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Norfolk Southern NSC Price / sales

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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$67.5B+20.2%
P/E25.3×+8.4×

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 the most recent quarter.

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 price / sales?
Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported price / sales of 5.3× in Q1 2026.
How has Norfolk Southern's price / sales changed year-over-year?
Norfolk Southern's price / sales increased by 19.5% year-over-year, from 4.4× to 5.3×.
What is the long-term trend for Norfolk Southern's price / sales?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Norfolk Southern's price / sales has grown at a -5.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 24.7× to 20×.
What does price / sales mean?
How many dollars investors pay for each dollar of the company's annual sales.
How do you interpret price / sales?
Useful when earnings are negative or volatile (e.g. early-stage or cyclical firms). Only comparable across companies with similar margins — a sales dollar is worth more at a high-margin business.
How does price / sales compare across companies?
Best compared within a margin cohort; a software P/S and a retailer P/S are not directly comparable.