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Norfolk Southern (NSC)
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Ratios

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Norfolk Southern Ratios

NSC's free cash flow for Q1 2026 was $0.43. For the 2026 fiscal year, NSC's free cash flow was decreased by $ and operating cash flow was $0.28. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
Ratios
TTM
Dec 25Dec 24Dec 23Dec 22
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
 0.91 0.85 0.90 1.24 0.76
Quick Ratio
 0.91 0.85 0.82 1.14 0.66
Cash Ratio
 0.40 0.41 0.46 0.60 0.17
Solvency Ratio
 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.11 0.17
Operating Cash Flow Ratio
 1.13 1.16 1.14 1.21 1.59
Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage
 6.17 7.18 7.30 794.75 6.01
Net Current Asset Value
$ -26.29B$ -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
 1.08 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
 2.85 2.91 3.05 3.26 3.05
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
 3.42 3.62 3.51 5.30 3.72
Interest Coverage Ratio
 5.00 5.06 4.66 3.89 6.84
Debt to Market Cap
 0.24 0.26 0.32 0.32 0.26
Interest Debt Per Share
 79.48 79.53 80.87 80.62 69.35
Net Debt to EBITDA
 2.85 2.66 2.89 3.69 2.50
Profitability Margins
Gross Profit Margin
45.31%42.43%31.05%23.10%37.14%
EBIT Margin
33.83%36.59%34.12%25.02%37.83%
EBITDA Margin
45.31%48.03%45.28%35.70%47.41%
Operating Profit Margin
32.39%32.91%31.05%23.10%37.14%
Pretax Profit Margin
27.92%30.09%27.46%19.09%32.40%
Net Profit Margin
21.91%23.59%21.63%15.03%25.66%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin
21.91%23.59%21.63%15.03%25.66%
Net Income Per EBT
78.48%78.39%78.76%78.75%79.18%
EBT Per EBIT
86.19%91.44%88.44%82.62%87.26%
Return on Assets (ROA)
5.92%6.35%6.00%4.39%8.41%
Return on Equity (ROE)
17.43%18.48%18.33%14.29%25.68%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
9.45%9.67%9.38%7.20%13.06%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
7.31%7.47%7.27%5.65%10.12%
Return on Tangible Assets
5.92%6.35%6.00%4.39%8.41%
Earnings Yield
3.71%4.43%4.94%3.41%5.65%
Efficiency Ratios
Receivables Turnover
 10.85 12.33 11.34 10.60 11.10
Payables Turnover
 3.93 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
 -27.44 -26.08 85.98 -8.10K -25.59
Cash Conversion Cycle
 -59.20 -67.37 1.27 5.82 11.97
Days of Sales Outstanding
 33.64 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
 92.84 96.98 43.01 38.93 32.44
Operating Cycle
 33.64 29.61 44.28 44.75 44.40
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow Per Share
 16.68 19.40 17.92 14.01 17.98
Free Cash Flow Per Share
 18.68 9.60 7.39 3.66 9.68
CapEx Per Share
 1.99 9.80 10.53 10.35 8.30
Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow
 1.12 0.49 0.41 0.26 0.54
Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio
 2.26 1.28 1.12 0.89 1.36
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio
 8.36 1.98 1.70 1.35 2.17
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
 0.22 0.26 0.23 0.18 0.27
Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio
 0.31 0.36 0.33 0.26 0.33
Free Cash Flow Yield
5.86%3.32%3.15%1.55%3.93%
Valuation Ratios
Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio
 26.94 22.59 20.24 29.36 17.69
Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio
 5.89 5.33 4.38 4.41 4.54
Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio
 4.55 4.17 3.71 4.20 4.54
Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio
 17.07 30.09 31.76 64.62 25.44
Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio
 19.16 14.88 13.10 16.87 13.70
Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio
 -1.41 2.24 0.46 -0.69 1.22
Price-to-Fair Value
 4.55 4.17 3.71 4.20 4.54
Enterprise Value Multiple
 15.85 13.75 12.55 16.05 12.08
Enterprise Value
 87.53B 80.46B 68.90B 69.64B 73.00B
EV to EBITDA
 15.85 13.75 12.55 16.05 12.08
EV to Sales
 7.18 6.61 5.68 5.73 5.73
EV to Free Cash Flow
 20.82 37.30 41.23 83.90 32.10
EV to Operating Cash Flow
 23.31 18.45 17.00 21.91 17.29
Tangible Book Value Per Share
 70.21 69.16 63.27 56.33 54.23
Shareholders’ Equity Per Share
 70.21 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
 54.13 54.18 53.62 53.57 54.28
Net Income Per Share
 11.86 12.78 11.60 8.05 13.93
Tax Burden
 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.79
Interest Burden
 0.83 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
 1.41 1.52 1.55 1.74 1.29
Currency in USD