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U.S. Railroads Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D7.4%
  • 3M-6.6%
  • 1Y-4.4%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Railroads industry has remained flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 12% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Railroads Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 16 May 2025US$249.7bUS$51.0bUS$13.2b18.2x19x4.9x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025US$235.0bUS$51.2bUS$12.5b18.9x18.7x4.6x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025US$265.3bUS$51.2bUS$12.5b20.7x21.2x5.2x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025US$269.0bUS$51.2bUS$12.6b21.8x21.3x5.2x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025US$254.8bUS$51.5bUS$12.5b21.1x20.4x5x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024US$282.2bUS$51.5bUS$12.5b22.3x22.6x5.5x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024US$263.1bUS$51.5bUS$12.5b21.2x21x5.1x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024US$270.5bUS$51.2bUS$11.7b22.8x23.2x5.3x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024US$271.1bUS$51.2bUS$11.7b23.2x23.2x5.3x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024US$268.1bUS$51.1bUS$11.2b23.2x23.9x5.2x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024US$251.4bUS$51.1bUS$11.2b21.3x22.4x4.9x
Sat, 18 May 2024US$268.9bUS$51.1bUS$11.2b23.4x24x5.3x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024US$268.4bUS$51.3bUS$11.7b22.4x22.9x5.2x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024US$285.8bUS$51.3bUS$11.7b24x24.4x5.6x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024US$282.0bUS$51.2bUS$11.7b23.8x24.1x5.5x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024US$266.7bUS$51.5bUS$12.1b23x22x5.2x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023US$258.6bUS$51.5bUS$12.1b22.4x21.4x5x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023US$229.0bUS$51.5bUS$12.1b19.9x18.9x4.4x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023US$230.9bUS$52.8bUS$13.2b17.4x17.5x4.4x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023US$246.8bUS$52.8bUS$13.2b18.6x18.7x4.7x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023US$252.4bUS$53.4bUS$14.0b17.8x18.1x4.7x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023US$242.2bUS$53.5bUS$14.1b16.5x17.1x4.5x
Sun, 21 May 2023US$236.9bUS$53.5bUS$14.1b16.4x16.7x4.4x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023US$232.5bUS$52.7bUS$14.3b15x16.3x4.4x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023US$224.3bUS$52.7bUS$14.3b14.3x15.7x4.3x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023US$254.1bUS$52.7bUS$14.3b16.9x17.8x4.8x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023US$267.8bUS$51.6bUS$14.3b19.2x18.8x5.2x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022US$261.8bUS$51.6bUS$14.3b18.2x18.4x5.1x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022US$240.0bUS$51.6bUS$14.3b16.9x16.8x4.7x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022US$228.2bUS$49.4bUS$13.7b16.2x16.7x4.6x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022US$274.6bUS$49.4bUS$13.7b19.5x20x5.6x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022US$261.3bUS$48.9bUS$13.7b19.1x19.1x5.3x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022US$247.0bUS$47.2bUS$13.8b18.1x17.9x5.2x
Mon, 23 May 2022US$256.1bUS$47.2bUS$13.8b18x18.6x5.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.6x


Total Market Cap: US$256.1bTotal Earnings: US$13.8bTotal Revenue: US$47.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Railroads Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Railroads industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 17.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 20.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 5.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Railroads industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.6% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Railroads compare with similar industries?

US Market4.47%
Industrials4.63%
Transportation7.96%
Railroads7.36%
Trucking9.22%
Cargo Ground Transportation6.85%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
UNP Union PacificUS$230.856.5%
+US$8.4b		-6.1%PE20.5x
NSC Norfolk SouthernUS$243.918.9%
+US$4.5b		4.9%PE16.6x
CSX CSXUS$31.308.1%
+US$4.4b		-7.8%PE18.2x
FIP FTAI InfrastructureUS$5.2512.7%
+US$67.7m		-36.3%PS1.7x
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FIP

US$5.25

FTAI Infrastructure

7D

12.7%

1Y

-36.3%

UNP

US$230.85

Union Pacific

7D

6.5%

1Y

-6.1%

CSX

US$31.30

CSX

7D

8.1%

1Y

-7.8%

NSC

US$243.91

Norfolk Southern

7D

8.9%

1Y

4.9%

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