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

Latest Quarterly: Dec 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 3.0B
Gross Profit 969.0M 32.58%
Operating Income 1.2B 38.94%
Net Income 644.0M 21.65%
EPS (Diluted) $2.87

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 45.2B
Total Liabilities 29.7B
Shareholders Equity 15.5B
Debt to Equity 1.91

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 1.2B
Free Cash Flow 334.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Quarter Income Flow i

Annual Income Flow i

Norfolk Southern Income Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Revenue i 12.2B 12.1B 12.2B 12.7B 11.1B
Cost of Goods Sold i 7.8B 7.6B 7.7B 7.5B 6.4B
Gross Profit i 4.4B 4.5B 4.4B 5.2B 4.7B
Gross Margin % i 36.3% 37.5% 36.5% 41.1% 42.6%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i - - - - -
Selling, General & Administrative i -86.0M -120.0M -65.0M 77.0M -102.0M
Other Operating Expenses i -58.0M -273.0M 226.0M 160.0M 132.0M
Total Operating Expenses i -144.0M -393.0M 161.0M 237.0M 30.0M
Operating Income i 4.6B 4.9B 4.3B 5.0B 4.7B
Operating Margin % i 37.5% 40.7% 35.2% 39.2% 42.3%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i - - - - -
Interest Expense i 792.0M 807.0M 722.0M 692.0M 646.0M
Other Non-Operating Income -114.0M -800.0M -1.2B -180.0M -190.0M
Pre-tax Income i 3.7B 3.3B 2.3B 4.1B 3.9B
Income Tax i 792.0M 707.0M 493.0M 860.0M 873.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i 21.6% 21.2% 21.2% 20.8% 22.5%
Net Income i 2.9B 2.6B 1.8B 3.3B 3.0B
Net Margin % i 23.6% 21.6% 15.0% 25.7% 27.0%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i 6.0B 6.2B 5.6B 6.2B 5.9B
EPS (Basic) i $12.80 $11.59 $8.04 $14.34 $12.51
EPS (Diluted) i $12.75 $11.57 $8.02 $13.88 $12.11
Basic Shares Outstanding i 224420699 226320894 226900000 228076415 240162790
Diluted Shares Outstanding i 224420699 226320894 226900000 228076415 240162790

Income Statement Trend

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Norfolk Southern Balance Sheet From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i 1.5B 1.6B 1.6B 456.0M 839.0M
Short-term Investments i - - - - -
Accounts Receivable i 715.0M 787.0M 882.0M 895.0M 741.0M
Inventory i 271.0M 277.0M 264.0M 253.0M 218.0M
Other Current Assets 409.0M 201.0M 292.0M 150.0M 134.0M
Total Current Assets i 3.2B 3.2B 3.3B 2.0B 2.2B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i 11.5B 11.2B 10.8B 10.3B 10.0B
Goodwill i - - - - -
Intangible Assets i - - - - -
Long-term Investments - - - - -
Other Non-Current Assets 1.5B 1.3B 1.2B 1.0B 966.0M
Total Non-Current Assets i 42.0B 40.5B 38.4B 36.9B 36.3B
Total Assets i 45.2B 43.7B 41.7B 38.9B 38.5B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i 1.1B 985.0M 997.0M 712.0M 850.0M
Short-term Debt i 677.0M 636.0M 109.0M 797.0M 635.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt - - - - -
Other Current Liabilities 888.0M 859.0M 595.0M 240.0M 226.0M
Total Current Liabilities i 3.8B 3.5B 2.6B 2.6B 2.5B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i 16.6B 16.8B 17.5B 14.8B 13.6B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i 7.7B 7.4B 7.2B 7.3B 7.2B
Other Non-Current Liabilities 583.0M 560.0M 487.0M 359.0M 323.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i 25.9B 25.8B 26.2B 23.5B 22.3B
Total Liabilities i 29.7B 29.4B 28.9B 26.2B 24.9B
Equity
Common Stock i 226.0M 228.0M 227.0M 230.0M 242.0M
Retained Earnings i 13.2B 12.1B 10.7B 10.7B 11.6B
Treasury Stock i - - - - -
Other Equity - - - - -
Total Shareholders Equity i 15.5B 14.3B 12.8B 12.7B 13.6B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i 17.3B 17.5B 17.6B 15.6B 14.3B
Working Capital i -577.0M -357.0M 639.0M -642.0M -354.0M

Balance Sheet Composition

Norfolk Southern Cash Flow Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Operating Activities
Net Income i 2.9B 2.6B 1.8B 3.3B 3.0B
Depreciation & Amortization i 1.4B 1.4B 1.3B 1.2B 1.2B
Stock-Based Compensation i - - - - -
Working Capital Changes i 301.0M 625.0M 368.0M -201.0M 147.0M
Operating Cash Flow i 4.6B 4.5B 3.2B 4.3B 4.3B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i -2.0B -1.8B -2.3B -1.7B -1.3B
Acquisitions i - - - - -
Investment Purchases i -621.0M -319.0M -124.0M -12.0M -10.0M
Investment Sales i 99.0M 1.0B 205.0M 94.0M 99.0M
Investing Cash Flow i -2.6B -2.8B -2.2B -1.6B -1.2B
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i -534.0M - -622.0M -3.1B -3.4B
Dividends Paid i -1.2B -1.2B -1.2B -1.2B -1.0B
Debt Issuance i 396.0M 1.1B 3.3B 1.8B 1.7B
Debt Repayment i -559.0M -1.1B -1.3B -553.0M -584.0M
Financing Cash Flow i -1.9B -1.2B 115.0M -3.0B -3.3B
Free Cash Flow i 2.2B 1.7B 830.0M 2.3B 2.8B
Net Change in Cash i 142.0M 537.0M 1.2B -301.0M -190.0M

Cash Flow Trend

Norfolk Southern Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 23.70
Forward P/E 22.56
Price to Book 4.36
Price to Sales 5.57
PEG Ratio -2.08

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 23.59%
Operating Margin 31.17%
Return on Equity 19.25%
Return on Assets 5.91%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.85
Debt to Equity 114.74
Beta 1.31

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $12.75
Book Value per Share $69.28
Revenue per Share $54.13

Peer Financial Comparison

Company Market Cap P/E Ratio P/B Ratio ROE Profit Margin Debt/Equity
NSC 72.2B 23.70 4.36 19.25% 23.59% 114.74
Union Pacific 159.5B 22.12 8.63 40.69% 29.20% 162.25
CSX 85.9B 28.16 6.13 22.51% 20.50% 148.22
Canadian Pacific 78.0B 26.33 2.33 8.64% 27.46% 50.40
Canadian National 69.8B 20.59 4.45 22.15% 27.28% 100.29
Wabtec 45.3B 38.17 4.13 11.31% 10.52% 62.03
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