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Norfolk Southern DB:NFS Stock Report

Last Price

€218.00

Market Cap

€49.4b

7D

9.0%

1Y

2.8%

Updated

19 May, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Norfolk Southern Corporation

DB:NFS Stock Report

Market Cap: €49.4b

NFS Stock Overview

Engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. More details

NFS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends5/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Norfolk Southern
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$218.00
52 Week HighUS$262.00
52 Week LowUS$183.00
Beta1.29
1 Month Change15.34%
3 Month Change-10.66%
1 Year Change2.83%
3 Year Change0.44%
5 Year Change37.97%
Change since IPO427.85%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

NFSDE TransportationDE Market
7D9.0%-1.3%0.5%
1Y2.8%10.6%14.4%

Return vs Industry: NFS underperformed the German Transportation industry which returned 10.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: NFS underperformed the German Market which returned 14.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is NFS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
NFS volatility
NFS Average Weekly Movement5.1%
Transportation Industry Average Movement5.0%
Market Average Movement6.5%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market12.8%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: NFS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: NFS's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
198019,600Mark Georgewww.norfolksouthern.com

Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods; chemicals consist of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal. It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports; and operates an intermodal network.

Norfolk Southern Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Norfolk Southern's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
NFS fundamental statistics
Market cap€49.36b
Earnings (TTM)€2.95b
Revenue (TTM)€10.78b

16.6x

P/E Ratio

4.5x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
NFS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$12.11b
Cost of RevenueUS$6.12b
Gross ProfitUS$5.99b
Other ExpensesUS$2.68b
EarningsUS$3.32b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)14.71
Gross Margin49.49%
Net Profit Margin27.38%
Debt/Equity Ratio122.3%

How did NFS perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.2%

Current Dividend Yield

37%

Payout Ratio

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When do you need to buy NFS by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Norfolk Southern dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateMay 02 2025
Dividend Pay DateMay 20 2025
Days until Ex dividend18 days
Days until Dividend pay date0 days

Does NFS pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/19 01:06
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/19 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Norfolk Southern Corporation is covered by 46 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Oliver HolmesAtlantic Equities LLP
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research