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U.S. Railroads Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M4.6%
  • 1Y0.2%
  • YTDn/a

The Railroads industry has stayed flat over the last week. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 16 Aug 2025US$263.4bUS$51.1bUS$13.2b18.9x19.9x5.2x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025US$265.3bUS$51.0bUS$13.2b19.8x20.2x5.2x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025US$251.2bUS$51.0bUS$13.2b18.9x19.1x4.9x
Fri, 09 May 2025US$231.2bUS$51.0bUS$13.0b16.8x17.8x4.5x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025US$228.6bUS$51.2bUS$12.5b18.2x18.2x4.5x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025US$266.0bUS$51.2bUS$12.5b21.2x21.2x5.2x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025US$271.9bUS$51.2bUS$12.6b22.2x21.5x5.3x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024US$256.8bUS$51.5bUS$12.5b21x20.5x5x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024US$277.8bUS$51.5bUS$12.5b22.1x22.2x5.4x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024US$268.4bUS$51.3bUS$12.4b22.7x21.7x5.2x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024US$276.4bUS$51.2bUS$11.7b23.3x23.7x5.4x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024US$269.1bUS$51.2bUS$11.7b22.9x23.1x5.3x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024US$257.4bUS$51.1bUS$11.2b22.5x22.9x5x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024US$254.2bUS$51.1bUS$11.2b21.6x22.7x5x
Sat, 11 May 2024US$269.8bUS$51.1bUS$11.2b23.6x24x5.3x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024US$275.8bUS$51.3bUS$11.7b23.1x23.5x5.4x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024US$288.8bUS$51.3bUS$11.7b24.3x24.6x5.6x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024US$281.7bUS$51.2bUS$11.7b23.8x24x5.5x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023US$272.0bUS$51.5bUS$12.1b23.5x22.5x5.3x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023US$250.4bUS$51.5bUS$12.1b21.1x20.7x4.9x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023US$226.2bUS$51.8bUS$12.6b16.4x18x4.4x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$236.4bUS$52.8bUS$13.2b17.9x17.9x4.5x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$247.7bUS$52.8bUS$13.2b18.8x18.7x4.7x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$252.3bUS$53.5bUS$14.1b17.7x17.8x4.7x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$241.7bUS$53.5bUS$14.1b16.8x17.1x4.5x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$234.6bUS$53.5bUS$14.1b15.9x16.6x4.4x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$228.9bUS$52.7bUS$14.3b14.7x16.1x4.3x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$236.6bUS$52.7bUS$14.3b15.1x16.6x4.5x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023US$260.9bUS$52.7bUS$14.3b17.6x18.2x4.9x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023US$259.7bUS$51.6bUS$14.3b18.5x18.2x5x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022US$267.6bUS$51.6bUS$14.3b19x18.8x5.2x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022US$234.1bUS$51.5bUS$14.3b16x16.4x4.5x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022US$238.0bUS$49.4bUS$13.7b16.9x17.4x4.8x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022US$281.3bUS$49.4bUS$13.7b19.9x20.5x5.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.5x


Total Market Cap: US$281.3bTotal Earnings: US$13.7bTotal Revenue: US$49.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Railroads Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Railroads industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 5.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Railroads industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Comparison

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

US Market1.65%
Industrials0.40%
Transportation0.32%
Railroads0.62%
Cargo Ground Transportation2.70%
Trucking-1.19%
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
CSX CSXUS$36.322.5%
+US$1.7b		8.7%PE21.8x
NSC Norfolk SouthernUS$280.740.3%
+US$159.3m		16.8%PE18.8x

Latest News

UNP
US$220.78
Union Pacific
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-9.7%
FIP
US$4.70
FTAI Infrastructure
7D
-5.6%
1Y
-49.4%
CSX
US$36.32
CSX
7D
2.5%
1Y
8.7%
NSC
US$280.74
Norfolk Southern
7D
0.3%
1Y
16.8%