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Norfolk Southern NSC Free cash flow yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.0B+0.2%
Operating income$877.0M-23.5%
Net income$547.0M-27.1%
EPS (diluted)$2.43-26.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.3B+33.3%
Total equity$15.8B+8.9%
Total assets$45.1B+3.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$344.0M-63.8%
CapEx$382.0M-14.9%
Free cash flow-$38.0M-108%

Valuation

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Market cap$67.4B+20.2%
P/E25.2×+8.4×
P/S5.5×+0.9×

Profitability

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Operating margin33.5%-7.8pp
Net margin21.9%-5.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity17.6%-6.9pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio0.9×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Norfolk Southern’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Norfolk Southern’s 10-Q, filed April 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Norfolk Southern's free cash flow yield?
Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported free cash flow yield of 2.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Norfolk Southern's free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?
Norfolk Southern's free cash flow yield decreased by 28.8% year-over-year, from 3.5% to 2.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Norfolk Southern's free cash flow yield?
Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Norfolk Southern's free cash flow yield has grown at a -8.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 16% to 13.5%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?
The spendable cash the business throws off each year as a percentage of its market price.
How do you interpret free cash flow yield?
Higher yield can mean better value — you pay less for each dollar of cash generated. A useful sanity check against earnings-based multiples, which non-cash items can distort.
How does free cash flow yield compare across companies?
Comparable across cash-generative companies; less meaningful for firms in heavy-investment phases with temporarily negative FCF.