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Company Profile: Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)

NSC insider trades (13 months) →

$340.95 −1.37% vs. previous close · Market cap $76.58B

Today's multi-factor rank: 300 of 461 · see the ranking

Quant500 Scores
Momentum
5.4/10
Value
4.3/10
Growth
4.1/10
Quality
5.0/10
Multifactor
4.7/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$345.68
Open:$345.68
Day's Low:$340.46
Day's High:$347.41
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:76.58B
Enterprise Value:93.19B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$277.80
52-Week High:$358.60
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$326.26
200-Day Avg:$315.38

Volume

Volume Today:679,902
Avg Volume (3m):1,009,814
Avg Volume (10d):956,360
52-Week Change:+21.80%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:1.18

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):28.58

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 22, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):23.49
PEG Ratio:4.07
Price / Book:4.58
Price / Sales (TTM):5.91
EV / Revenue:7.19
EV / EBITDA:16.09

Dividends

Current yield:1.56%
Annual Dividend Rate:$5.40
Dividend Trailing:$5.40
Yield Trailing:1.56%
5-Year Avg Yield:2.01%
Payout Ratio:45.26%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):12.96B
Gross Profit:5.79B
EBITDA:5.79B
Net Income (TTM):2.68B
Rev Growth (YoY):+13.60%
Earnings Growth (YoY):+6.70%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):+6.80%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$11.93

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 22, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$14.51
Revenue Per Share:$57.73
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$74.48
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:1.60B
Total Debt:17.15B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):15.55B
Debt / Equity:102.49%
Current Ratio:0.90
Quick Ratio:0.77

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:3.78B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):1.62B
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:93.19B
EV / Revenue:7.19
EV / EBITDA:16.09

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):16.84%
ROA (Return on Assets):6.03%
P/E (trailing):28.58
P/E (forward):23.49
Price / Book:4.58
PEG Ratio:4.07
52-Week Change:+21.80%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$11.93

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 22, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$14.51
P/E (forward):23.49
PEG Ratio:4.07

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$57.73
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$74.48

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:1.62B
Operating Cash Flow:3.78B
EBITDA:5.79B
Total Revenue (TTM):12.96B
Net Income (TTM):2.68B
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
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Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:224,616,686
Float (free shares):224,252,807
Short interest (shares):7,136,902
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):8.55
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
10-Q2026-10-22View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-23View filing ↗
11-K2026-06-25View filing ↗
8-K2026-06-01View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-08View filing ↗
10-Q2026-04-24View filing ↗
8-K2026-04-02View filing ↗
DEF 14A2026-03-27View filing ↗
10-K2026-02-09View filing ↗
8-K2026-01-29View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

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.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Atlanta
Employees:19,300
Sector:Industrials
Industry:Railroads
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. Mark R. GeorgePresident, CEO & Director574.23M
Mr. Jason A. ZampiExecutive VP & CFO501.82M
Mr. Anil BhattExecutive VP and Chief Information & Digital Officer-1.82M
Mr. Claude E. Elkins Jr.Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officer591.91M
Mr. Brian BarrChief Operating Officer46-
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--

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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC): Quantitative Analysis

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) — Industrials — Railroads. NSC is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, NSC has returned +19.5% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

NSC ranks 300 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 41 of the 69 Industrials companies that score. Its strongest factor is momentum (Z 0.24, ranked 168 of 494); its weakest is growth (Z -0.52, ranked 423 of 489). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor-0.169300 of 461
Momentum0.237168 of 494 ↓12
Value-0.413340 of 489 ↑1
Quality0.021199 of 468
Growth-0.524423 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$340.95
Market Cap76.58B
P/E28.58
Revenue (last 12 months)12.96B
Price / book4.58
Book value per share$74.48
52-week range$277.80 – $358.60
Dividend yield1.56%
Beta1.18
Average volume1,009,814
Shares outstanding224.62M
Short interest (% of float)3.18% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does NSC report earnings? 10 of its last 12, before the open →

What are NSC insiders doing? 48 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 3 buys and 1 sell, the last one on Oct 24, 2026 →

NSC latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All NSC filings on EDGAR.

Guides: How to read a Quant500 company page · What the S&P 500 is · P/E ratio explained · 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K · all guides

Frequently asked questions about Norfolk Southern (NSC)

When does Norfolk Southern report earnings?

Norfolk Southern has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 2 after the close and 10 before the open (SEC filings through Oct 22, 2026). NSC earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is Norfolk Southern's P/E ratio?

Norfolk Southern's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 28.6 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 74 Industrials companies with a P/E is 26.4, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: Norfolk Southern is above its sector median. Industrials stocks, company by company →

Where does Norfolk Southern rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, Norfolk Southern ranks 300 of 461, and 41 of the 69 Industrials companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have Norfolk Southern insiders bought or sold shares?

The latest open-market purchase of Norfolk Southern shares filed with the SEC (Form 4) was on Dec 5, 2025, by a director, for $60k. The latest sale was on Nov 19, 2025, by an officer, for $253k. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 3 purchases and 1 sale by directors, officers and large shareholders. All NSC insider trades →

Does Norfolk Southern pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 1.56% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $5.40 per share). The next announced ex-dividend date is Nov 6, 2026.

What sector is Norfolk Southern in, and which index?

Norfolk Southern is classified in the Industrials sector (industry: Railroads), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 76 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Industrials stocks →

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