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Norfolk Southern Corporation NSC

Industrials  —  Railroads
313.00 (0.17) (0.05%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$70.3B
P/E
26.7×
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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) Return on invested capital

Norfolk Southern Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 7.93%, down 0.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.75%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.28% (fiscal 2023) to 11.0% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is in line with the Railroads industry median of 7.59% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.44%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 8.75% 0.23
FY2024 8.52% 2.24
FY2023 6.28% (4.67)
FY2022 11.0% 0.52
FY2021 10.4% 3.31
FY2020 7.12% (2.18)
FY2019 9.30% (0.16)
FY2018 9.46% 0.83
FY2017 8.63% (0.05)
FY2016 8.68% 0.17

Against its own ten years

Low 6.28% High 11.0%
Ten-year median 8.68%
Current reading's percentile 64

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare 14.8%
UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare 13.0%
CSX CSX Corporation compare 9.81%
GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare 8.65%
NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation 7.93%
TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare 7.59%
WAB Wabtec compare 7.16%
FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare 6.88%
CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare 4.91%
Railroads industry median 7.59%
Industrials sector median 2.44%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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