NSC · Norfolk Southern Corporation
Industrials NYQ United States norfolksouthern.com ↗
BULLISH HOLD
Val Gro Qua Mom Sta Cap P/S6.01 P/E Fwd P/E23.54 PEG4.55 52W –  RSI Target$363.72 (+8.3%) Beta1.26 Div1.59%
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RSI (14)
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Railroads Atlanta, United States 19,300 employees
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.
52-Week Range
52W Low 52W High
Position in Range
RSI (14)
0 · Oversold RSI 56 Overbought · 100
Signal Neutral
EMA Price Levels
Volume Analysis
Momentum Dashboard
Trend Strength
Detected Patterns
3Bullish
2Bearish
0Neutral
▲ Bull Flag — Breakout after +13% pole — bullish continuation
▲ Double Bottom — Two lows ~$299.31 — bullish reversal confirmed
▲ Bull Flag — Breakout after +9% pole — bullish continuation
▼ Double Top — Two peaks ~$322.30 — bearish reversal confirmed
▼ Head & Shoulders — H&S neckline ~$305.00 broken — major bearish reversal

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Next Earnings Oct 22, 2026
Beat Rate 88%
Consensus HOLD
Analyst Upside +8.3%
EPS — History & Forecast
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Revenue — History & Forecast
Revenue Forecast
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EPS Beat Rate
88% 7/8 quarters
Wall Street Consensus
HOLD
5
16
BuyHoldSell
Price Target Range
$363.72 +8.3% upside
Low $297 High $414
Consensus Current price
Wall Street Analyst Ratings
FirmRatingChangeActionDate
BMO Capital Market Perform ↔ Maintain 2026-07-27
Baird Neutral ↔ Maintain 2026-07-27
Citigroup Neutral ↔ Maintain 2026-07-24
JP Morgan Neutral ↔ Maintain 2026-07-24
TD Cowen Buy ↔ Maintain 2026-07-24
Wells Fargo Overweight ↔ Maintain 2026-07-24
RBC Capital Sector Perform ↔ Maintain 2026-07-24
Barclays Overweight ↔ Maintain 2026-07-24
Susquehanna Neutral ↔ Maintain 2026-07-14
Evercore ISI Group In-Line ↔ Maintain 2026-04-27
Bernstein Outperform ↔ Maintain 2026-03-31
Deutsche Bank Hold Buy Hold ▼ Downgrade 2025-12-11
BMO Capital 2026-07-27
Market Perform ↔ Maintain
Baird 2026-07-27
Neutral ↔ Maintain
Citigroup 2026-07-24
Neutral ↔ Maintain
JP Morgan 2026-07-24
Neutral ↔ Maintain
TD Cowen 2026-07-24
Buy ↔ Maintain
Wells Fargo 2026-07-24
Overweight ↔ Maintain
RBC Capital 2026-07-24
Sector Perform ↔ Maintain
Barclays 2026-07-24
Overweight ↔ Maintain
Susquehanna 2026-07-14
Neutral ↔ Maintain
Evercore ISI Group 2026-04-27
In-Line ↔ Maintain
Bernstein 2026-03-31
Outperform ↔ Maintain
Deutsche Bank 2025-12-11
Hold (from Buy) ▼ Downgrade
Profitability
Gross Margin 45.16%TTM
Op. Margin 35.30%TTM
ROE 16.98%TTM
Rev. Growth 11.40%YoY
Free Cash Flow 1.38BTTM
FCF Yield TTM
Balance Sheet
Debt / Equity 105.52MRQ
Current Ratio 0.83MRQ
Cash 1.07BMRQ
Total Debt 17.15BMRQ
Net Debt MRQ
Income
Div. Yield 1.59%TTM
Annual Rate 5.40Fwd
Payout Ratio 46.08%TTM
Dividend History
Payout Ratio (TTM): 46.08%
DateAmount / ShareYield at Payment
2026-05-08 $1.3500 0.43%
2026-02-06 $1.3500 0.44%
2025-11-07 $1.3500 0.48%
2025-08-01 $1.3500 0.50%
2025-05-02 $1.3500 0.61%
2025-02-07 $1.3500 0.56%
2024-11-01 $1.3500 0.56%
2024-08-02 $1.3500 0.57%
2024-05-02 $1.3500 0.60%
2024-02-01 $1.3500 0.55%
2023-11-02 $1.3500 0.74%
2023-08-03 $1.3500 0.63%
2023-05-04 $1.3500 0.71%
2023-02-02 $1.3500 0.57%
2022-11-03 $1.2400 0.59%
2022-08-05 $1.2400 0.54%
2022-05-05 $1.2400 0.53%
2022-02-03 $1.2400 0.49%
2021-11-04 $1.0900 0.42%
2021-08-06 $1.0900 0.47%
2021-05-06 $0.9900 0.38%
2021-02-04 $0.9900 0.45%
2020-11-05 $0.9400 0.47%
2020-08-06 $0.9400 0.54%
2020-05-07 $0.9400 0.63%
2020-02-06 $0.9400 0.50%
2019-10-31 $0.9400 0.59%
2019-08-02 $0.9400 0.59%
2019-05-02 $0.8600 0.49%
2019-02-01 $0.8600 0.59%
2018-11-01 $0.8000 0.55%
2018-08-03 $0.8000 0.55%
2018-05-03 $0.7200 0.60%
2018-02-01 $0.7200 0.57%
2017-11-02 $0.6100 0.55%
2017-08-03 $0.6100 0.64%
2017-05-03 $0.6100 0.62%
2017-02-01 $0.6100 0.61%
2016-11-02 $0.5900 0.78%
2016-08-04 $0.5900 0.82%
How NSC Makes Its Money
Cash Flow Breakdown
Quarterly Metrics
QuarterRevenueRev YoYGross Profit Op. IncomeNet IncomeNet YoY Gross %Op %Net %
Full Key Statistics
Valuation
Market Cap75.41B
Enterprise Value91.49B
Trailing P/E28.65
Forward P/E23.54
PEG Ratio (5yr)4.55
Price/Sales (ttm)6.01
Price/Book (mrq)4.64
EV/Revenue7.30
EV/EBITDA16.16
Share Statistics
Avg Vol (3m)1.18M
Shares Outstanding224.61M
Float224.27M
% Held by Insiders0.05%
% Held by Institutions78.06%
Short Ratio7.72
Short % of Float3.68%
Profitability
Gross Margin45.16%
Operating Margin (ttm)35.30%
Profit Margin21.02%
Return on Assets (ttm)5.95%
Return on Equity (ttm)16.98%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm)12.54B
Revenue Growth (yoy)11.40%
Gross Profit (ttm)5.66B
EBITDA5.66B
Net Income (ttm)2.63B
Diluted EPS (ttm)11.72
EPS Growth (yoy)-4.40%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq)1.07B
Total Debt (mrq)17.15B
Debt / Equity (mrq)105.52
Current Ratio (mrq)0.83
Book Value / Share72.36
Operating CF (ttm)3.73B
Free Cash Flow (ttm)1.38B
Trading & Dividends
Beta (5Y)1.26
50-Day MA319.01
200-Day MA301.53
Fwd Dividend Yield159.00%
Payout Ratio46.08%
Ownership Breakdown
Institutional 78.06% Insider 0.05% Public 21.9%
Short Interest 3.68% of float
Moderate
Institutional 13F Holdings

Famous investors who disclosed a position in NSC in their latest SEC 13F filing.

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Insider Transactions
DateInsiderRoleTransactionSharesValue
2026-04-24 ORR JOHN FREDERICK Chief Operating Officer 8,319
2026-01-30 ORR JOHN FREDERICK Chief Operating Officer 1,505
2026-01-30 ZAMPI JASON ANDREW Chief Financial Officer 1,075
2026-01-30 GEORGE MARK R. Chief Executive Officer 3,691
2026-01-30 ELKINS CLAUDE E Officer 1,304
2026-01-30 LAMPHERE GILBERT H Director 700
2026-01-30 MOORE CLAIBORNE L. Officer 673
2026-01-30 BHATT ANIL Officer 861
2026-01-27 ZAMPI JASON ANDREW Chief Financial Officer 467
2026-01-27 GEORGE MARK R. Chief Executive Officer 1,400
2026-01-27 ELKINS CLAUDE E Officer 1,035
2026-01-27 MOORE CLAIBORNE L. Officer 501
2025-12-05 CLYBURN WILLIAM JR. Director Purchase at price 294.79 per share. 204 $60,137
2025-11-19 BHATT ANIL Chief Technology Officer Sale at price 281.60 per share. 900 $253,442
2025-11-05 FAHMY, SAMEH Director Purchase at price 282.97 per share. 1,650 $466,900
2025-10-27 ANDERSON RICHARD H Director Purchase at price 281.86 per share. 2,600 $732,823
2025-10-24 ZAMPI JASON ANDREW Chief Financial Officer 150
2025-10-24 BHATT ANIL Chief Technology Officer 3,479
2025-09-12 GEORGE MARK R. Chief Executive Officer 2,653
2025-08-01 LAMPHERE GILBERT H Director 460
2025-04-25 ORR JOHN FREDERICK Chief Operating Officer 9,021
2025-01-31 LAMPHERE GILBERT H Director Purchase at price 259.86 per share. 607 $157,735
2025-01-30 ZAMPI JASON ANDREW Chief Financial Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 138
2025-01-30 GEORGE MARK R. Chief Executive Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 1,638
2025-01-30 ELKINS CLAUDE E Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 1,086
ORR JOHN FREDERICK Chief Operating Officer
2026-04-24 8,319 sh
ORR JOHN FREDERICK Chief Operating Officer
2026-01-30 1,505 sh
ZAMPI JASON ANDREW Chief Financial Officer
2026-01-30 1,075 sh
GEORGE MARK R. Chief Executive Officer
2026-01-30 3,691 sh
ELKINS CLAUDE E Officer
2026-01-30 1,304 sh
LAMPHERE GILBERT H Director
2026-01-30 700 sh
MOORE CLAIBORNE L. Officer
2026-01-30 673 sh
BHATT ANIL Officer
2026-01-30 861 sh
ZAMPI JASON ANDREW Chief Financial Officer
2026-01-27 467 sh
GEORGE MARK R. Chief Executive Officer
2026-01-27 1,400 sh
ELKINS CLAUDE E Officer
2026-01-27 1,035 sh
MOORE CLAIBORNE L. Officer
2026-01-27 501 sh
CLYBURN WILLIAM JR. Director
Purchase at price 294.79 per share.
2025-12-05 204 sh $60,137
BHATT ANIL Chief Technology Officer
Sale at price 281.60 per share.
2025-11-19 900 sh $253,442
FAHMY, SAMEH Director
Purchase at price 282.97 per share.
2025-11-05 1,650 sh $466,900
ANDERSON RICHARD H Director
Purchase at price 281.86 per share.
2025-10-27 2,600 sh $732,823
ZAMPI JASON ANDREW Chief Financial Officer
2025-10-24 150 sh
BHATT ANIL Chief Technology Officer
2025-10-24 3,479 sh
GEORGE MARK R. Chief Executive Officer
2025-09-12 2,653 sh
LAMPHERE GILBERT H Director
2025-08-01 460 sh
ORR JOHN FREDERICK Chief Operating Officer
2025-04-25 9,021 sh
LAMPHERE GILBERT H Director
Purchase at price 259.86 per share.
2025-01-31 607 sh $157,735
ZAMPI JASON ANDREW Chief Financial Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2025-01-30 138 sh
GEORGE MARK R. Chief Executive Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2025-01-30 1,638 sh
ELKINS CLAUDE E Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2025-01-30 1,086 sh