NSC — Norfolk Southern Share Price
- $49.74bn
- $65.30bn
- $12.12bn
- 90
- 34
- 73
- 73
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 16.6 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | 23.58 | ||
EPS Growth (f) | 0.71% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | 2.53% |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 3.48 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | 3.48 | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 1,776.29 | ||
Price to Sales | 4.1 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 12.04 |
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Quality
Name | Industry | Market | |
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Return on Capital | 10.14% | ||
Return on Equity | 19.34% | ||
Operating Margin | 33.58% |
Financial Summary
Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | $m | 9,789 | 11,142 | 12,745 | 12,156 | 12,123 | 12,372.92 | 12,953.52 | 1.42% |
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EPS Growth | % | -11.88 | +34.12 | +14.52 | -14.31 | +12.19 | -4.61 | +13.8 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Norfolk Southern Corporation is a holding company engaged in the rail transportation business. The Company is engaged in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the Southeast, East, and Midwest and, via interchange with rail carriers, to and from the rest of the United States. It also transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. It offers an intermodal network in the eastern half of the United States. Its railroad operations system reaches various manufacturing plants, electric generating facilities, mines, distribution centers and transload facilities. It serves various industries such as agriculture, forest and consumer products, automotive, chemicals, and metals and construction. Its coal franchise supports the electric generation market, directly serving over 18 coal-fired power plants, as well as the export, domestic metallurgical, and industrial markets, through direct rail and river, lake, and coastal.
Directors
- James Squires CHM (59)
- Alan Shaw PRE (54)
- Mark George CFO (53)
- Cynthia Sanborn COO (56)
- Claude Elkins EVP
- Ann Adams EVP (50)
- Vanessa Sutherland EVP (49)
- Hunt Cary VOP
- Clyde Allison VPR (57)
- Jeff Heller VPR
- James Kitchin VPR
- Shawn Tureman VPR
- Frank Voyack VPR
- Steven Leer LED (68)
- Thomas Bell IND (71)
- Mitchell Daniels IND (72)
- Marcela Donadio IND (66)
- John Huffard IND (53)
- Christopher Jones IND (57)
- Thomas Kelleher IND (63)
- Michael Lockhart IND (72)
- Amy Miles IND (54)
- Claude Mongeau IND (59)
- Jennifer Scanlon IND (54)
- John Thompson IND (69)
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2024
- Last Interim
- December 31st, 2024
- Incorporated
- July 23rd, 1980
- Public Since
- June 2nd, 1982
- No. of Shareholders
- 18,025
- No. of Employees
- 19,600
- Sector
- Freight & Logistics Services
- Industry
- Industrials
- Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 226,237,293

- Address
- 650 W Peachtree Street Nw, ATLANTA, 30308
- Web
- https://www.nscorp.com/
- Phone
- +1 4704636807
- Contact
- Luke Nichols
- Auditors
- KPMG LLP
Latest News for NSC
Upcoming Events for NSC
Q1 2025 Norfolk Southern Corp Earnings Release
Q1 2025 Norfolk Southern Corp Earnings Call
Norfolk Southern Corp Annual Shareholders Meeting
Norfolk Southern Corp Annual Shareholders Meeting
Q2 2025 Norfolk Southern Corp Earnings Release
Q3 2025 Norfolk Southern Corp Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 22:20 UTC, shares in Norfolk Southern are trading at $219.84. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Norfolk Southern last closed at $219.84 and the price had moved by -8.15% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Norfolk Southern share price has underperformed the S&P500 Index by -13.63% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Norfolk Southern is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Norfolk Southern dividend yield is 2.46% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Norfolk Southern paid a total dividend of $5.40, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 2.46%. We do not have any data on when Norfolk Southern is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when Norfolk Southern is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Norfolk Southern shares is currently 2.46%.
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As of the previous close price of $219.84, shares in Norfolk Southern had a market capitalisation of $49.74bn.
Here are the trading details for Norfolk Southern:
- Country of listing: United States
- Exchange: NYQ
- Ticker Symbol: NSC
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Norfolk Southern is currently classified as a High Flyer. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Norfolk Southern is $263.24. That is 19.74% above the last closing price of $219.84.
Analysts covering Norfolk Southern currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of $12.72 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Norfolk Southern. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the S&P500 Index by -3.47%.
As of the last closing price of $219.84, shares in Norfolk Southern were trading -10.03% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Norfolk Southern PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 16.6. The shares last closed at $219.84.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Norfolk Southern's management team is headed by:
- James Squires - CHM
- Alan Shaw - PRE
- Mark George - CFO
- Cynthia Sanborn - COO
- Claude Elkins - EVP
- Ann Adams - EVP
- Vanessa Sutherland - EVP
- Hunt Cary - VOP
- Clyde Allison - VPR
- Jeff Heller - VPR
- James Kitchin - VPR
- Shawn Tureman - VPR
- Frank Voyack - VPR
- Steven Leer - LED
- Thomas Bell - IND
- Mitchell Daniels - IND
- Marcela Donadio - IND
- John Huffard - IND
- Christopher Jones - IND
- Thomas Kelleher - IND
- Michael Lockhart - IND
- Amy Miles - IND
- Claude Mongeau - IND
- Jennifer Scanlon - IND
- John Thompson - IND