Fundamentals · 2026-09-09S&P 500ANNUAL BASIS

Norfolk Southern

NSC stock analysis · Industrials · Rail Transportation

FY 2025-12-31ANNUAL FILINGS
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These are research estimates based on annual filings. Valuation uses a cash-flow proxy and explicit assumptions; prices are not live. Published valuations use annual periods first filed by the price date, with later restatements retained.
Reference share price · USD
$314.59HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT

As of · fund-implied per-share value

Fund holding value ÷ shares held. Not a live quote; not adjusted for later stock splits.

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Estimated issuer market cap
$70.7B

Price × SEC outstanding shares. Shares measured 2026-06-30. Approximate; share and price dates can differ.

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Valuation

DCF value

$145.86

Equity cash-flow scenario · SEC outstanding shares at 2026-06-30 · -53.6% versus input cap

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Valuation

Reverse DCF

24.5%

Annual basis · read assumptions below

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Valuation

Relative valuation

28.7%

76 sector peers · median 31.7×

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Historical multiples

24.6×

7 annual observations · snapshot P/E 24.6× · 0.0% versus history

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Valuation

Free cash flow yield

3.1%

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Quality

ROIC / quality

11.3%

Normalized tax · financing-capital proxy · parent-equity fallback (scope limitation) · short-term borrowing coverage incomplete

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Value composite

56/100

Annual basis · read assumptions below

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Momentum

12–1 price momentum

Split and corporate-action verification is incomplete for these fund observations. Verified adjusted endpoints are required for 12–1 momentum.

Split and corporate-action verification is incomplete for these fund observations. Verified adjusted endpoints are required for 12–1 momentum.

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Investment

Asset growth

3.6%

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Investment

Net payout yield

Requires reported dividends, repurchases and issuance; missing values are not zero.

Requires reported dividends, repurchases and issuance; missing values are not zero.

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Quality

Accrual quality

-3.3%

Parent-earnings fallback versus consolidated cash flow · scope limitation

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Momentum

Fundamental momentum

1.7%

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Follow the cash

ANNUAL · USD

Operating cash flow and reinvestment over time

USD · bar maximum 4.4B2020-12-31: cfo $3,637,000,000.002020-12-31: capex $1,494,000,000.0020202021-12-31: cfo $4,255,000,000.002021-12-31: capex $1,470,000,000.0020212022-12-31: cfo $4,222,000,000.002022-12-31: capex $1,948,000,000.0020222023-12-31: cfo $3,179,000,000.002023-12-31: capex $2,327,000,000.0020232024-12-31: cfo $4,052,000,000.002024-12-31: capex $2,381,000,000.0020242025-12-31: cfo $4,361,000,000.002025-12-31: capex $2,204,000,000.002025
Operating cash flowCapital expenditure

Annual USD. Negative bars use a compressed lower scale. Hover or inspect the financial history table for exact values.

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Personal inputs stay in this browser. Blank fields retain published inputs. Five-year forecast; zero net borrowing. Required return must exceed terminal growth.

How sensitive is the valuation?

DCF per-share sensitivity · includes reviewed preferred and minority-owner claims · rows: required return · columns: growth
Return / Growth3.0%5.0%7.0%
8.0%$182.95$199.62$217.54
10.0%$134.07$145.86$158.53
12.0%$105.77$114.77$124.42

Annual financial history

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Fiscal year-endRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureAssets
2025-12-3112.2B2.9B4.4B2.2B45.2B
2024-12-3112.1B2.6B4.1B2.4B43.7B
2023-12-3112.2B1.8B3.2B2.3B41.7B
2022-12-3112.7B3.3B4.2B1.9B38.9B
2021-12-3111.1B3B4.3B1.5B38.5B
2020-12-319.8B2B3.6B1.5B38B
2019-12-3111.3B2.7B3.9B2B37.9B
2018-12-3111.5B2.7B3.7B2B36.2B

USD, abbreviated. Restated annual history; not a point-in-time backtest. Missing values appear as dashes.

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MODEL ANNUAL PERIOD
InputValueSEC tag / sourceFiled
revenue12.2BRevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax2026-02-09
netIncome2.9BNetIncomeLoss
Parent-attributable fallback: a verified consolidated total is unavailable in the supported tags. Noncontrolling interests have not been assumed to be zero; this may differ in scope from consolidated cash flow or operating income.
2026-02-09
Parent/common earnings proxy2.9BNetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic2026-02-09
cfo4.4BNetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities2026-02-09
capex2.2BPaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment2026-02-09
operatingIncome4.4BOperatingIncomeLoss2026-02-09
assets45.2BAssets2026-02-09
equity15.5BStockholdersEquity
Parent-attributable fallback: a verified consolidated total is unavailable in the supported tags. Noncontrolling interests have not been assumed to be zero; this may differ in scope from consolidated cash flow or operating income.
2026-02-09
Parent book equity proxy15.5BStockholdersEquity2026-02-09
debt17.1BLongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent + LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations2026-02-09
shortDebtNot reported under a supported tag
cash1.5BCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue2026-02-09
shares225.3MWeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding2026-02-09
dividends1.2BPaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock2026-02-09
buybacks534MPaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock2026-02-09
issuanceNot reported under a supported tag