Norfolk Southern Corporation

DB:NFS Stock Report

Market Cap: €50.8b

Norfolk Southern Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Norfolk Southern's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -2.7%, while the Transportation industry saw earnings growing at 31.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.9% per year. Norfolk Southern's return on equity is 17.5%, and it has net margins of 19.8%.

Key information

-2.7%

Earnings growth rate

0.6%

EPS growth rate

Transportation Industry Growth-9.5%
Revenue growth rate3.9%
Return on equity17.5%
Net Margin19.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Norfolk Southern makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:NFS Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2412,1722,41300
30 Jun 2412,0921,79100
31 Mar 2412,0281,41100
31 Dec 2312,1561,82400
30 Sep 2312,3202,08700
30 Jun 2312,6922,56800
31 Mar 2312,9623,03000
31 Dec 2212,7453,26800
30 Sep 2212,3603,23900
30 Jun 2211,8693,03300
31 Mar 2211,4183,03400
31 Dec 2111,1423,00300
30 Sep 2110,8632,91400
30 Jun 2110,5172,72900
31 Mar 219,8032,30200
31 Dec 209,7892,01000
30 Sep 209,9062,00400
30 Jun 2010,2412,09300
31 Mar 2011,0812,42100
31 Dec 1911,2962,71700
30 Sep 1911,5022,75200
30 Jun 1911,6082,79600
31 Mar 1911,5812,78500
31 Dec 1811,4582,66000
30 Sep 1811,2315,92700
30 Jun 1810,9545,73200
31 Mar 1810,6935,51900
31 Dec 1710,5515,40000
30 Sep 1710,3721,84900
30 Jun 1710,2261,80100
31 Mar 1710,0431,70900
31 Dec 169,8881,66300
30 Sep 169,9161,60700
30 Jun 1610,1051,60000
31 Mar 1610,3641,62800
31 Dec 1510,5111,55000
30 Sep 1510,8631,70000
30 Jun 1511,1731,80800
31 Mar 1511,5021,93600
31 Dec 1411,6241,99400
30 Sep 1411,6351,99500
30 Jun 1411,4361,91700
31 Mar 1411,1961,82100
31 Dec 1311,2451,90300

Quality Earnings: NFS has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: NFS's current net profit margins (19.8%) are higher than last year (16.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: NFS's earnings have declined by 2.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: NFS's earnings growth over the past year (15.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (-2.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: NFS earnings growth over the past year (15.6%) exceeded the Transportation industry -15.8%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: NFS's Return on Equity (17.5%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 16:30
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Norfolk Southern Corporation is covered by 49 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jeffrey KauffmanAegis Capital Corporation
John EadeArgus Research Company
Oliver HolmesAtlantic Equities LLP