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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
As of Sep 25, 4:00 PM ET, Norfolk Southern (NSC) last traded at $313.00, down 0.05% on the day. Its TickerHum research score is 53/100 (average). It reported revenue of $12.54B for the twelve months ending 2026-06-30, up 3.0% year over year, with a 32.2% operating margin.
Ratings
- Valuation: 62/100 — Strongest input: price / sales (ttm) 5.6x. Weakest: free-cash-flow yield 2.3 %.
- Growth: 16/100 — Strongest input: revenue growth (ttm, yoy) +3.0 %. Weakest: diluted eps growth (ttm, yoy) -20.9 %.
- Profitability: 78/100 — Strongest input: operating margin 32.2 %. Weakest: return on equity 16.2 %.
- Financial health: 23/100 — Strongest input: long-term debt / equity 0.98. Weakest: cash / long-term debt 0.07.
- Momentum: 50/100 — Strongest input: 6-month return +10.5 %. Weakest: 1-year return +5.2 %.
- Attention: 51/100 — Strongest input: headlines in the last 7 days 29. Weakest: volume vs 3-month average 0.5x.
- Risk: 89/100 — Strongest input: annualised volatility (1y) 20.6 %. Weakest: max drawdown (1y) -12.5 %.
- Data confidence: 90/100 — Strongest input: latest financial period age (days) 90 d. Weakest: quote age (hours) 46 h.
Reported fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.54B | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Revenue growth | 3.0% | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Net income | $2.64B | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Diluted EPS | $11.72 | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Operating margin | 32.2% | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Net margin | 21.0% | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Free cash flow | $1.63B | TTM ending 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Cash | $1.07B | as of 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Long-term debt | $15.97B | as of 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
| Debt / equity | 0.98 | as of 2026-06-30 · 10-Q |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (CIK 0000702165).
Compare Norfolk Southern with its closest competitors
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