Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) stock
NSCNYSERailroads, Line-Haul OperatingFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 22, 2026Score 11/3034% above fair value
$327.88−5.36 (-1.61%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $73.65BP/E 27.5Yield 1.65%
Norfolk Southern statistics
111 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 28, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 7, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 4.40
- –
- P/OCF Ratio
- 19.47
- –
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 6.84
- –
- EV / EBIT
- 21.69
- –
- EV / FCF
- 53.83
- –
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -0.35%
- –
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.00%
- –
- Float
- 225M
- –
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.05%
- –
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 76.1%
- –
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 6M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -17.3%
- –
- Short % of Float
- 2.63%
- –
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.63%
- –
- Days to Cover
- 6.40
- –
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $358.60
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $277.80
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $333.37
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $324.11
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $317.34
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $7.06
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 2.48%
- –
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 0.94%
- –
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -3.88%
- –
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 3.78%
- –
- Price Change (YTD)
- 13.6%
- –
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 14.4%
- –
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 60.6%
- –
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 19.0%
- –
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 215.3%
- –
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.74
- –
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 48.0
- –
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 21.8%
- –
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.77
- –
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 26.4%
- –
- EBITDA Margin
- 42.5%
- –
- FCF Margin
- 12.7%
- –
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 16.8%
- –
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 5.93%
- –
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 10.2%
- –
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 9.67%
- –
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.90
- –
- Quick Ratio
- 0.77
- –
- Debt / Equity
- 0.99
- –
- Debt / EBITDA
- 3.01
- –
- Debt / FCF
- 10.09
- –
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 2.72
- –
- Interest Coverage
- 5.23
- –
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 5.99%
- –
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -9.39%
- –
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -9.08%
- –
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -21.5%
- –
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -1.50%
- –
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 4.47%
- –
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -2.79%
- –
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 10.2%
- –
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.29
- –
- Revenue Per Employee
- $668.20K
- –
- Profits Per Employee
- $138.35K
- –
- Employee Count
- 19,400
- –
- WACC
- 8.04%
- –
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $3.43B
- –
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$15.02B
- –
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$66.85
- –
- Equity (Book Value)
- $16.73B
- –
- Book Value Per Share
- $74.48
- –
- Tangible Book Value
- $16.73B
- –
- Working Capital
- -$356.00M
- –
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$2.14B
- –
- FCF Per Share
- $7.33
- –
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.64%
- –
- FCF Yield
- 2.24%
- –
- Dividend Yield
- 1.65%
- –
- Buyback Yield
- 0.01%
- –
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.65%
- –
- Dividend Per Share
- $5.40
- –
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- –
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- –
- Payout Ratio
- 45.2%
- –
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 73.6%
- –
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $782.00M
- –
- Income Tax
- $742.00M
- –
- Effective Tax Rate
- 21.7%
- –
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $141.34
- –
- Graham Upside
- -56.9%
- –
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.52
- –
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- –
- Lynch Fair Value
- $121.76
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -62.9%
- –
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | NSC | S&P 500 | Difference | NSC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +2.1% | -3.0% | +5.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -3.0% | -2.8% | −0.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | +15.0% | +11.5% | +3.5 pts | ||
| 1 year | +17.1% | +13.5% | +3.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | +74.3% | +77.7% | −3.4 pts | +20.3% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +31.6% | +72.6% | −41.0 pts | +5.7% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +295.0% | +308.2% | −13.2 pts | +14.7% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
6M NSC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 17.3% from the previous report, or 2.63% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 44.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,903,083 | -17.3% | 922,005 | 6.4 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 7,136,902 | -0.2% | 694,822 | 10.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7,152,583 | -6.1% | 938,025 | 7.6 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 7,619,508 | +32.8% | 1,235,933 | 6.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 5,736,781 | -21.4% | 1,165,337 | 4.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 7,296,473 | -4.3% | 1,123,894 | 6.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 7,624,518 | -7.8% | 1,392,532 | 5.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 8,266,038 | -3.1% | 836,833 | 9.9 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8,529,961 | +4.0% | 1,310,911 | 6.5 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8,202,408 | +0.5% | 952,605 | 8.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 8,160,523 | +13.7% | 1,495,677 | 5.5 |
| May 15, 2026 | 7,179,711 | -26.2% | 1,053,247 | 6.8 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
See a number that looks wrong?