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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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) EV/EBITDA
As of 16 October 2026, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) trades at a EV/EBITDA of 16.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.1× (August 2015) to 20.2× (April 2024); the current reading is higher than 88% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 13.4× and above the Industrials sector median of 12.6×.
EV/EBITDA, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/EBITDA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 14.0× | 10.69% |
| FY2024 | 12.7× | (24.01%) |
| FY2023 | 16.7× | 37.75% |
| FY2022 | 12.1× | (21.36%) |
| FY2021 | 15.4× | (11.50%) |
| FY2020 | 17.4× | 41.98% |
| FY2019 | 12.2× | 18.39% |
| FY2018 | 10.3× | (8.01%) |
| FY2017 | 11.2× | 11.47% |
| FY2016 | 10.1× | 15.07% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/EBITDA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 15.8× | 8.27% |
| Mar 2026 | 14.6× | 4.37% |
| Dec 2025 | 14.0× | 0.01% |
| Sep 2025 | 14.0× | 22.09% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/EBITDA against peers
| Company | EV/EBITDA |
|---|---|
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 6.7× |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 8.3× |
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | 9.3× |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 11.1× |
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 15.7× |
| CSX CSX Corporation compare | 15.9× |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation | 16.3× |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 17.1× |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 22.0× |
| Railroads industry median | 13.4× |
| Industrials sector median | 12.6× |
| Market median | 11.0× |
What EV/EBITDA is
Enterprise Value over EBITDA tells an investor how the market values a whole company, with debt added and cash taken off, against its operating earnings.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ EBITDA (TTM)
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