Norfolk Southern NSC Ratios & Valuation
| TTM Q1 '26 | TTM Q4 '25 | TTM Q3 '25 | TTM Q2 '25 | TTM Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 148%+18.2pp | 155.7%+47.7pp | 153.6%+55.7pp | 147.1%+53.9pp | 129.7%+31.1pp | |
| Net margin | 97.2%+13.5pp | 102.7%+34.6pp | 100.8%+39.3pp | 96.4%+37.8pp | 83.7%+19.7pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 193.5%+19.3pp | 201%+48.9pp | 198.5%+57.1pp | 191.8%+55.7pp | 174.1%+33.6pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 64.8%— | 67.1%— | 63.2%— | —— | —— | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 81.5%+5.3pp | 88.4%+25.5pp | 88.5%+30.7pp | 86.3%+30.5pp | 76.2%+14.5pp | |
| Return on assets | 26.9%+2.9pp | 28.7%+8.9pp | 28.3%+10.2pp | 27.3%+9.7pp | 24%+4.2pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.2×-0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 3.4×+0.4× | 3.3×+0.3× | 3.3×+0.1× | 3.2×-0.4× | 3×-0.6× | |
| Quick ratio | 3.4×+0.4× | 3.3×+0.3× | 3.3×+0.1× | 3.2×-0.4× | 3×-0.6× | |
| Cash ratio | 1.6×+0.4× | 1.5×+0.4× | 1.5×+0.3× | 1.4×-0.1× | 1.2×-0.3× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Interest coverage | 22.7×+3.0× | 23.7×+7.2× | 23.3×+7.8× | 22.2×+6.8× | 19.6×+2.6× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $254.66B+20.5% | $243.81B+13.1% | $232.12B+7.6% | $220.89B+8.2% | $211.3B+2.0% | |
| Price / earnings | 86.8×+0.1× | 78.8×-32.6× | 76.5×-43.9× | 77×-41.5× | 86.6×-24.8× | |
| Price / sales | 20.9×+3.5× | 20×+2.2× | 19.1×+1.3× | 18.2×+1.4× | 17.4×+0.6× | |
| Price / book | 16.6×+1.4× | 16.2×+0.1× | 15.8×-0.8× | 15.4×-0.7× | 15.2×-1.2× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 12.4%— | 13.5%— | 13.3%— | —— | —— | |
| Earnings yield | 18.7%-0.4pp | 20.8%+5.4pp | 21.3%+7.4pp | 21.2%+6.9pp | 19.1%+3.6pp | |
| Dividend yield | 7.7%-1.6pp | 8.1%-1.0pp | 8.5%-0.6pp | 8.9%-0.8pp | 9.3%-0.2pp |
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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.
