NSC

Norfolk Southern Corp

329.25

Nov 05 • 3:59 PM ET -14.89 (-4.33%)

329.85

Aftermarket • 5:44 PM ET +0.60 (0.18%)

Industrials Railroads USA Large NYSE

Today, 9:31 AMSTB retaliation ruling raises merger scrutiny, knocking Norfolk Southern 4.2% lower at Thursday’s open

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Index	S&P 500
Market Cap	73.96B
Enterprise Value	88.97B
Income	2.68B
Sales	12.96B
Book/sh	74.48
Cash/sh	7.11
Dividend Est.	5.42 (1.65%)
Dividend TTM	5.40 (1.64%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Nov 06, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	2.87% 7.51%
Payout	42.36%
Employees	19300
IPO	Jun 02, 1982

P/E	27.61
Forward P/E	22.67
PEG	2.67
P/S	5.71
P/B	4.42
P/C	46.28
P/FCF	44.90
EV/EBITDA	15.77
EV/Sales	6.86
Quick Ratio	0.81
Current Ratio	0.90
Debt/Eq	0.99
LT Debt/Eq	0.95
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	11.92
EPS next Y	14.52
EPS next Q	3.26
EPS this Y	4.43%
EPS next Y	11.32%
EPS next 5Y	8.49%
EPS past 3/5Y	-2.79% 10.22%
Sales past 3/5Y	-1.50% 4.47%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-9.02%
Sales Y/Y TTM	5.99%
EPS Q/Q	6.66%
Sales Q/Q	13.63%
Earnings	Oct 22 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	4.49% 0.61%

Insider Own	0.10%
Insider Trans	0.00%
Inst Own	78.13%
Inst Trans	-0.33%
ROA	5.92%
ROE	16.82%
ROIC	8.20%
Gross Margin	32.52%
Oper. Margin	32.52%
Profit Margin	20.68%
SMA20	-0.77%
SMA50	1.18%
SMA200	4.14%
Trades

Shs Outstand	224.62M
Shs Float	224.39M
Short Float	3.18%
Short Ratio	7.03
Short Interest	7.14M
52W High	358.60 -8.18%
52W Low	277.80 18.52%
Volatility	2.03% 1.81%
ATR (14)	7.13
RSI (14)	48.14
Beta	1.18
Rel Volume	2.59
Avg Volume	1.02M
Volume	2,626,410

Perf Week	-3.78%
Perf Month	5.12%
Perf Quarter	-1.53%
Perf Half Y	5.06%
Perf YTD	14.04%
Perf Year	17.27%
Perf 3Y	69.23%
Perf 5Y	15.97%
Perf 10Y	259.36%
Recom	2.64
Target Price	358.65
Prev Close	344.14
Price	329.25
Change %	-4.33%

Consensus

Hold

Avg. Price Target

$358.65

Implied Upside

+8.9%

Analysts12incl. previous ratings

Rating Distribution4 Buy · 7 Hold · 1 Sell

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change	Implied Upside
Apr 27, 2026	Reiterated	TTD Cowen	Buy	$313 → $337	+2.4%
Feb 06, 2026	Downgrade	UUBS	Buy → Neutral	$342	+3.9%
Dec 11, 2025	Downgrade	DDeutsche Bank	Buy → Hold
Oct 24, 2025	Reiterated	TTD Cowen	Buy	$320 → $314	-4.6%
Jul 25, 2025	Downgrade	JJefferies	Buy → Hold	$300	-8.9%
Jul 21, 2025	Upgrade	TTD Cowen	Hold → Buy	$323	-1.9%
Jul 09, 2025	Downgrade	CCitigroup	Buy → Neutral	$288	-12.5%
Jul 01, 2025	Resumed	RRobert W. Baird	Neutral	$255	-22.6%
Jun 02, 2025	Downgrade	GGoldman	Buy → Neutral	$278	-15.6%
Mar 07, 2025	Initiated	DDeutsche Bank	Buy	$293	-11.0%
Feb 03, 2025	Downgrade	LLoop Capital	Buy → Hold	$289 → $256	-22.2%
Oct 09, 2024	Initiated	CCitigroup	Buy	$294	-10.7%
Jul 26, 2024	Reiterated	TTD Cowen	Hold	$251 → $253	-23.2%
Jul 08, 2024	Resumed	MMorgan Stanley	Underweight	$175	-46.8%
Jun 07, 2024	Initiated	WWells Fargo	Overweight	$270	-18.0%
May 23, 2024	Upgrade	RRBC Capital Mkts	Sector Perform → Outperform	$270	-18.0%
Apr 08, 2024	Initiated	JJefferies	Buy	$300	-8.9%
Mar 21, 2024	Reiterated	TTD Cowen	Market Perform	$236 → $253	-23.2%
Mar 04, 2024	Upgrade	UUBS	Neutral → Buy	$238 → $302	-8.3%
Feb 21, 2024	Upgrade	BBarclays	Equal Weight → Overweight	$255 → $305	-7.4%

Today 03:01PM	Conrail tabs Wright as president and chief operating officer (FreightWaves)
01:35PM	STB orders Union Pacific to make alleged rate hike threat video public (FreightWaves)
Nov-04-26 10:09AM	Schneider National says rail partner shift offers network boost (Trucking Dive)
Nov-02-26 10:11AM	Norfolk Southern, Schneider National team to scale East Coast intermodal reach (Supply Chain Dive)
Oct-30-26 02:42PM	Rail Rivalry: Schneiders Bold Move to Norfolk Southern from CSX (FreightWaves)
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09:55AM	Schneider partners with Norfolk Southern; raises outlook despite Q3 miss (FreightWaves)
08:40AM	Schneider to shift eastern rail business to Norfolk Southern from CSX (FreightWaves)
07:20AM	New Georgia hub aims to take 26,000 containers off the road (FreightWaves)
Oct-29-26 04:06PM	Schneider and Norfolk Southern partner to expand domestic intermodal capacity across the eastern U.S. (Business Wire)
04:05PM	Norfolk Southern and Schneider partner to expand domestic intermodal capacity across the eastern U.S. (PR Newswire)
Oct-23-26 07:00AM	Three Railroads, One Record Quarter Courtesy of Diesel Fuel (Sourcing Journal)
Oct-22-26 06:51PM	Norfolk Southern Beats On Record Revenue, But Fuel Pushes Its Margin And Cost Outlook The Wrong Way (Earnings Whispers)
02:47PM	Norfolk Southern profits rise on higher volume and revenue (FreightWaves)
11:43AM	Freight Railroad Shares Increase on Shift Away From Trucks (The Wall Street Journal)
10:09AM	First look: Norfolk Southern earnings (FreightWaves)
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08:26AM	Norfolk Southern: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
08:24AM	Norfolk Southern tops profit estimates as freight demand stays strong (Reuters)
08:22AM	Union Pacific Posts Higher Profit, Revenue on Volume Growth (The Wall Street Journal)
08:15AM	Norfolk Southern reports third quarter 2026 results (PR Newswire)
Oct-21-26 07:31PM	Norfolk Southern Declares Quarterly Dividend (PR Newswire)
Oct-07-26 09:37AM	Union Pacific CEO 99.99% confident rail merger will win approval (FreightWaves)
Oct-06-26 12:43PM	Union Pacific CEO makes case for $85B Norfolk Southern merger amid pushback (Fox Business)
Oct-02-26 09:00AM	Norfolk Southern to announce third quarter 2026 earnings results on October 22, 2026 (PR Newswire)
Sep-28-26 06:39AM	Higher rates, less reliable service: Family farmers oppose rail merger (FreightWaves)
Sep-24-26 08:33AM	STB Keeps UP-NS Merger Alive, but Board Member Flags Lack of Transparency (Sourcing Journal)
Sep-22-26 10:52AM	Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Combination Gains Additional Momentum (Business Wire)
Sep-21-26 05:59PM	UP, NS merger: STB denies shippers calls for dismissal (Supply Chain Dive)
11:03AM	Transports aren't part of the market's rally, as trucking and railroad stocks fall (MarketWatch)
03:04AM	M&A Watch: PSKY-WBD Hurdle, Caesars Shareholder Vote, Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern, FedEx-InPost (Stocktwits)
Sep-18-26 08:43AM	Union Pacific blasts rival railroads trackage rights requests (FreightWaves)
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Sep-17-26 10:11AM	SC Ports, Norfolk Southerns intermodal service grows Southeast reach (Supply Chain Dive)
09:09AM	Norfolk Southern: New intermodal era about removing rail friction (FreightWaves)
Sep-16-26 05:10PM	More Than 500 Customers Back Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Combination as a Catalyst for American Growth (PR Newswire)
Sep-15-26 09:00AM	SC Gov. Henry McMaster Voices Support for Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger (PR Newswire)
Sep-14-26 08:31AM	SC Ports, Norfolk Southern expand intermodal access to Huntsville (FreightWaves)
Sep-09-26 09:05AM	Norfolk Southern to present at Morgan Stanely 14th Annual Laguna Conference (PR Newswire)
Sep-04-26 09:36AM	102 Dems to STB: Put labor first in UP-NS rail merger review (FreightWaves)
Aug-27-26 12:28PM	Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern defend rail merger application as STB review advances (FreightWaves)
Aug-26-26 05:47PM	STB Should Reject Opponents' Baseless Prima Facie Challenges; Union Pacific - Norfolk Southern Merger Application Easily Meets the Standard (Business Wire)
02:53PM	Norfolk Southern, Wabtec set locomotive upgrades to AC power (FreightWaves)
Aug-25-26 12:56PM	Rail mega-merger revives proposal for new, expanded Atlanta passenger services and theres a trucking angle (FreightWaves)
Aug-24-26 12:02PM	Rail consultant returns to lead South Carolina short line (FreightWaves)
Aug-20-26 03:12PM	Norfolk Southerns Golden Triangle \| Why Georgia is Key for Rail (FreightWaves)
Aug-19-26 05:31PM	All Aboard: STB Resumes Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Review (Sourcing Journal)
09:45AM	Regulators set schedule for review of UP-NS merger (FreightWaves)
Aug-13-26 12:06PM	Battle of the briefs: UP-NS fires back at AGs anti-merger letter (FreightWaves)
Aug-12-26 12:53PM	Mega rail deal under fire: 7 State AGs warn UP-NS merger could drive up shipping costs (FreightWaves)
Aug-07-26 01:23PM	BNSF Railway Says Regulators Should Deny Big Rail Merger Now (The Wall Street Journal)
06:46AM	Rail merger a failure on first sight, shippers protest (FreightWaves)
Jul-30-26 10:22AM	??Money Quote: Railway Merger Diss (The Wall Street Journal)
Jul-29-26 10:00PM	Unpacking Rail Earnings: How Volume Growth Fuels Merger Talks (FreightWaves)
09:53PM	Rail Merger: UP CEO Says its BETTER for Consumers \| FreightWaves Today (FreightWaves)
11:35AM	BNSF CEO assails new rail merger filing, says transcon will raise rates, prices (FreightWaves)
09:14AM	CEOs of UP, NS, say latest additions to rail merger application further enhance competitive aspects (FreightWaves)
Jul-28-26 10:31AM	UP, Norfolk Southern Sweeten Merger Proposal With New Customer Protections (Sourcing Journal)
08:06AM	Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern add new customer protections as STB merger review advances (FreightWaves)
Jul-27-26 06:15PM	Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern File Supplemental Information to STB on Merger (The Wall Street Journal)
05:00PM	Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Affirm Strength of Merger Application and Offer Unprecedented New Customer Assurances (Business Wire)
07:21AM	Canadian National wont fight UP-NS merger under new deal (Supply Chain Dive)
06:23AM	Conrail CEO Gorton retiring (FreightWaves)
Jul-24-26 10:36AM	Union Pacific Wins CN Support for Norfolk Southern Deal With New Rail Access Agreement (Sourcing Journal)
09:33AM	BNSF: New UP-CN deal undermines case for merger (FreightWaves)
Jul-23-26 09:35PM	Norfolk Southern Posts Record Revenue as Freight Demand Strengthens (Oilprice.com) +5.32%
05:04PM	Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Strategic ... (GuruFocus.com)
03:19PM	Union Pacific posts record financial results, raises outlook (FreightWaves)
03:05PM	Norfolk Southerns earnings rise with volume gains (FreightWaves)
02:00PM	These Three Railroad Stocks Hit Fresh 52-Week Highs Today Whats Got Investors Buzzing? (Stocktwits)
10:47AM	Railroad Stocks Rally as More Cargo Moves From Trucks to Trains (The Wall Street Journal)
09:52AM	Union Pacific picks up Canadian National's support for its plan to acquire Norfolk Southern railroad (Associated Press)
09:18AM	Norfolk Southern Q2 2026 earnings: revenue hits record $3.5B (Quartz)
08:50AM	Norfolk Southern Posts Higher Revenue as Demand Trends Improve (The Wall Street Journal)
08:22AM	Norfolk Southern: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
08:15AM	Norfolk Southern reports second quarter 2026 results (PR Newswire)
06:00AM	First look: Norfolk Southern earnings (FreightWaves)
Jul-22-26 07:57PM	CN to Drop Opposition to Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Deal in Return for Expanded Access (The Wall Street Journal)
07:09PM	Union Pacific and CN Reach Agreement to Expand Customer Opportunities in Connection with Merger (Business Wire)
Jul-21-26 05:29PM	Norfolk Southern Declares Quarterly Dividend (PR Newswire)
Jul-09-26 07:00AM	EXCLUSIVE: Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern CEOs talk about the rail merger that could reshape the U.S. economy (FreightWaves)
Jul-07-26 11:30AM	Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern submit more merger data (FreightWaves)
10:00AM	Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Respond to STB's Request for Supplemental Information, Submitting First Round of Their Responses (Business Wire)
Jul-06-26 10:00AM	Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Celebrate Americas 250th Anniversary with Worlds Largest Steam Locomotive in Philadelphia (Business Wire)
Jul-01-26 03:40PM	Rising intermodal volume slows big four U.S. rail systems (FreightWaves)
Jun-25-26 01:07PM	Norfolk Southern to announce second quarter 2026 earnings results on July 23, 2026 (PR Newswire)
Jun-24-26 09:47AM	Is FedEx's Growth Story Getting Lost In The Costs? (Trefis)
09:15AM	Norfolk Southern CEO says railroad must focus on today and tomorrow (FreightWaves)
Jun-09-26 06:00AM	UP CEO says no thanks to potential government investment in $85B merger (FreightWaves)
Jun-08-26 06:00AM	House endorses 25-year old rules for rail merger review (FreightWaves)
Jun-04-26 03:46PM	Union Pacific CEO responds to Trump idea for U.S. stake in $71.5 billion railroad mega merger: We do not need anybodys help to do this (Fortune)
Jun-01-26 02:30PM	Railroad Regulator Demands More Details on Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger (Sourcing Journal)
12:47PM	No hard feelings: UP-NS will see fact-based review (FreightWaves)
09:15AM	Norfolk Southern Names Brian Barr Chief Operating Officer (PR Newswire)
06:29AM	New COO for Norfolk Southern (FreightWaves)
May-29-26 01:43PM	Trump floated the idea of a 15% government stake in a massive railroad merger (Fortune)
11:25AM	How rail mega-merger moved ahead, and STB avoided making history (FreightWaves)
May-28-26 11:56AM	The $71.5 Billion Merger of Two Giant Railroads Just Hit a Snag (The Wall Street Journal) -5.47%
11:54AM	Creating Americas First Transcontinental Railroad: STB Accepts Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Application (Business Wire)
11:31AM	BREAKING: STB conditionally accepts UP-NS rail merger application, wants more data (FreightWaves)
11:07AM	Shares of Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Drop as Merger Hits Snag (The Wall Street Journal)
11:03AM	STB pauses Union Pacific Norfolk Southern merger review 2026 (Quartz)
10:13AM	Stocks to Watch: Snowflake, Union Pacific, Dell (The Wall Street Journal)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Barr Brian	Chief Operating Officer	Oct 24 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	653	0	1,471	Oct 26 06:20 PM
Bhatt Anil	EVP & CIDO	Oct 24 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	3,259	0	5,298	Oct 26 06:20 PM
George Mark R	President & CEO	Sep 13 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	2,653	0	23,818	Sep 15 12:21 PM
Orr John F	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	Apr 26 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	8,319	0	14,610	Apr 28 01:33 PM
LAMPHERE GILBERT H	Director	Jan 30 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	700	0	3,647	Feb 03 05:32 PM
Moore Claiborne L	Vice President & Controller	Jan 30 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	673	0	5,154	Feb 03 05:08 PM
Orr John F	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	Jan 30 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	1,505	0	6,701	Feb 03 05:08 PM
George Mark R	President & CEO	Jan 30 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	3,691	0	22,609	Feb 03 05:08 PM
Zampi Jason Andrew	EVP & CFO	Jan 30 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	1,075	0	4,439	Feb 03 05:08 PM
Elkins Claude E	EVP & Chief Commercial Officer	Jan 30 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	1,304	0	3,721	Feb 03 05:08 PM
Bhatt Anil	EVP & CIDO	Jan 30 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	861	0	2,274	Feb 03 05:08 PM
George Mark R	President & CEO	Jan 27 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	775	0	19,221	Jan 28 06:38 PM
George Mark R	President & CEO	Jan 26 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	625	0	18,691	Jan 28 06:38 PM
Moore Claiborne L	Vice President & Controller	Jan 27 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	254	0	4,551	Jan 28 06:38 PM
Moore Claiborne L	Vice President & Controller	Jan 26 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	247	0	4,365	Jan 28 06:38 PM
Zampi Jason Andrew	EVP & CFO	Jan 27 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	220	0	3,424	Jan 28 06:38 PM
Zampi Jason Andrew	EVP & CFO	Jan 26 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	247	0	3,272	Jan 28 06:38 PM
Elkins Claude E	EVP & Chief Commercial Officer	Jan 27 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	515	0	2,558	Jan 28 06:38 PM
Elkins Claude E	EVP & Chief Commercial Officer	Jan 26 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	520	0	2,185	Jan 28 06:38 PM
Clyburn William Jr.	Director	Dec 05 '25	Buy	294.79	204	60,137	405	Dec 08 02:08 PM
Bhatt Anil	EVP & CIDO	Nov 19 '25	Sale	281.60	900	253,442	1,413	Nov 20 03:03 PM
Anil Bhatt	Officer	Nov 19 '25	Proposed Sale	281.60	900	253,441		Nov 19 04:37 PM

Norfolk Southern Corp. is a transportation company, which engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. The company also transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. Its services include property leases and sales, wire line or pipeline and fiber optics projects, access property, managing private crossings, promoting businesses with signboards, and natural resource management. The company was founded on July 23, 1980, and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

PresidentMr. Mark R. George

Executive VP & CFOMr. Jason A. Zampi

Executive VP and Chief Information & Digital OfficerMr. Anil Bhatt

Executive VP & Chief Commercial OfficerMr. Claude E. Elkins Jr.

Chief Operating OfficerMr. Brian Barr

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