Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) vs Freightcar America, Inc. (RAIL)

Norfolk Southern Corporation and Freightcar America, Inc. are both Railroads companies. Norfolk Southern Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $70.3B against $243.3M — 289.1× the size. Freightcar America, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Norfolk Southern Corporation trades at 26.7×. Norfolk Southern Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.97% against −0.50%. Norfolk Southern Corporation has the higher net margin (21.0% vs −2.69%) and the lower return on invested capital (7.93% vs 14.8%). Across the 21 metrics below, Freightcar America, Inc. leads on 11 and Norfolk Southern Corporation on 10.