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Norfolk Southern Corporation
NSC · NYSE Arca · United States
norfolksouthern.comFinancials as of FY2025
At a glance
- Depends onMidstream position: 6 outgoing, 7 incoming connections
- ScaleMarket cap is $70.3B, higher than 95% of all stocks globally
- FinancialsAltman Z-Score 2.41: grey zone
- Interpretations1 currently firing — 1
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Dividends view
Yield
1.73%Below 5Y avg (2.04%)
Annual Rate
USD 5.40Paid quarterly
Payout Ratio
46.1%Sustainable
Paying Dividends
27 yr
Payback Period
61.1 yr
Last Ex-Dividend
Aug 7, 2026
Last Payment
Aug 20, 2026
The reported statements, read against the company's own industry.
Financials view
Market Capitalization
70.30BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Trailing P/E
26.71xvs Railroads peers
Revenue (TTM)
12.54BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Profit Margin
21.02%vs Railroads peers
Beta
1.27xvs all stocks
52-Week Change
4.47%vs all stocks
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
1.73%vs all stocks
Market Capitalization
70.30BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Enterprise Value
86.38BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Trailing P/E
26.71xvs Railroads peers
Forward P/E
21.87xvs Railroads peers
PEG Ratio
-6.04xvs Railroads peers
Price to Sales (TTM)
5.61xvs Railroads peers
Price to Book (MRQ)
4.33xvs Railroads peers
Enterprise to Revenue
6.89xvs Railroads peers
Enterprise to EBITDA
15.25xvs Railroads peers
Gross Margin
37.37%vs Railroads peers
Profit Margin
21.02%vs Railroads peers
Operating Margin
35.30%vs Railroads peers
Return on Assets (TTM)
5.95%vs Railroads peers
Return on Equity (TTM)
16.98%vs Railroads peers
Revenue (TTM)
12.54BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Revenue per Share (TTM)
55.86USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026Quarterly Revenue Growth
11.40%vs Railroads peers
Gross Profit (TTM)
5.66BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
EBITDA (TTM)
6.02BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Net Income (TTM)
2.63BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY)
-4.40%vs Railroads peers
Operating Cash Flow (TTM)
3.73BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM)
1.38BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Forward Annual Dividend Rate
5.40USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026Forward Annual Dividend Yield
1.73%vs all stocks
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate
5.40USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
1.73%vs all stocks
5-Year Average Dividend Yield
2.04%vs all stocks
Payout Ratio
46.08%vs Railroads peers
Revenue
12.18BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Cost of Goods Sold
7.75BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Gross Profit
4.43BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Operating Income
4.57BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Pre-tax Income
3.67BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Income Tax Expense
792.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Income
2.87BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025EBIT
4.46BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025EBITDA (Income Statement)
5.96BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Selling, General & Administrative
-86.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Operating Expenses
-58.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Non-operating Interest Expense
792.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025EPS (Basic)
12.80USDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025EPS (Diluted)
12.75USDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Basic Shares Outstanding
224.42MSharesFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Diluted Shares Outstanding
224.42MSharesFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Income from Continuing Operations
2.87BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Preferred Stock Dividends
3.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Operating Cash Flow
4.61BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Free Cash Flow
2.57BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Cash & Cash Equivalents (End of Period)
1.53BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Income Tax Paid
491.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Interest Paid
765.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Starting Profit (CF Statement)
2.87BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Depreciation & Amortization
1.39BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Deferred Taxes (CF)
277.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Non-cash Items
-230.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Change in Accounts Receivable (CF)
59.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Change in Other Assets/Liabilities
242.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Capital Expenditures
-2.04BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Purchase of Investments
-621.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Sale of Investments
99.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Investing Cash Flow
-2.56BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Long-term Debt Issuance
396.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Long-term Debt Payments
-559.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Common Stock Repurchase
-534.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Common Dividends Paid
-1.22BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Financing Cash Flow
-1.91BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Shares Outstanding
224.61MSharesUpdated Sep 28, 2026Float Shares
224.25MSharesUpdated Sep 28, 2026Shares Short
7.62MSharesUpdated Sep 28, 2026Short Ratio
6.36daysvs all stocks
Short % of Shares Outstanding
3.40%vs all stocks
% Held by Insiders
0.04%vs all stocks
% Held by Institutions
77.63%vs all stocks
Total Cash (MRQ)
1.07BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Cash per Share (MRQ)
4.76USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026Total Debt (MRQ)
17.15BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Debt to Equity (MRQ)
1.06xvs Railroads peers
Current Ratio (MRQ)
0.8310xvs Railroads peers
Book Value per Share (MRQ)
72.36USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026Total Assets
45.24BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Current Assets
3.20BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Liabilities
29.69BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Non-current Assets
42.04BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Non-current Liabilities
25.91BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Current Liabilities
3.77BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Cash & Cash Equivalents
1.53BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Accounts Receivable
715.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Inventory
271.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Accounts Payable
1.08BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Short-term Debt
677.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Current Liabilities
888.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Long-term Debt
16.63BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Non-current Liabilities
583.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Common Stock (Book)
226.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Retained Earnings
13.23BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Shareholders' Equity
15.55BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
52-Week Low
277.80USDUpdated Sep 28, 202652-Week High
358.60USDUpdated Sep 28, 202652-Week Change
4.47%vs all stocks
Beta
1.27xvs all stocks
50-Day MA
333.71USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026200-Day MA
310.98USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026Avg 10-Day Volume
1.20MSharesUpdated Sep 28, 2026Avg 30-Day Volume
1.15MSharesUpdated Sep 28, 2026Diluted EPS (TTM)
11.72USDUpdated Sep 28, 2026Other Income / Expense
-114.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 20251 interpretation currently present — each is a set of fired observations whose alignment reads as one structural pattern. Click an observation to see the numbers behind it.
Screen for these patternsHow does this company use capital?
Cash-Flow Ratios Elevated
More of its sales turn into cash than in its industry, and less of that cash is consumed by reinvestment than at most of its peers.
Reads
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Relationships view
Structural observations derived from financial data, industry benchmarks, and supply chain position.
Financial Health
Altman Z-Score 2.41: grey zoneSignificant
Altman Z-Score: 2.41
High earnings qualityNotable
Earnings Quality Score: 1.30
Supply Chain
Midstream position: 6 outgoing, 7 incoming connectionsNotable
Outgoing: 6.00Incoming: 7.00
High connectivity hub: 13 industry connectionsNotable
Total Connections: 13.00
Scale
Market cap is $70.3B, higher than 95% of all stocks globallySignificant
Market cap (USD): 70,302,420,749Global P95: 25,313,200,931.216
Levered free cash flow is $1.38B, higher than 95% of all stocks globallySignificant
Levered free cash flow (USD): 1,382,249,984Global P95: 1,231,360,627.2
Revenue is $12.54B, above the global median of $559.35MNotable
Revenue (USD): 12,540,000,256Global Median: 559,350,010.583
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