Norfolk Southern NSC Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 33.5%-2.2pp | 35.8%-1.4pp | 37.2%-4.2pp | 41.5%+0.1pp | 41.3%+7.7pp | |
| Net margin | 21.9%-1.7pp | 23.6%-0.6pp | 24.2%-3.3pp | 27.5%+0.1pp | 27.4%+5.8pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 17.6%-1.6pp | 19.2%-1.2pp | 20.5%-3.7pp | 24.1%-0.4pp | 24.5%+5.2pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 0.9×+0.1× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.9×+0.1× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×-0.1× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $70.24— | —— | $67.38+2.6% | $65.66+2.5% | $64.07— | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $64.43B-0.5% | $64.78B-3.9% | $67.4B+16.1% | $58.04B+8.3% | $53.58B+0.9% | |
| Price / earnings | 24.1×+1.6× | 22.5×-0.2× | 22.8×+5.4× | 17.3×+1.2× | 16.1×-4.1× | |
| Price / sales | 5.3×0.0× | 5.3×-0.2× | 5.5×+0.7× | 4.8×+0.3× | 4.4×0.0× | |
| Price / book | 4.1×-0.1× | 4.2×-0.3× | 4.5×+0.5× | 3.9×+0.2× | 3.7×0.0× | |
| Dividend yield | 1.9%0.0pp | 1.9%+0.1pp | 1.8%-0.3pp | 2.1%-0.2pp | 2.3%0.0pp |
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- Every ratio is computed from Norfolk Southern's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
