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) Free cash flow margin
Norfolk Southern Corporation's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 15.2%, down 3.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (19.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.58% (fiscal 2015) to 26.4% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 8.43% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.43%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 19.1% | 0.67 |
| FY2024 | 18.4% | 10.67 |
| FY2023 | 7.72% | (12.19) |
| FY2022 | 19.9% | (6.51) |
| FY2021 | 26.4% | 1.13 |
| FY2020 | 25.3% | 5.37 |
| FY2019 | 19.9% | 2.65 |
| FY2018 | 17.3% | 0.85 |
| FY2017 | 16.4% | 3.51 |
| FY2016 | 12.9% | 7.33 |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 25.6% |
| CSX CSX Corporation compare | 20.4% |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 15.7% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation | 15.2% |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 14.4% |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 8.43% |
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | 3.86% |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 2.27% |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | −16.5% |
| Railroads industry median | 8.43% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.43% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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