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Ticker
NSC

Price
316.12
Stock movement up
+1.18 (0.37%)
Company name
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Industrials >
Railroads
Market cap
70.99B
Ent value
99.15B
Price/Sales
5.83
Price/Book
4.57
Div yield
1.71%
Div growth
7.51%
Growth years
5
FCF payout
86.11%
Trailing P/E
24.71
Forward P/E
23.21
PEG
3.93
EPS growth
10.25%
1 year return (CAGR)
22.90%
3 year return (CAGR)
9.77%
5 year return (CAGR)
5.16%
10 year return (CAGR)
16.19%
Last updated: 2026-02-25

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share5.40
Dividend yield1.71%
Payout frequency-
Maximum yield2.93%
Average yield2.09%
Minimum yield1.38%
Discount to avg yield-22.18%
Upside potential-18.15%
Yield as % of max yield58.37%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield1.71%
Current yield distribution86.51%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.38%
Yield at 90%1.65%
Yield at 80%1.80%
Yield at 50% (Median)2.10%
Yield at 20%2.37%
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 frequency-
Ex-div date6 Feb 2026
EPS (TTM)12.78
EPS (1y forward)13.62
EPS growth (5y)10.25%
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 years2.87%7.31%
DGR 5 years7.51%4.69%
DGR 10 years8.63%6.30%
DGR 15 years9.42%8.16%
Time since last change announced1129 days
EPS growth (5y)10.25%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.29%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM42.29%86.11%
Average--
Forward39.65%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E24.71
Price to OCF16.28
Price to FCF50.31
Price to EBITDA12.14
EV to EBITDA16.95

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales5.83
Price to Book4.57
EV to Sales8.14

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count224.57M
EPS (TTM)12.78
FCF per share (TTM)6.28

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)12.18B
Gross profit (TTM)5.17B
Operating income (TTM)4.01B
Net income (TTM)2.87B
EPS (TTM)12.78
EPS (1y forward)13.62

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)42.43%
Operating margin (TTM)32.91%
Profit margin (TTM)23.59%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash1.53B
Net receivables988.00M
Total current assets3.20B
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment51.10B
Total assets45.24B
Accounts payable1.86B
Short/Current long term debt17.09B
Total current liabilities3.77B
Total liabilities29.69B
Shareholder's equity15.55B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)4.36B
Capital expenditures (TTM)2.95B
Free cash flow (TTM)1.41B
Dividends paid (TTM)1.22B

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity18.48%
Return on Assets6.35%
Return on Invested Capital8.80%
Cash Return on Invested Capital4.32%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open315.66
Daily high318.00
Daily low314.66
Daily Volume1.02M
All-time high317.29
1y analyst estimate308.16
Beta1.32
EPS (TTM)12.78
Dividend per share5.40
Ex-div date6 Feb 2026
Next earnings date23 Apr 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
NSCS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-0.37%-1.82%
Highest price drop-70.28%-56.47%
Date of highest drop23 Oct 20009 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-18.02%-10.84%
Avg time to new high26 days12 days
Max time to new high1895 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
NSC (Norfolk Southern Corporation) company logo
Marketcap
70.99B
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, 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.
Employees
19300
SEC filings
CEO
James Squires
Country
USA
City
Norfolk
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Challenger
Dividend Frequency
-
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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