Industrials
Norfolk Southern Corporation(NSC)
Live Price
Offline$300.53
-3.31% today
1Y Change
+21.79%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
- Market Cap
- $70.99B
- Revenue Growth
- +0.5%
- EPS Growth
- +10.1%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.7%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $70.99B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $300.53 and up 21.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.5%, EPS growth of +10.1%, a dividend yield of 1.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.5%, EPS +10.1%, free cash flow +29.1% with operating margin 32.4% and ROIC 7.3%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.7%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at P/E 26.6 and price/sales 5.8. Stock Foundry combines NSC price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+0.5% vs +6.8% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+32.4% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
26.6 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 24, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +0.5% and EPS at +10.1%, with operating margin around 32.4%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.7%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 24, 2026 | โ | -0.3% | -1.2% | -1.6% |
2026 Jan 29, 2026 | +16.7% | +0.4% | +5.8% | +8.5% |
2025 Oct 23, 2025 | +3.5% | -1.2% | -0.8% | -1.3% |
Benchmark Edge
NSC vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
NSC
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
NSC Max Drawdown
-12.47%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for NSC and SPY.
Company Overview
Norfolk Southern Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
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, scrap paper, beverages, canned goods, and consumer products; chemicals consist of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, and sand; 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 provides commuter rail passenger transportation services and operates an intermodal network. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated approximately 19,300 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Leadership
- Mark R. George
- IPO Date
- Jun 2, 1982
- Employees
- 19.6k
- Street Address
- 650 West Peachtree Street NW
- Mailing
- Atlanta, GA, 30308-1925
- Region
- Atlanta, GA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 855 667 3655
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 26.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 15.7
- Price/Sales
- 5.8
- Price/Book
- 4.5
Growth
- Revenue
- +0.5%
- EPS
- +10.1%
- Free Cash Flow
- +29.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 45.3%
- Operating Margin
- 32.4%
- Net Margin
- 21.9%
- ROE
- 17.4%
- ROIC
- 7.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.08
- Current Ratio
- 0.91
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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