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Ticker
NSC

Price
218.31
Stock movement up
+2.85 (1.32%)
Company name
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Industrials >
Railroads
Market cap
49.39B
Ent value
77.89B
Price/Sales
4.06
Price/Book
3.58
Div yield
2.47%
Div growth
12.18%
Growth years
5
FCF payout
-285.05%
Trailing P/E
19.17
Forward P/E
15.85
PEG
3.05
EPS growth
-3.33%
1 year return
-12.55%
3 year return
-5.28%
5 year return
7.29%
10 year return
7.65%
Last updated: 2025-04-11

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share5.40
Dividend yield2.47%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield2.93%
Average yield2.07%
Minimum yield1.38%
Discount to avg yield16.32%
Upside potential19.50%
Yield as % of max yield84.52%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield2.47%
Current yield distribution13.17%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.38%
Yield at 90%1.62%
Yield at 80%1.72%
Yield at 50% (Median)2.11%
Yield at 20%2.36%
Yield at 10%2.54%
Yield at 0% (Max)2.93%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth5 years
CCC statusDividend Challenger
Dividend per share5.40
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date7 Feb 2025
EPS (TTM)11.37
EPS (1y forward)13.77
EPS growth (5y)-3.33%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.29%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
NSCS&P500
DGR MR8.87%-13.74%
DGR TTM-6.60%
DGR 3 years12.82%5.24%
DGR 5 years12.18%5.40%
DGR 10 years10.22%7.07%
DGR 15 years10.43%6.12%
Time since last change announced812 days
EPS growth (5y)-3.33%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.29%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM47.36%-285.05%
Average--
Forward39.21%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E19.17
Price to OCF13.09
Price to FCF-
Price to EBITDA9.49
EV to EBITDA14.97

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales4.06
Price to Book3.58
EV to Sales6.40

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count226.24M
EPS (TTM)11.37
FCF per share (TTM)-1.89

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)12.17B
Gross profit (TTM)4.67B
Operating income (TTM)3.28B
Net income (TTM)2.58B
EPS (TTM)11.37
EPS (1y forward)13.77

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)38.36%
Operating margin (TTM)26.92%
Profit margin (TTM)21.16%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash975.00M
Net receivables1.30B
Total current assets2.69B
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment49.24B
Total assets43.26B
Accounts payable1.61B
Short/Current long term debt17.20B
Total current liabilities3.68B
Total liabilities29.47B
Shareholder's equity13.79B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)3.77B
Capital expenditures (TTM)4.20B
Free cash flow (TTM)-428.00M
Dividends paid (TTM)1.22B

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity18.69%
Return on Assets5.96%
Return on Invested Capital8.31%
Cash Return on Invested Capital-1.38%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open215.09
Daily high218.71
Daily low211.92
Daily Volume1.40M
All-time high297.71
1y analyst estimate276.04
Beta1.30
EPS (TTM)11.37
Dividend per share5.40
Ex-div date7 Feb 2025
Next earnings date22 Apr 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
NSCS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-26.67%-12.89%
Highest price drop-70.28%-56.47%
Date of highest drop23 Oct 20009 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-18.25%-11.07%
Avg time to new high26 days12 days
Max time to new high1895 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
NSC (Norfolk Southern Corporation) company logo
Marketcap
49.39B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
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 consist of 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. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated approximately 19,100 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Employees
20700
SEC filings
CEO
James Squires
Country
USA
City
Norfolk
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Challenger
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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