Norfolk Southern Corporation

Norfolk Southern Corporation

NSC · NYSE · Industrials / Railroads

324.83USD+1.10 (+0.34%)

Price History

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Market Stats

Previous Close323.73
Open327.77
Day Range322.53 – 329.2
52-Week Range273.59 – 357.19
Volume889.80K
Market Cap70.31B
P/E (TTM)26.73
Forward P/E22.32
EPS11.71
Dividend Yield1.73%
Beta1.27
50-Day Avg333.17
200-Day Avg311.09

About

Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods; chemicals, including sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal. It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports; and operates an intermodal network. Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Company Details

  • SectorIndustrials
  • IndustryRailroads
  • CEOMr. Mark R. George
  • Employees19.30K
  • Headquarters650 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30308-1925, USA
  • Websitehttps://www.norfolksouthern.com

Leadership

  • Mr. Mark R. GeorgePresident, CEO & Director · b. 1968
  • Mr. Jason A. ZampiExecutive VP & CFO · b. 1975
  • Mr. Anil BhattExecutive VP and Chief Information & Digital Officer
  • Mr. Claude E. Elkins Jr.Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officer · b. 1966
  • Mr. Brian BarrChief Operating Officer · b. 1979
  • Michael T. BarrVice President Treasurer & Investor Relations and Integrated Resource Planning
  • Mr. Jason M. MorrisSenior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
  • Ms. Angela D. KolarVP & Chief Compliance Officer
  • Ms. Elizabeth Talton-BuckVP & Chief Communications Officer
  • Ms. Ann A. Adams Ph.D.Chief Human Resources Officer · b. 1971

Financials

Income Statement

Line item1986-12-311987-12-311988-12-311989-12-311990-12-311991-12-311992-12-311993-12-311994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue4.08B4.11B4.46B4.54B4.62B4.45B4.61B4.46B4.58B4.67B4.77B4.22B4.22B5.20B6.16B6.17B6.27B6.47B7.31B8.53B9.41B9.43B10.66B7.97B9.52B11.17B11.04B11.24B11.62B10.51B9.89B10.55B11.46B11.30B9.79B11.14B12.74B12.16B12.12B12.18B
Cost of Revenue2.70B2.73B2.03B2.96B3.02B3.59B1.82B1.68B1.10B1.06B1.11B350.00M269.00M1.93B2.54B2.42B2.38B2.83B5.24B5.93B6.85B6.86B7.58B6.01B6.85B7.97B7.92B7.99B8.05B7.63B6.82B7.03B7.50B7.40B6.39B6.78B8.01B6.06B8.36B7.01B
Gross Profit1.37B1.38B2.44B1.58B1.59B862.60M2.78B2.78B3.48B3.61B3.66B3.87B3.95B3.26B3.62B3.75B3.89B3.64B2.07B2.60B2.56B2.57B3.08B1.96B2.67B3.21B3.12B3.25B3.57B2.88B3.07B3.52B3.96B3.89B3.40B4.37B4.73B6.10B3.76B5.17B
Operating Income702.00M105.00M945.20M825.20M808.10M112.00M886.50M860.40M1.07B1.09B1.20B1.21B1.05B718.00M633.00M1.01B1.16B1.06B1.70B2.16B2.56B2.57B3.08B1.96B2.67B3.21B3.12B3.25B3.57B2.88B3.07B3.52B3.96B3.89B3.40B4.37B4.73B2.85B3.76B4.01B
EBITDA982.90M406.80M1.26B1.01B1.04B362.00M1.19B1.13B1.43B1.44B1.55B1.72B1.31B931.00M866.00M406.00M1.16B1.06B2.42B2.98B3.47B3.49B4.01B2.94B3.67B4.24B4.17B4.42B4.65B4.09B4.21B4.73B5.13B5.23B4.31B5.71B6.04B2.85B5.49B5.85B
Net Income518.70M172.40M635.10M606.20M556.10M29.70M557.70M772.00M667.80M712.70M770.40M721.00M734.00M239.00M172.00M375.00M460.00M535.00M923.00M1.28B1.48B1.46B1.72B1.03B1.50B1.92B1.75B1.91B2.00B1.56B1.67B5.40B2.67B2.72B2.01B3.00B3.27B1.83B2.62B2.87B
R&D-----------------------0000000000-------
Interest Expense0000000000000000518.00M497.00M489.00M497.00M0441.00M444.00M467.00M462.00M455.00M504.00M537.00M557.00M545.00M569.00M550.00M557.00M604.00M625.00M646.00M692.00M722.00M807.00M792.00M

Balance Sheet

Line item1986-12-311987-12-311988-12-311989-12-311990-12-311991-12-311992-12-311993-12-311994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets9.75B9.80B10.06B10.24B10.52B10.15B10.40B10.52B10.59B10.90B11.42B17.35B18.18B19.25B18.98B19.42B19.96B20.60B24.75B25.86B26.03B26.14B26.30B27.37B28.20B28.54B30.34B32.48B33.24B34.26B34.89B35.71B36.24B37.92B37.96B38.49B38.88B41.65B43.68B45.24B
Total Liabilities4.68B4.82B4.91B5.01B5.54B6.00B6.11B5.84B5.85B6.02B6.39B11.86B12.21B13.27B13.10B13.28B13.41B13.61B16.76B16.57B16.41B16.42B16.70B17.02B17.53B18.63B20.58B21.19B20.83B22.07B22.48B19.35B20.88B22.74B23.17B24.85B26.15B28.87B29.38B29.69B
Total Equity5.07B4.98B5.15B5.17B4.91B4.09B4.23B4.62B4.68B4.83B4.98B5.45B5.92B5.93B5.82B6.09B6.50B6.98B7.99B9.29B9.62B9.73B9.60B10.35B10.67B9.91B9.76B11.29B12.41B12.19B12.41B16.36B15.36B15.18B14.79B13.64B12.73B12.78B14.31B15.55B
Cash723.70M799.90M637.60M216.30M389.70M158.20M111.80M80.50M57.00M67.70M209.20M34.00M5.00M37.00M-204.00M184.00M284.00M579.00M289.00M527.00M206.00M618.00M996.00M827.00M276.00M653.00M1.44B973.00M1.10B956.00M690.00M358.00M580.00M1.11B839.00M456.00M1.57B1.64B1.53B
Total Debt891.30M795.10M780.90M791.10M1.30B1.71B1.80B1.74B1.66B1.68B1.90B7.49B7.62B8.06B7.64B7.63B7.36B7.16B7.53B6.93B6.60B6.37B6.67B7.15B7.03B7.54B8.68B9.45B9.03B10.09B10.21B9.84B11.14B12.73B13.11B14.25B15.59B17.57B17.48B17.09B
Net Debt167.60M-4.80M143.30M574.80M907.40M1.55B1.69B1.66B1.61B1.62B1.69B7.45B7.62B8.02B7.64B7.43B7.18B6.88B6.95B6.64B6.07B6.16B6.05B6.16B6.20B7.26B8.03B8.01B8.05B8.99B9.26B9.15B10.79B12.15B12.00B13.41B15.14B16.00B15.84B15.56B

Cash Flow

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Operating Cash Flow1.11B994.70M762.40M958.20M874.60M1.14B1.24B1.20B1.15B890.00M533.00M1.34B654.00M803.00M1.05B1.66B2.10B2.21B2.33B2.71B1.86B2.71B3.23B3.06B3.08B2.85B2.88B3.03B3.25B3.73B3.89B3.64B4.25B4.22B3.18B4.05B4.36B
Investing Cash Flow-545.50M-436.60M-544.80M-675.10M-470.10M-487.90M-567.90M-535.70M-6.51B-667.00M-591.00M-581.00M-601.00M-673.00M-640.00M-1.13B-1.83B-684.00M-1.02B-1.23B-1.45B-1.46B-1.77B-1.99B-1.89B-2.00B-2.09B-1.83B-1.48B-1.66B-1.76B-1.18B-1.22B-1.60B-2.18B-2.78B-2.56B
Financing Cash Flow-572.10M-384.60M-449.10M-329.50M-435.80M-679.90M-658.80M-527.50M5.19B-252.00M90.00M-798.00M151.00M-150.00M-314.00M-233.00M-456.00M-1.28B-1.63B-1.07B-31.00M-1.43B-2.01B-694.00M-394.00M-1.32B-662.00M-1.35B-2.04B-2.31B-1.99B-1.93B-3.31B-3.00B115.00M-1.20B-1.91B
Capital Expenditure651.60M669.70M659.40M716.10M669.20M712.90M658.90M688.20M875.00M956.00M912.00M731.00M746.00M689.00M720.00M1.04B1.02B1.18B1.34B1.56B1.30B1.47B2.16B2.24B1.97B2.12B2.38B1.89B1.72B1.95B2.02B1.49B1.47B1.95B2.35B2.38B2.20B
Free Cash Flow455.60M325.00M103.00M242.10M205.40M431.40M578.50M516.50M275.00M-66.00M-379.00M611.00M-92.00M114.00M334.00M620.00M1.08B1.03B992.00M1.16B561.00M1.24B1.07B824.00M1.11B734.00M492.00M1.15B1.53B1.77B1.87B2.14B2.79B2.27B830.00M1.67B2.16B
Dividends Paid241.90M248.20M238.50M255.00M259.70M262.70M273.50M283.70M301.00M303.00M304.00M306.00M93.00M101.00M117.00M142.00M194.00M278.00M377.00M456.00M500.00M514.00M576.00M624.00M637.00M687.00M713.00M695.00M703.00M844.00M949.00M960.00M1.03B1.17B1.23B1.22B1.22B

Earnings

Report DateOct 24, 1995Jan 23, 1996Apr 24, 1996Jul 24, 1996Oct 23, 1996Jan 29, 1997Apr 23, 1997Jul 23, 1997Oct 22, 1997Jan 28, 1998Apr 22, 1998Jul 29, 1998Oct 28, 1998Jan 27, 1999Apr 28, 1999Jul 28, 1999Oct 27, 1999Jan 26, 2000Apr 26, 2000Jul 26, 2000Oct 25, 2000Jan 24, 2001Apr 25, 2001Jul 25, 2001Oct 24, 2001Jan 23, 2002Apr 24, 2002Jul 24, 2002Oct 23, 2002Jan 29, 2003Apr 23, 2003Jul 23, 2003Oct 29, 2003Jan 28, 2004Apr 21, 2004Jul 28, 2004Oct 20, 2004Jan 26, 2005Apr 27, 2005Jul 27, 2005Oct 26, 2005Jan 25, 2006Apr 26, 2006Jul 26, 2006Oct 25, 2006Jan 24, 2007Apr 25, 2007Jul 25, 2007Oct 24, 2007Jan 22, 2008Apr 22, 2008Jul 22, 2008Oct 21, 2008Jan 27, 2009Apr 21, 2009Jul 28, 2009Oct 27, 2009Jan 27, 2010Apr 27, 2010Jul 27, 2010Oct 27, 2010Jan 25, 2011Apr 27, 2011Jul 26, 2011Oct 26, 2011Jan 24, 2012Apr 24, 2012Jul 24, 2012Oct 23, 2012Jan 22, 2013Apr 23, 2013Jul 23, 2013Oct 23, 2013Jan 22, 2014Apr 23, 2014Jul 23, 2014Oct 22, 2014Jan 26, 2015Apr 29, 2015Jul 27, 2015Oct 28, 2015Jan 27, 2016Apr 21, 2016Jul 27, 2016Oct 26, 2016Jan 25, 2017Apr 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017Oct 25, 2017Jan 24, 2018Apr 25, 2018Jul 25, 2018Oct 24, 2018Jan 24, 2019Apr 24, 2019Jul 24, 2019Oct 23, 2019Jan 29, 2020Apr 29, 2020Jul 29, 2020Oct 28, 2020Jan 27, 2021Apr 28, 2021Jul 28, 2021Oct 27, 2021Jan 26, 2022Apr 27, 2022Jul 27, 2022Oct 26, 2022Jan 25, 2023Apr 26, 2023Jul 27, 2023Oct 25, 2023Jan 26, 2024Apr 24, 2024Jul 25, 2024Oct 22, 2024Jan 29, 2025Apr 23, 2025Jul 29, 2025Oct 23, 2025Jan 29, 2026Apr 24, 2026Jul 23, 2026Oct 22, 2026
EPS Estimate0.460.480.430.520.530.530.480.540.540.560.430.470.470.430.280.210.120.120.050.240.130.070.090.280.200.230.230.310.320.300.210.370.340.370.310.460.540.630.500.660.740.750.680.910.820.960.700.950.990.910.781.051.211.190.560.630.790.840.670.971.091.050.891.281.411.401.141.521.231.201.171.491.391.511.151.741.831.631.001.421.411.250.981.351.441.361.361.651.641.571.772.332.442.282.182.792.592.282.241.362.372.482.542.972.923.042.923.473.603.443.153.112.702.872.532.863.112.942.683.313.202.762.493.233.56
EPS Actual0.470.510.440.520.540.530.470.540.540.540.480.480.400.420.300.200.130.080.040.260.140.110.160.280.200.270.220.310.320.330.220.350.350.430.400.540.590.650.520.750.730.870.720.891.020.950.710.980.971.020.781.181.371.210.470.660.810.820.751.041.191.011.001.381.591.391.231.601.241.301.221.461.531.641.171.791.791.641.001.411.491.201.291.361.551.421.481.711.751.691.932.502.522.572.512.702.582.552.581.532.512.642.663.283.063.122.933.453.753.423.322.952.652.833.293.063.253.042.693.293.303.222.653.52-
Surprise2.17%6.25%2.33%0.00%1.89%0.00%-2.08%0.00%0.00%-3.57%11.63%2.13%-14.89%-2.33%7.14%-4.76%8.33%-33.33%-20.00%8.33%7.69%57.14%77.78%0.00%0.00%17.39%-4.35%0.00%0.00%10.00%4.76%-5.41%2.94%16.22%29.03%17.39%9.26%3.17%4.00%13.64%-1.35%16.00%5.88%-2.20%24.39%-1.04%1.43%3.16%-2.02%12.09%0.00%12.38%13.22%1.68%-16.07%4.76%2.53%-2.38%11.94%7.22%9.17%-3.81%12.36%7.81%12.77%-0.71%7.89%5.26%0.81%8.33%4.27%-2.01%10.07%8.61%1.74%2.87%-2.19%0.61%0.00%-0.70%5.67%-4.00%31.63%0.74%7.64%4.41%8.82%3.64%6.71%7.64%9.04%7.30%3.28%12.72%15.14%-3.23%-0.39%11.84%15.18%12.50%5.91%6.45%4.72%10.44%4.79%2.63%0.34%-0.58%4.17%-0.58%5.40%-5.14%-1.85%-1.39%30.04%6.99%4.50%3.40%0.37%-0.60%3.13%16.67%6.43%8.98%-
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Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap70.31B
Enterprise Value86.30B
Trailing P/E26.73
Forward P/E22.32
PEG Ratio3.72
Price / Sales5.61
Price / Book4.35
EPS11.71
Book Value72.36
Revenue (TTM)12.54B
Gross Profit (TTM)5.66B
EBITDA5.66B
Profit Margin21.02%
Operating Margin35.30%
Return on Equity16.99%
Return on Assets5.95%
Shares Outstanding224.61M
Shares Float224.25M
Beta1.27
Dividend Yield1.73%
Dividend Rate5.4
Payout Ratio42.55%

Analyst Ratings

Buy
Based on 27 analystsTarget 363.39
  • Strong Buy
    11
  • Buy
    3
  • Hold
    12
  • Strong Sell
    1

Ownership Breakdown

Institutions
77.63%
Insiders
0.04%
Retail / Other
22.33%

Top Institutional Holders

  • BlackRock Inc
    15.28M6.80%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
    14.59M6.49%
  • State Street Corp
    9.83M4.38%
  • Millennium Management LLC
    5.20M2.32%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC
    5.08M2.26%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC
    4.03M1.79%
  • Bank of America Corp
    3.20M1.43%
  • NORGES BANK
    3.04M1.35%
  • Pentwater Capital Management LP
    2.77M1.24%
  • Northern Trust Corp
    2.64M1.17%
  • Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts
    2.63M1.17%
  • D. E. Shaw & Co LP
    2.60M1.16%
  • Dodge & Cox
    2.51M1.12%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.
    2.26M1.01%

Top Fund Holders

  • Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest
    7.14M3.18%
  • Vanguard 500 Index Investor
    5.97M2.66%
  • iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
    2.99M1.33%
  • Fidelity 500 Index
    2.90M1.29%
  • State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF
    2.75M1.22%
  • Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl
    2.43M1.08%

Dividends

20263×
1.35Aug 7, 20261.35May 8, 20261.35Feb 6, 2026
20254×
1.35Nov 7, 20251.35Aug 1, 20251.35May 2, 20251.35Feb 7, 2025
20244×
1.35Nov 1, 20241.35Aug 2, 20241.35May 2, 20241.35Feb 1, 2024
20234×
1.35Nov 2, 20231.35Aug 3, 20231.35May 4, 20231.35Feb 2, 2023
20224×
1.24Nov 3, 20221.24Aug 5, 20221.24May 5, 20221.24Feb 3, 2022
20214×
1.09Nov 4, 20211.09Aug 6, 20210.99May 6, 20210.99Feb 4, 2021
20201×
0.94Nov 5, 2020

Stock Splits

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