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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
As of Nov 11, 3:59 PM ET, Norfolk Southern (NSC) last traded at $330.53, up 0.79% on the day. Its TickerHum research score is 55/100 (average). It reported revenue of $12.96B for the twelve months ending 2026-09-30, up 6.0% year over year, with a 31.5% operating margin.
Ratings
- Valuation: 61/100 — Strongest input: price / sales (ttm) 5.7x. Weakest: free-cash-flow yield 2.2 %.
- Growth: 29/100 — Strongest input: revenue growth (ttm, yoy) +6.0 %. Weakest: diluted eps growth (ttm, yoy) -9.0 %.
- Profitability: 76/100 — Strongest input: operating margin 31.5 %. Weakest: return on equity 16.0 %.
- Financial health: 25/100 — Strongest input: long-term debt / equity 0.95. Weakest: cash / long-term debt 0.10.
- Momentum: 52/100 — Strongest input: price vs 200-day average +4.3 %. Weakest: 3-month return -2.2 %.
- Attention: 55/100 — Strongest input: headlines in the last 7 days 34. Weakest: volume vs 3-month average 0.7x.
- Risk resilience: 88/100 — Strongest input: annualised volatility (1y) 21.8 %. Weakest: max drawdown (1y) -12.5 %.
- Data confidence: 98/100 — Strongest input: quote age (hours) 0 h. Weakest: inputs available 95 %.
Reported fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.96B | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Revenue growth | 6.0% | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Net income | $2.68B | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Diluted EPS | $11.93 | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Operating margin | 31.5% | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Net margin | 20.7% | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Free cash flow | $1.65B | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Cash | $1.6B | as of 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Long-term debt | $15.96B | as of 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Debt / equity | 0.95 | as of 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (CIK 0000702165).
Comparable companies for Norfolk Southern
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