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) P/B ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) trades at a P/B ratio of 4.5×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.6× (February 2016) to 5.4× (December 2021); the current reading is higher than 87% of that period. That is in line with the Railroads industry median of 4.3× and above the Industrials sector median of 2.2×.
P/B ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/B ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.2× | 12.65% |
| FY2024 | 3.7× | (11.34%) |
| FY2023 | 4.2× | (8.41%) |
| FY2022 | 4.6× | (15.23%) |
| FY2021 | 5.4× | 31.49% |
| FY2020 | 4.1× | 21.74% |
| FY2019 | 3.4× | 24.53% |
| FY2018 | 2.7× | 4.52% |
| FY2017 | 2.6× | 2.06% |
| FY2016 | 2.5× | 20.94% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/B ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 4.3× | 6.63% |
| Mar 2026 | 4.1× | (2.43%) |
| Dec 2025 | 4.2× | (6.15%) |
| Sep 2025 | 4.5× | 14.31% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/B ratio against peers
| Company | P/B ratio |
|---|---|
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 0.7× |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 1.8× |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 2.0× |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 2.2× |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 4.3× |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation | 4.5× |
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | 5.2× |
| CSX CSX Corporation compare | 6.4× |
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 8.3× |
| Railroads industry median | 4.3× |
| Industrials sector median | 2.2× |
| Market median | 1.7× |
What P/B ratio is
Price to Book Value tells an investor how much the market pays for a company’s shares relative to the accounting net worth that belongs to common shareholders.
Stock Price ÷ (Common Equity (Total) (latest quarter) ÷ Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter))
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