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/S ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) trades at a P/S ratio of 5.9×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.9× (February 2016) to 7.4× (May 2021); the current reading is higher than 87% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 2.5× and above the Industrials sector median of 1.5×.
P/S ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/S ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.3× | 21.84% |
| FY2024 | 4.4× | (0.49%) |
| FY2023 | 4.4× | (3.61%) |
| FY2022 | 4.6× | (30.83%) |
| FY2021 | 6.6× | 6.54% |
| FY2020 | 6.2× | 36.84% |
| FY2019 | 4.5× | 24.85% |
| FY2018 | 3.6× | (9.62%) |
| FY2017 | 4.0× | 26.10% |
| FY2016 | 3.2× | 30.89% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/S ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 5.6× | 6.56% |
| Mar 2026 | 5.3× | (0.86%) |
| Dec 2025 | 5.3× | (3.24%) |
| Sep 2025 | 5.5× | 16.55% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/S ratio against peers
| Company | P/S ratio |
|---|---|
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | 0.4× |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 0.5× |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 0.6× |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 1.0× |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 4.0× |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation | 5.9× |
| CSX CSX Corporation compare | 6.2× |
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 6.8× |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 6.9× |
| Railroads industry median | 2.5× |
| Industrials sector median | 1.5× |
| Market median | 1.9× |
What P/S ratio is
Price to Sales Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual sales, whether or not it is profitable.
(Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)
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