NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP NSC

Latest FY: 2025 Industrials Railroads
Market Price $323.38
Market Cap $72.63B
P/E Ratio 25.36
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Revenue (FY 2025) ↑0.5% YoY
$12.18B
3-Yr CAGR: -1.5%
Net Income ↑9.6% YoY
$2.87B
Net Margin: 23.6%
Free Cash Flow ↑29.1% YoY
$2.16B
FCF Yield: 2.97%
EPS (Diluted) ↑10.2% YoY
$12.75
Basic: $12.76
Return on Equity Efficiency
18.5%
ROA: 6.4%

📊 Multi-Year Historical Performance & Trends

Financial Performance History Revenue, Net Income & Free Cash Flow
Margins Trend (%) Gross, Operating & Net Margins
Balance Sheet Strength Cash, Debt & Equity
Cash Flow Generation Operating Cash Flow vs CapEx vs FCF

📈 Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth History (NSC)

All monetary values in millions ($M)
Fiscal Year Revenue Revenue YoY Gross Profit Net Income Net Inc YoY Diluted EPS EPS YoY Div / Sh Div Yield Op. Cash Flow Free Cash Flow FCF YoY
FY 2016 $9,888.0M $9,325.0M $1,668.0M $5.62 $2.36 2.18% $3,034.0M $1,147.0M
FY 2017 $10,551.0M +6.7% $10,001.0M $5,404.0M +224.0% $18.61 +231.1% $2.44 1.68% $3,253.0M $1,530.0M +33.4%
FY 2018 $11,458.0M +8.6% $10,901.0M $2,666.0M -50.7% $9.51 -48.9% $3.04 2.03% $3,726.0M $1,775.0M +16.0%
FY 2019 $11,296.0M -1.4% $10,692.0M $2,722.0M +2.1% $10.25 +7.8% $3.60 1.85% $3,892.0M $1,873.0M +5.5%
FY 2020 $9,789.0M -13.3% $9,164.0M $2,013.0M -26.0% $7.84 -23.5% $3.76 1.58% $3,637.0M $2,143.0M +14.4%
FY 2021 $11,142.0M +13.8% $10,496.0M $3,005.0M +49.3% $12.11 +54.5% $4.16 1.40% $4,255.0M $2,785.0M +30.0%
FY 2022 $12,745.0M +14.4% $12,053.0M $3,270.0M +8.8% $13.88 +14.6% $4.96 2.01% $4,222.0M $2,274.0M -18.3%
FY 2023 $12,156.0M -4.6% $11,434.0M $1,827.0M -44.1% $8.02 -42.2% $5.40 2.28% $3,179.0M $830.0M -63.5%
FY 2024 $12,123.0M -0.3% $11,316.0M $2,622.0M +43.5% $11.57 +44.3% $5.40 2.30% $4,052.0M $1,671.0M +101.3%
FY 2025 $12,180.0M +0.5% $11,388.0M $2,873.0M +9.6% $12.75 +10.2% $5.40 1.87% $4,361.0M $2,157.0M +29.1%
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Valuation

Market Price $323.38
Market Cap $72.63B
Enterprise Value $87.58B
P/E Ratio 25.36
P/B Ratio 4.67
FCF Yield 2.97%
Dividend Yield 1.67%
Shares Outstanding 224,594,000
%

Profitability & Margins

Gross Margin 93.50%
Operating Margin 35.76%
Net Margin 23.59%
Return on Equity (ROE) 18.48%
Return on Assets (ROA) 6.35%
Asset Turnover 0.27x
Revenue 3-Yr CAGR -1.50%
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Financial Health & Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.85
Cash Ratio 0.41
Debt / Equity 1.060
Debt / Assets 0.364
Cash & Equivalents $1.53B
Total Debt $16.48B
Book Value / Share $69.22
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Cash Flow Efficiency

Operating Cash Flow $4.36B
Capital Expenditures (CapEx) $2.20B
Free Cash Flow $2.16B
OCF / Revenue 35.80%
FCF / Revenue 17.71%
FCF 3-Yr CAGR -1.75%
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Per Share Metrics

EPS (Diluted) $12.75
EPS (Basic) $12.76
Dividends / Share $5.40
Book Value / Share $69.22
EPS YoY Growth 10.20%
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Balance Sheet (FY 2025)

Total Assets $45.24B
Total Liabilities $29.69B
Stockholders' Equity $15.55B
Current Assets $3.20B
Current Liabilities $3.77B