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NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation
NYSE USD Industrials
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As of 30 Oct 2026
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Market facts
- Market cap
- 73B
- P/E ratio
- 27.89
- Analyst target
- 356.1111
- Dividend yield
- 1.7%
- Beta
- 1.28
Profile
Instrument facts
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Currency
- USD
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Railroads
- ISIN
- Not available
- Market cap
- 73B
- P/E ratio
- 27.89
- Analyst target
- 356.1111
- Dividend yield
- 1.7%
- Beta
- 1.28
About
About Norfolk Southern Corporation
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.
Research context
Norfolk Southern Corporation appears in PyInvesting’s US Stock catalogue. The price history above describes this recorded instrument; it does not by itself identify a company’s business or establish a continuous investment return.
- Currency
- USD
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Railroads
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5 years, 7 months ago
Norfolk Southern Corporation is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 0.5% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 86.6% cheaper than other stocks from the Industrials sector with a price to sales ratio of 7.1.
Norfolk Southern Corporation's total revenue sank by 4.3% to $3B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has increased by 0.8% to $671M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow grew by 15.9% to $429M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Norfolk Southern Corporation gets an overall score of 4/5.