/TBV (Quarterly)3.87x

Payout Ratio (Annual)42.29%

P/B Ratio (Annual)4.54x

Dividend / Share (TTM)$5.39

Inventory Turnover (TTM)21.12x

Pretax Margin (TTM)27.92%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$69.28

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)-4.72%

Net Margin Growth (5Y)2.79%

Dividend Yield (TTM)1.72%

Beta1.27x

P/FCF (Annual)32.76x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$54.16

ROE (TTM)17.43%

52-Week Low$247.85

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Earnings Surprise History

Q1 262.65est. 2.54

Analyst Recommendations

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Industry Peers — Railroads(4)

Symbol	Value Score	Growth Score	Momentum Score	Price
NSCNorfolk Southern Corp.	D	D	C	$313.91
UNPUnion Pacific Corp.	D	C	B	$272.70
CSXCSX Corporation	D	D	A	$47.57
CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City Limited	D	C	B	$90.08
FIPFTAI Infrastructure Inc. Common Stock	C	A	D	$4.82

About

Norfolk Southern operates a Class I railroad network spanning over 20,000 miles of track throughout the Eastern United States. The company transports coal, intermodal traffic, and diverse commodities including automotive, agricultural, metal, chemical, and forest products.