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Norfolk Southern Corporation
NSC Industrials Railroads
Norfolk Southern Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $12.2 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 11.4%, EPS fell 4.40%, free cash flow fell 3.08% and total debt fell 4.32%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 | Dec '20 | Dec '19 | Dec '18 | Dec '17 | Dec '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E ratio |
22.64 | 20.30 | 29.38 | 17.82 | 24.56 | 30.23 | 18.94 | 15.71 | 7.78 | 18.90 |
Piotroski F-Score |
6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
P/S ratio |
5.33 | 4.38 | 4.40 | 4.56 | 6.60 | 6.19 | 4.53 | 3.62 | 4.01 | 3.18 |
Altman Z-Score |
2.29 | 2.05 | 2.01 | 2.43 | 2.86 | 2.57 | 2.47 | 2.37 | 2.46 | 1.83 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
2.07 | 1.99 | 1.86 | 2.13 | 2.27 | 2.34 | 2.51 | 2.58 | 2.77 | 2.12 |
P/FCF ratio |
27.99 | 23.81 | 57.01 | 22.92 | 24.97 | 24.48 | 22.72 | 20.98 | 24.43 | 24.62 |
Beneish M-Score |
(2.62) | (2.77) | (2.67) | (2.42) | (2.50) | (2.74) | (2.62) | (2.57) | (2.15) | (2.67) |
P/Operating CF |
61.11 | 55.80 | 79.45 | 72.88 | 78.03 | 69.67 | 57.11 | 49.32 | 53.69 | 43.55 |
Dividend Safety Score |
68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
P/B ratio |
4.18 | 3.71 | 4.18 | 4.57 | 5.39 | 4.10 | 3.37 | 2.70 | 2.59 | 2.53 |
Price to Tangible BV |
4.18 | 3.71 | 4.18 | 4.57 | 5.39 | 4.10 | 3.37 | 2.70 | 2.59 | 2.53 |
EV/Sales |
6.61 | 5.66 | 5.68 | 5.72 | 7.76 | 7.37 | 5.55 | 4.57 | 4.88 | 4.12 |
EV/EBITDA |
14.01 | 12.65 | 16.65 | 12.09 | 15.37 | 17.37 | 12.23 | 10.33 | 11.23 | 10.08 |
EV/Operating CF |
18.46 | 16.94 | 21.73 | 17.26 | 20.33 | 19.85 | 16.12 | 14.04 | 15.82 | 13.41 |
EV/FCF |
34.69 | 30.79 | 73.65 | 28.73 | 29.38 | 29.15 | 27.88 | 26.43 | 29.71 | 31.87 |
Quick Ratio |
0.67 | 0.76 | 1.03 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.91 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 0.65 | 0.81 |
Current Ratio |
0.85 | 0.90 | 1.24 | 0.76 | 0.86 | 1.07 | 0.90 | 0.72 | 0.84 | 0.98 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
2.71 | 2.87 | 3.76 | 2.44 | 2.31 | 2.78 | 2.27 | 2.13 | 2.00 | 2.29 |
Debt/Assets |
37.77% | 39.39% | 41.24% | 39.04% | 35.95% | 33.40% | 32.16% | 30.75% | 27.54% | 29.27% |
Debt/Equity |
1.10 | 1.20 | 1.34 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.60 | 0.82 |
Asset Turnover |
0.27 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.29 |
Operating CF/Net income |
1.52 | 1.55 | 1.74 | 1.29 | 1.42 | 1.81 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 0.60 | 1.82 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(1.46) | (1.35) | (1.73) | (1.38) | (1.11) | (1.01) | (1.44) | (1.58) | (1.44) | (1.71) |
Interest Coverage |
5.50 | 5.04 | 3.95 | 6.95 | 6.88 | 4.80 | 6.60 | 7.11 | 6.40 | 5.34 |
| 19.23% | 19.34% | 14.30% | 24.78% | 21.12% | 13.41% | 17.79% | 16.77% | 37.54% | 13.52% | |
| 6.46% | 6.14% | 4.53% | 8.45% | 7.86% | 5.30% | 7.33% | 7.39% | 15.30% | 4.82% | |
ROIC |
8.75% | 8.52% | 6.28% | 10.95% | 10.43% | 7.12% | 9.30% | 9.46% | 8.63% | 8.68% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
7.99% | 7.38% | 5.37% | 10.37% | 9.59% | 6.38% | 8.65% | 8.76% | 18.04% | 5.60% |
Average Days of Receivables |
29.61 | 32.19 | 34.44 | 32.88 | 31.97 | 31.62 | 29.73 | 32.14 | 33.04 | 34.88 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
23.99% | 23.29% | 23.19% | 20.56% | 21.92% | 24.24% | 24.35% | 25.53% | 28.23% | 28.40% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.41) | (0.49) | (0.48) | (0.42) | (0.31) | (0.34) | (0.40) | (0.46) | (0.41) | (0.64) |
Graham Number |
140.79 | 128.29 | 100.82 | 130.23 | 122.75 | 101.26 | 115.32 | 108.85 | 155.36 | 73.33 |
Earnings Yield |
4.42% | 4.93% | 3.40% | 5.61% | 4.07% | 3.31% | 5.28% | 6.37% | 12.85% | 5.29% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
3.57% | 4.20% | 1.75% | 4.36% | 4.01% | 4.08% | 4.40% | 4.77% | 4.09% | 4.06% |
Revenue per Share |
54.13 | 53.62 | 53.57 | 54.28 | 45.13 | 38.37 | 42.90 | 41.26 | 36.65 | 33.64 |
Operating CF per Share |
19.38 | 17.92 | 14.01 | 17.98 | 17.23 | 14.26 | 14.78 | 13.42 | 11.30 | 10.32 |
Capex per Share |
(9.07) | (8.06) | (9.88) | (7.18) | (5.31) | (4.55) | (6.24) | (6.29) | (5.28) | (5.98) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
10.32 | 9.86 | 4.13 | 10.80 | 11.92 | 9.71 | 8.55 | 7.13 | 6.02 | 4.35 |
Cash per Share |
6.80 | 7.26 | 6.91 | 1.94 | 3.40 | 4.37 | 2.20 | 1.29 | 2.40 | 3.25 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
69.10 | 63.27 | 56.33 | 54.23 | 55.25 | 57.98 | 57.67 | 55.32 | 56.82 | 42.22 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
69.10 | 63.27 | 56.33 | 54.23 | 55.25 | 57.98 | 57.67 | 55.32 | 56.82 | 42.22 |
Free Cash Flow |
2,321.00 | 2,229.00 | 938.00 | 2,537.00 | 2,944.00 | 2,476.00 | 2,250.00 | 1,979.00 | 1,732.00 | 1,277.00 |
Working Capital |
(577.00) | (357.00) | 639.00 | (642.00) | (354.00) | 158.00 | (219.00) | (729.00) | (396.00) | (48.00) |
Capital Expenditures |
(2,040.00) | (1,823.00) | (2,241.00) | (1,685.00) | (1,311.00) | (1,161.00) | (1,642.00) | (1,747.00) | (1,521.00) | (1,757.00) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(26,491.00) | (26,188.00) | (25,600.00) | (24,145.00) | (22,685.00) | (20,853.00) | (20,658.00) | (19,015.00) | (17,203.00) | (20,192.00) |
EV/EBIT |
18.48 | 16.86 | 24.23 | 15.16 | 19.45 | 24.04 | 15.73 | 13.21 | 14.61 | 13.53 |
Capex to Sales |
0.17 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.18 |
Price to Operating Income |
14.91 | 13.04 | 18.76 | 12.09 | 16.53 | 20.19 | 12.81 | 10.49 | 12.01 | 10.45 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Cash ROIC |
6.79% | 6.72% | 2.98% | 8.94% | 10.40% | 8.66% | 8.05% | 7.37% | 6.44% | 5.42% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
11.84 | 10.94 | 10.59 | 12.00 | 12.22 | 11.07 | 11.71 | 11.67 | 11.11 | 10.46 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
2.05 | 2.02 | 2.78 | 3.10 | 2.60 | 2.35 | 2.33 | 2.39 | 2.29 | 2.64 |
Inventory Turnover |
13.36 | 12.45 | 15.75 | 17.38 | 14.00 | 12.37 | 15.16 | 16.19 | 12.51 | 11.53 |
Average Days of Payables |
185.74 | 184.67 | 146.82 | 115.28 | 160.52 | 128.99 | 152.49 | 158.22 | 170.74 | 145.64 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
27.02 | 30.02 | 23.66 | 22.56 | 25.90 | 28.06 | 26.06 | 21.76 | 27.06 | 30.81 |
Average Receivables |
1,028.50 | 1,108.00 | 1,147.50 | 1,062.00 | 912.00 | 884.00 | 964.50 | 982.00 | 950.00 | 945.50 |
Average Payables |
1,783.50 | 1,671.00 | 1,465.50 | 1,322.00 | 1,183.50 | 1,222.00 | 1,466.50 | 1,453.00 | 1,308.00 | 1,153.00 |
Average Inventory |
274.00 | 270.50 | 258.50 | 235.50 | 219.50 | 232.50 | 225.50 | 214.50 | 239.50 | 264.00 |
Average Assets |
44,459.00 | 42,667.00 | 40,268.50 | 38,689.00 | 38,227.50 | 37,942.50 | 37,081.00 | 35,975.00 | 35,301.50 | 34,515.50 |
Average Common Equity |
14,926.50 | 13,543.50 | 12,757.00 | 13,187.00 | 14,216.00 | 14,987.50 | 15,273.00 | 15,860.50 | 14,384.00 | 12,298.50 |
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