Company Overview
Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods; chemicals, including sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal. It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports; and operates an intermodal network. Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 17.0%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Maintains a net profit margin of 21.0%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $12.18B (+0.5% YoY); net profit $2.87B.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +11.4%, earnings -4.4%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 1.4%, profit CAGR 3.8%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 1.43% |
| 1 Year: | 11.40% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 3.79% |
| 1 Year: | -4.40% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +18.96% |
| 6 Months: | +9.69% |
| 3 Months: | +5.52% |
| 1 Month: | -3.42% |
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- Price vs 50-DMABelow
- Price vs 200-DMAAbove
- RSI (14)40.02 · Neutral
P/E of 28.13 is above the sector median of 27.38 — pricier than peers.
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Excellent profit margin of 21.0%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation SPXR3K | 329.46 | 28.13 | $74.00B | 1.58% | 10.51% | 16.98% | 1.43% | 3.79% |
| 2 | SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. R3KAIDEFENCE | 147.95 | -134.50 | $1.12T | 0.00% | -3.22% | -11.95% | 34.08% | -3.34% |
| 3 | CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPXR3K | 813.94 | 35.05 | $374.15B | 0.76% | 17.98% | 56.97% | 2.29% | 5.24% |
| 4 | GE GE Aerospace SPXR3KDEFENCE | 337.12 | 39.85 | $349.78B | 0.50% | 9.52% | 48.23% | -7.42% | -5.36% |
| 5 | RTX RTX Corporation SPXR3KDEFENCE | 200.79 | 35.41 | $270.62B | 1.31% | 8.28% | 12.27% | 2.61% | 2.62% |
| 6 | GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXR3KAI | 941.95 | 26.98 | $250.87B | 0.20% | 6.30% | 82.58% | 8.68% | - |
| 7 | DE Deere & Company SPXR3K | 693.53 | 39.29 | $187.33B | 1.05% | 12.53% | 18.35% | 3.43% | 5.10% |
| 8 | UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPXR3K | 291.88 | 23.83 | $173.40B | 1.92% | 15.22% | 39.70% | 2.30% | 7.77% |
| 9 | BA The Boeing Company SPXR3KDEFENCE | 212.25 | 76.08 | $167.63B | 0.00% | -9.01% | - | 1.67% | -3.28% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.58B | 2.64B | 2.67B | 2.67B | 2.72B | 2.90B | 2.95B | 2.90B | 2.84B | 2.92B | 2.84B | 2.69B | 2.62B | 2.08B | 2.51B | 2.57B | 2.64B | 2.80B | 2.85B | 2.92B | 3.25B | 3.34B | 3.13B | 2.98B | 2.97B | 3.00B | 3.04B | 3.05B | 2.99B | 3.11B | 3.10B | 3.00B | 3.46B |
| Operating Income | 814.00M | 822.00M | 642.00M | 723.00M | 770.00M | 820.00M | 761.00M | 757.00M | 872.00M | 895.00M | 998.00M | 835.00M | 1.03B | 1.02B | 1.08B | 966.00M | 1.06B | 996.00M | 962.00M | 568.00M | 610.00M | 840.00M | 984.00M | 1.01B | 1.17B | 1.14B | 1.08B | 1.27B | 1.27B | 711.00M | 576.00M | 756.00M | 213.00M | 1.13B | 1.60B | 1.15B | 1.18B | 1.10B | 877.00M | 1.12B |
| Net Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 552.00M | 710.00M | 702.00M | 702.00M | 677.00M | 722.00M | 657.00M | 666.00M | 381.00M | 392.00M | 569.00M | 671.00M | 673.00M | 819.00M | 753.00M | 703.00M | 819.00M | 958.00M | 466.00M | 356.00M | 478.00M | 53.00M | 737.00M | 1.10B | 750.00M | 768.00M | 711.00M | 547.00M | 734.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.41 | 1.49 | 1.20 | 1.29 | 1.36 | 1.55 | 1.42 | 1.48 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 13.79 | 1.93 | 2.50 | 2.52 | 2.57 | 2.51 | 2.70 | 2.49 | 2.55 | 1.47 | 1.53 | 2.22 | 2.64 | 2.66 | 3.28 | 3.06 | 2.93 | 3.45 | 4.10 | 2.04 | 1.56 | 2.10 | 0.23 | 3.25 | 4.85 | 3.31 | 3.41 | 3.16 | 2.43 | 3.26 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 9.43B | 10.66B | 7.97B | 9.52B | 11.17B | 11.04B | 11.24B | 11.62B | 10.51B | 9.89B | 10.55B | 11.46B | 11.30B | 9.79B | 11.14B | 12.74B | 12.16B | 12.12B | 12.18B |
| Operating Income | 2.58B | 3.08B | 1.96B | 2.68B | 3.21B | 3.12B | 3.26B | 3.58B | 2.88B | 3.01B | 3.52B | 3.96B | 3.99B | 3.00B | 4.45B | 4.81B | 2.85B | 4.07B | 4.36B |
| Net Income | - | 1.71B | 1.03B | 1.49B | - | - | - | 1.99B | 1.55B | 1.66B | 5.40B | 2.67B | 2.72B | 2.01B | 3.00B | 3.27B | 1.83B | 2.62B | 2.87B |
| Diluted EPS | 3.68 | 4.52 | 2.76 | 4.00 | 5.45 | 5.37 | 6.04 | 6.39 | 5.10 | 5.62 | 18.61 | 9.51 | 10.25 | 7.84 | 12.11 | 13.88 | 8.02 | 11.57 | 12.75 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 26.30B | 27.37B | 28.20B | 28.54B | 30.34B | 32.48B | 33.20B | 34.14B | 34.89B | 35.71B | 36.24B | 37.92B | 37.96B | 38.49B | 38.88B | 41.65B | 43.68B | 45.24B |
| Total Equity | 9.62B | 9.73B | 9.61B | 10.35B | 10.67B | 9.91B | 9.76B | 11.29B | 12.41B | 12.19B | 12.41B | 16.36B | 15.36B | 15.18B | 14.79B | 13.64B | 12.73B | 12.78B | 14.31B | 15.55B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 527.00M | 206.00M | 618.00M | 996.00M | 827.00M | 276.00M | 653.00M | 1.44B | 973.00M | 1.10B | 956.00M | 690.00M | 358.00M | 580.00M | 1.11B | 839.00M | 456.00M | 1.57B | 1.64B | 1.53B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | 7.05B | 6.92B | 7.44B | 8.48B | 9.35B | 8.88B | 9.89B | 10.11B | 9.74B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 16.69B | 17.02B | 17.53B | 18.63B | 20.58B | 21.19B | 20.79B | 21.95B | 22.48B | 19.35B | 20.88B | 22.74B | 23.17B | 24.85B | 26.15B | 28.87B | 29.38B | 29.69B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 2.10B | 1.79B | 2.08B | 1.70B | 2.08B | 2.31B | 1.78B | 2.23B | 2.34B | 2.54B | 2.59B | 2.30B | 2.16B | 2.52B | 2.65B | 2.63B | 3.54B | 3.77B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.33B | 2.71B | 1.86B | 2.71B | 3.23B | 3.06B | 3.08B | 2.85B | - | 3.03B | 3.25B | 3.73B | 3.89B | 3.64B | 4.25B | 4.22B | 3.18B | 4.05B | 4.36B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.02B | -1.23B | -1.45B | -1.46B | -1.77B | -1.99B | -1.89B | -2.00B | - | -1.83B | -1.48B | -1.66B | -1.76B | -1.18B | -1.22B | -1.60B | -2.18B | -2.78B | -2.56B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.63B | -1.07B | -31.00M | -1.43B | -2.01B | -694.00M | -394.00M | -1.32B | - | -1.35B | -2.04B | -2.31B | -1.99B | -1.93B | -3.31B | -3.00B | 115.00M | -1.20B | -1.91B |
| Capital Expenditure | -1.34B | -1.56B | -1.30B | -1.47B | -2.16B | -2.24B | -1.97B | -2.12B | -2.38B | -1.89B | -1.72B | -1.95B | -2.02B | -1.49B | -1.47B | -1.95B | -2.33B | -2.38B | -2.20B |
| Free Cash Flow | 992.00M | 1.16B | 561.00M | 1.24B | 1.07B | 824.00M | 1.11B | 734.00M | - | 1.15B | 1.53B | 1.77B | 1.87B | 2.14B | 2.79B | 2.27B | 852.00M | 1.67B | 2.16B |
| Share Buybacks | - | 1.13B | 0 | 863.00M | 2.05B | 1.29B | 627.00M | 318.00M | 1.07B | 803.00M | 1.01B | 2.78B | 2.10B | 1.44B | 3.39B | 3.11B | 622.00M | 0 | 534.00M |
| Dividends Paid | 377.00M | 456.00M | 500.00M | 514.00M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | 27.4% | 28.9% | 24.6% | 28.1% | 28.8% | 28.3% | 29.0% | 30.8% | 27.4% | 30.4% | 33.4% | 34.6% | 35.3% | 30.7% | 39.9% | 37.7% | 23.5% | 33.6% | 35.8% |
| Net Margin % | - | 16.0% | 12.9% | 15.6% | - | - | - | 17.2% | 14.7% | 16.8% | 51.2% | 23.3% | 24.1% | 20.6% | 27.0% | 25.7% | 15.0% | 21.6% | 23.6% |
| ROE % | - | 17.8% | 9.9% | 13.9% | - | - | - | 16.1% | 12.7% | 13.4% | 33.0% | 17.4% | 17.9% | 13.6% | 22.0% | 25.7% | 14.3% | 18.3% | 18.5% |
| ROCE % | - | 12.7% | 7.7% | 10.2% | 12.0% | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 9.0% | 9.2% | 10.6% | 11.8% | 11.2% | 8.4% | 12.4% | 13.3% | 7.3% | 10.1% | 10.5% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 7.12% | 16.00M | $5.58B |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.53% | 14.67M | $5.11B |
| 3 | State Street Corporation | 4.56% | 10.24M | $3.57B |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 3.21% | 7.22M | $2.52B |
| 5 | Millennium Management Llc | 2.32% | 5.20M | $1.81B |
| 6 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.28% | 5.11M | $1.78B |
| 7 | Bank of America Corporation | 1.39% | 3.11M | $1.09B |
| 8 | NORGES BANK | 1.35% | 3.04M | $1.06B |
| 9 | Pentwater Capital Management Lp | 1.24% | 2.77M | $967.59M |
| 10 | Northern Trust Corporation | 1.16% | 2.61M | $911.59M |
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Latest News
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NSC — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) trades at $329.46 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $267.63 to $352.98.
What is the market capitalisation of NSC?
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) has a market capitalisation of $74.00B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of NSC?
NSC trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.13. The industry average P/E is 27.38. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 4.62.
Does NSC pay a dividend?
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.58%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of NSC?
NSC has a return on equity (ROE) of 16.98%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 10.51%.
Is NSC a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.