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Norfolk Southern (NSC) | Financial Analysis & Statements

Norfolk Southern Corporation | Large-cap | Industrials

$294.57

0.43%

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TL;DR Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Key Ratios Peer Comparison

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Jun 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 3.1B

Gross Profit 1.2B 39.71%

Operating Income 1.2B 39.58%

Net Income 768.0M 24.69%

EPS (Diluted) $3.41

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 43.8B

Total Liabilities 29.3B

Shareholders Equity 14.5B

Debt to Equity 2.02

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 973.0M

Free Cash Flow 501.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

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Norfolk Southern Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Revenue i	12.1B	12.2B	12.7B	11.1B	9.8B
Cost of Goods Sold i	7.6B	7.7B	7.5B	6.4B	6.0B
Gross Profit i	4.5B	4.4B	5.2B	4.7B	3.8B
Gross Margin % i	37.5%	36.5%	41.1%	42.6%	38.5%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i	-	-	-	-	-
Selling, General & Administrative i	-120.0M	-65.0M	77.0M	-102.0M	-91.0M
Other Operating Expenses i	-273.0M	226.0M	160.0M	132.0M	200.0M
Total Operating Expenses i	-393.0M	161.0M	237.0M	30.0M	109.0M
Operating Income i	4.9B	4.3B	5.0B	4.7B	3.7B
Operating Margin % i	40.7%	35.2%	39.2%	42.3%	37.4%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i	-	-	-	-	-
Interest Expense i	807.0M	722.0M	692.0M	646.0M	625.0M
Other Non-Operating Income	-800.0M	-1.2B	-180.0M	-190.0M	-502.0M
Pre-tax Income i	3.3B	2.3B	4.1B	3.9B	2.5B
Income Tax i	707.0M	493.0M	860.0M	873.0M	517.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i	21.2%	21.2%	20.8%	22.5%	20.4%
Net Income i	2.6B	1.8B	3.3B	3.0B	2.0B
Net Margin % i	21.6%	15.0%	25.7%	27.0%	20.6%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i	6.2B	5.6B	6.2B	5.9B	4.8B
EPS (Basic) i	$11.59	$8.04	$14.34	$12.51	$7.99
EPS (Diluted) i	$11.57	$8.02	$13.88	$12.11	$7.84
Basic Shares Outstanding i	226320894	226900000	228076415	240162790	252095082
Diluted Shares Outstanding i	226320894	226900000	228076415	240162790	252095082

Income Statement Trend

Norfolk Southern Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i	1.6B	1.6B	456.0M	839.0M	1.1B
Short-term Investments i	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts Receivable i	787.0M	882.0M	895.0M	741.0M	629.0M
Inventory i	277.0M	264.0M	253.0M	218.0M	221.0M
Other Current Assets	201.0M	292.0M	150.0M	134.0M	134.0M
Total Current Assets i	3.2B	3.3B	2.0B	2.2B	2.3B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i	11.2B	10.8B	10.3B	10.0B	9.9B
Goodwill i	-	-	-	-	-399.0M
Intangible Assets i	-	-	-	-	-399.0M
Long-term Investments	-	-	-	-	-
Other Non-Current Assets	1.3B	1.2B	1.0B	966.0M	709.0M
Total Non-Current Assets i	40.5B	38.4B	36.9B	36.3B	35.6B
Total Assets i	43.7B	41.7B	38.9B	38.5B	38.0B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i	985.0M	997.0M	712.0M	850.0M	552.0M
Short-term Debt i	636.0M	109.0M	797.0M	635.0M	668.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Liabilities	859.0M	595.0M	240.0M	226.0M	235.0M
Total Current Liabilities i	3.5B	2.6B	2.6B	2.5B	2.2B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i	16.8B	17.5B	14.8B	13.6B	12.4B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i	7.4B	7.2B	7.3B	7.2B	6.9B
Other Non-Current Liabilities	560.0M	487.0M	359.0M	323.0M	356.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i	25.8B	26.2B	23.5B	22.3B	21.0B
Total Liabilities i	29.4B	28.9B	26.2B	24.9B	23.2B
Equity
Common Stock i	228.0M	227.0M	230.0M	242.0M	254.0M
Retained Earnings i	12.1B	10.7B	10.7B	11.6B	12.9B
Treasury Stock i	-	-	-	-	-
Other Equity	-	-	-	-	-
Total Shareholders Equity i	14.3B	12.8B	12.7B	13.6B	14.8B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i	17.5B	17.6B	15.6B	14.3B	13.1B
Working Capital i	-357.0M	639.0M	-642.0M	-354.0M	158.0M

Balance Sheet Composition

Norfolk Southern Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Operating Activities
Net Income i	2.6B	1.8B	3.3B	3.0B	2.0B
Depreciation & Amortization i	1.4B	1.3B	1.2B	1.2B	1.2B
Stock-Based Compensation i	-	-	-	-	-
Working Capital Changes i	625.0M	368.0M	-201.0M	147.0M	131.0M
Operating Cash Flow i	4.5B	3.2B	4.3B	4.3B	3.2B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i	-1.8B	-2.3B	-1.7B	-1.3B	-1.2B
Acquisitions i	-	-	-	-	-
Investment Purchases i	-319.0M	-124.0M	-12.0M	-10.0M	-14.0M
Investment Sales i	1.0B	205.0M	94.0M	99.0M	-
Investing Cash Flow i	-2.8B	-2.2B	-1.6B	-1.2B	-1.2B
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i	-	-622.0M	-3.1B	-3.4B	-1.4B
Dividends Paid i	-1.2B	-1.2B	-1.2B	-1.0B	-960.0M
Debt Issuance i	1.1B	3.3B	1.8B	1.7B	784.0M
Debt Repayment i	-1.1B	-1.3B	-553.0M	-584.0M	-381.0M
Financing Cash Flow i	-1.2B	115.0M	-3.0B	-3.3B	-1.9B
Free Cash Flow i	1.7B	830.0M	2.3B	2.8B	2.1B
Net Change in Cash i	537.0M	1.2B	-301.0M	-190.0M	90.0M

Cash Flow Trend

Norfolk Southern Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 19.62

Forward P/E 21.40

Price to Book 4.41

Price to Sales 5.35

PEG Ratio 4.02

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 27.51%

Operating Margin 37.27%

Return on Equity 24.13%

Return on Assets 6.75%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.79

Debt to Equity 121.06

Beta 1.29

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $14.81

Book Value per Share $65.83

Revenue per Share $53.91

Peer Financial Comparison

Company	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	Profit Margin	Debt/Equity
nsc	66.1B	19.62	4.41	24.13%	27.51%	121.06
Union Pacific	136.9B	19.81	8.32	42.36%	28.43%	208.86
Canadian Pacific	68.6B	23.19	1.50	9.09%	28.04%	47.23
CSX	61.9B	20.37	5.00	24.82%	21.92%	160.11
Canadian National	57.5B	17.49	2.67	22.30%	26.62%	97.21
Wabtec	33.3B	29.46	3.13	10.91%	10.92%	47.09

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.