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Norfolk Southern (NSC)

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NSC's free cash flow for Q4 2025 was $0.71. For the 2025 fiscal year, NSC's free cash flow was decreased by $ and operating cash flow was $0.32. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.

Ratios	TTM	Dec 25	Dec 24	Dec 23	Dec 22
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio	0.85	0.85	0.90	1.24	0.76
Quick Ratio	0.85	0.85	0.82	1.14	0.66
Cash Ratio	0.41	0.41	0.46	0.60	0.17
Solvency Ratio	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.11	0.17
Operating Cash Flow Ratio	1.16	1.16	1.14	1.21	1.59
Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage	7.18	7.18	7.30	794.75	6.01
Net Current Asset Value	$ -26.49B	$ -26.49B	$ -26.19B	$ -25.60B	$ -24.14B
Leverage Ratios
Debt-to-Assets Ratio	0.38	0.38	0.40	0.42	0.40
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	1.10	1.10	1.22	1.37	1.22
Debt-to-Capital Ratio	0.52	0.52	0.55	0.58	0.55
Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio	0.51	0.51	0.54	0.57	0.53
Financial Leverage Ratio	2.91	2.91	3.05	3.26	3.05
Debt Service Coverage Ratio	3.62	3.62	3.51	5.30	3.72
Interest Coverage Ratio	5.06	5.06	4.66	3.89	6.84
Debt to Market Cap	0.27	0.26	0.32	0.32	0.26
Interest Debt Per Share	79.53	79.53	80.87	80.62	69.35
Net Debt to EBITDA	2.66	2.66	2.89	3.69	2.50
Profitability Margins
Gross Profit Margin	42.43%	42.43%	31.05%	23.10%	37.14%
EBIT Margin	36.59%	36.59%	34.12%	25.02%	37.83%
EBITDA Margin	48.03%	48.03%	45.28%	35.70%	47.41%
Operating Profit Margin	32.91%	32.91%	31.05%	23.10%	37.14%
Pretax Profit Margin	30.09%	30.09%	27.46%	19.09%	32.40%
Net Profit Margin	23.59%	23.59%	21.63%	15.03%	25.66%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin	23.59%	23.59%	21.63%	15.03%	25.66%
Net Income Per EBT	78.39%	78.39%	78.76%	78.75%	79.18%
EBT Per EBIT	91.44%	91.44%	88.44%	82.62%	87.26%
Return on Assets (ROA)	6.35%	6.35%	6.00%	4.39%	8.41%
Return on Equity (ROE)	19.16%	18.48%	18.33%	14.29%	25.68%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	9.67%	9.67%	9.38%	7.20%	13.06%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	7.47%	7.47%	7.27%	5.65%	10.12%
Return on Tangible Assets	6.35%	6.35%	6.00%	4.39%	8.41%
Earnings Yield	4.59%	4.43%	4.94%	3.41%	5.65%
Efficiency Ratios
Receivables Turnover	12.33	12.33	11.34	10.60	11.10
Payables Turnover	3.76	3.76	8.49	9.38	11.25
Inventory Turnover	0.00	0.00	30.18	35.41	31.67
Fixed Asset Turnover	0.00	0.00	0.34	0.36	0.40
Asset Turnover	0.27	0.27	0.28	0.29	0.33
Working Capital Turnover Ratio	-22.87	-26.08	85.98	-8.10K	-25.59
Cash Conversion Cycle	-67.37	-67.37	1.27	5.82	11.97
Days of Sales Outstanding	29.61	29.61	32.19	34.44	32.88
Days of Inventory Outstanding	0.00	0.00	12.10	10.31	11.53
Days of Payables Outstanding	96.98	96.98	43.01	38.93	32.44
Operating Cycle	29.61	29.61	44.28	44.75	44.40
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow Per Share	19.40	19.40	17.92	14.01	17.98
Free Cash Flow Per Share	19.40	9.60	7.39	3.66	9.68
CapEx Per Share	0.00	9.80	10.53	10.35	8.30
Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow	1.00	0.49	0.41	0.26	0.54
Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio	3.59	1.28	1.12	0.89	1.36
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio	0.00	1.98	1.70	1.35	2.17
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio	0.26	0.26	0.23	0.18	0.27
Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio	0.36	0.36	0.33	0.26	0.33
Free Cash Flow Yield	6.98%	3.32%	3.15%	1.55%	3.93%
Valuation Ratios
Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio	21.77	22.59	20.24	29.36	17.69
Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio	5.13	5.33	4.38	4.41	4.54
Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio	4.02	4.17	3.71	4.20	4.54
Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio	14.33	30.09	31.76	64.62	25.44
Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio	14.34	14.88	13.10	16.87	13.70
Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio	-7.72	2.24	0.46	-0.69	1.22
Price-to-Fair Value	4.02	4.17	3.71	4.20	4.54
Enterprise Value Multiple	13.34	13.75	12.55	16.05	12.08
Enterprise Value	78.03B	80.46B	68.90B	69.64B	73.00B
EV to EBITDA	13.34	13.75	12.55	16.05	12.08
EV to Sales	6.41	6.61	5.68	5.73	5.73
EV to Free Cash Flow	17.89	37.30	41.23	83.90	32.10
EV to Operating Cash Flow	17.89	18.45	17.00	21.91	17.29
Tangible Book Value Per Share	69.16	69.16	63.27	56.33	54.23
Shareholders’ Equity Per Share	69.16	69.16	63.27	56.33	54.23
Tax and Other Ratios
Effective Tax Rate	0.22	0.22	0.21	0.21	0.21
Revenue Per Share	54.18	54.18	53.62	53.57	54.28
Net Income Per Share	12.78	12.78	11.60	8.05	13.93
Tax Burden	0.78	0.78	0.79	0.79	0.79
Interest Burden	0.82	0.82	0.80	0.76	0.86
Research & Development to Revenue	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
SG&A to Revenue	0.06	0.06	>-0.01	0.00	0.00
Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	<0.01
Income Quality	1.52	1.52	1.55	1.74	1.29

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