Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)

Last Closing Price: 246.30 (2025-05-29)

Company Description

Norfolk Southern Corporation controls a major freight railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway Company. The company is primarily engaged in the rail transportation of raw material, intermediate products and finished goods, primarily in Southeast, East and Midwest United States and, via interchange with rail carriers to and from the rest of country. Norfolk Southern also transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. Norfolk Southern provides comprehensive logistics services and offers the most extensive intermodal network on the eastern side of the United States.

Financials, Fundamental Metrics & Ratios
Revenue (Most Recent Fiscal Year) $12.12B
Net Income (Most Recent Fiscal Year) $2.62B
PE Ratio (Current Year Earnings Estimate) 19.30
PE Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) 20.46
PEG Ratio (Long Term Growth Estimate) 1.94
Price to Sales Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) 4.58
Price to Book Ratio (Most Recent Quarterly Book Value per Share) 3.83
Price to Cash Ratio (Most Recent Annual Cash Flow per Share) 13.80
Pre-Tax Margin (Trailing 12 Months) 35.31%
Net Margin (Trailing 12 Months) 27.40%
Return on Equity (Trailing 12 Months) 19.65%
Return on Assets (Trailing 12 Months) 6.30%
Current Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) 0.78
Quick Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) 0.70
Debt to Common Equity (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) 1.15
Inventory Turnover (Trailing 12 Months) 11.48
Book Value per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) $64.37
Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) $2.69
Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Year) $11.85
Diluted Earnings per Share (Trailing 12 Months) $14.64
Stock
Exchange NYSE
Sector Industrials
Industry Railroads
Common Shares Outstanding 225.44M
Free Float 225.31M
Market Capitalization $55.53B
Average Volume (Last 20 Days) 1.15M
Beta (Past 60 Months) 1.30
Percentage Held By Insiders (Latest Annual Proxy Report) 0.06%
Percentage Held By Institutions (Latest 13F Reports) 75.10%
Annual Dividend (Based on Last Quarter) $5.40
Dividend Yield (Based on Last Quarter) 2.19%