/NSC
Norfolk Southern Corporation
NSC • NYSENSC • NYSE • Industrials
$290.73-0.18%-0.53
$290.73-0.18%(-0.53)Industrials
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Valuation
50Fair Value
Sentiment
72Bullish
Risk
68Low Risk
Momentum
49Neutral
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Financial Statements
Margin Trends
Gross
42.4%▲11.4pp
Revenue after COGS
Operating
32.9%▲1.9pp
After operating expenses
Net
23.6%▲2.0pp
Bottom-line profitability
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
Net Margin
Valuation Snapshot
P/E Ratio
22.6
Price vs earnings
EV/EBITDA
13.8
Enterprise value
FCF Yield
3.3%
Cash generation
Earnings Yield
4.4%
Inverse of P/E
Capital Efficiency
11
GoAI Quality ScoreFair
ROEReturn on Equity
18.5%Strong
ROAReturn on Assets
6.4%Strong
ROICReturn on Invested Capital
7.5%Fair
Financial Health
Current RatioWeak
0.85
Short-term solvency (>1.5)
Net Debt / EBITDAManageable
2.66x
Debt repayment capacity (<3x)
Income QualityStrong
1.52
Cash backs earnings (>1)
Revenue & Profitability
Revenue
Net Income
Net Loss
Income Statement
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.18B | $12.12B | $12.16B | $12.74B | $11.14B |
| Gross Profit | $5.17B | $3.76B | $2.81B | $4.73B | $4.37B |
| Gross Margin | 42.4% | 31.0% | 23.1% | 37.1% | 39.2% |
| Operating Income | $4.01B | $3.76B | $2.81B | $4.73B | $4.37B |
| Net Income | $2.87B | $2.62B | $1.83B | $3.27B | $3.00B |
| Net Margin | 23.6% | 21.6% | 15.0% | 25.7% | 27.0% |
| EPS | $12.75 | $11.58 | $8.04 | $13.92 | $12.16 |
Average Price Target
$312.43▲ 7.5% Upside
Past 12 Months
12 Month Forecast
Based on 50 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Norfolk Southern Corporation, the average price target is $312.43, with a high forecast of $342.00 and a low forecast of $288.00. The average price target represents a 7.5% increase from the current price of $290.73.
Highest
$342.00
Average
$312.43
Lowest
$288.00
Rating Distribution
Strong Buy
0
0%
Buy
21
44%
Hold
24
50%
Sell
3
6%
Strong Sell
0
0%
Recent Analyst Ratings
FirmActionRatingDate
Baird● Maintain
Neutral
2026-02-02JP Morgan● Maintain
Neutral
2026-01-30Citigroup● Maintain
Neutral
2026-01-30RBC Capital● Maintain
Sector Perform
2026-01-30Barclays● Maintain
Overweight
2026-01-30JP Morgan● Maintain
Neutral
2026-01-12Citigroup● Maintain
Neutral
2026-01-08Barclays● Maintain
Overweight
2025-12-16Deutsche Bank▼ Downgrade
Buy→Hold
2025-12-11BMO Capital● Maintain
Market Perform
2025-10-24Earnings History & Surprises
BEAT RATE
61%
Last 18 quarters
AVG SURPRISE
+2.8%
EPS vs Estimate
BEATS / MISSES
11/7
Last 18 quarters
LATEST EPS
$3.22
Q1 '26
QUARTERLY EPS TREND
Estimated
Beat
Miss
QUARTERLY DETAIL
Q1 '26
+16.7%
$3.22 vs $2.76
Q4 '25
+3.4%
$3.30 vs $3.19
Q3 '25
-0.6%
$3.29 vs $3.31
Q2 '25
+1.1%
$2.69 vs $2.66
Q1 '25
+3.4%
$3.04 vs $2.94
Q4 '24
+4.5%
$3.25 vs $3.11
Q3 '24
+7.0%
$3.06 vs $2.86
Q2 '24
-1.6%
$2.49 vs $2.53
Q1 '24
-1.4%
$2.83 vs $2.87
Q4 '23
-1.5%
$2.65 vs $2.69
Q3 '23
-6.3%
$2.95 vs $3.15
Q2 '23
+5.4%
$3.32 vs $3.15
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