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NSC PEER ANALYSIS

Norfolk Southern Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

NSCNorfolk Southern Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · US · Industrials · Railroads

Value itDuel
PriceFinancialsPeers

Overall Profile & Returns

· Railroads

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile
ValuationProfitabilityGrowthFinancial HealthDividend
NSCIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year
Split-adjusted
NSC+25.5%CNR+22.0%CP+13.9%AZJ+37.1%
Year-to-Date (YTD)
NSC+12.8%CNR+28.5%CP+23.7%AZJ+15.5%
1-Year
Split-adjusted
NSC+25.5%CSX+47.5%WAB+23.2%UNP+21.7%
Year-to-Date (YTD)
NSC+12.8%CSX+35.7%WAB+23.1%UNP+23.3%

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better
NSC27.23CNR22.43CP27.45AZJ23.34Median 23.23

ROE

Higher is better
NSC17.6%CNR21.8%CP9.4%AZJ7.2%Median 17.6%

Net Margin

Higher is better
NSC21.9%CNR27.2%CP27.0%AZJ7.7%Median 21.6%

Revenue Growth

Higher is better
NSC0.6%CNR0.5%CP10.9%AZJ2.2%Median 1.9%

P/E

Lower is better
NSC27.23CSX29.85WAB36.99UNP23.23Median 23.23

ROE

Higher is better
NSC17.6%CSX23.7%WAB11.2%UNP40.7%Median 17.6%

Net Margin

Higher is better
NSC21.9%CSX21.6%WAB10.5%UNP29.2%Median 21.6%

Revenue Growth

Higher is better
NSC0.6%CSX-0.9%WAB9.6%UNP1.9%Median 1.9%

All Metrics

Valuation
MetricNSCCNRCPAZJInd. Median
P/E27.2322.43●27.4523.3423.23
P/B4.604.922.411.72●2.59
EV/EBITDA16.0113.9614.977.97●13.96
P/S5.966.116.811.79●3.89
Financial Health
MetricNSCCNRCPAZJInd. Median
Current Ratio0.91●0.670.670.570.97
Debt/Equity108.2%105.0%52.4%●125.7%108.2%
NetDebt/EBITDA2.852.40●2.643.352.76
Profitability
MetricNSCCNRCPAZJInd. Median
Net Margin21.9%27.2%●27.0%7.7%21.6%
ROE17.6%21.8%●9.4%7.2%17.6%
ROA6.0%8.1%●5.1%2.6%6.0%
EBITDA Margin45.3%52.8%55.2%●38.8%45.3%
Growth + Dividend
MetricNSCCNRCPAZJInd. Median
Rev. Growth0.6%0.5%10.9%●2.2%1.9%
NI Growth-19.6%4.4%15.2%●-24.1%7.1%
Div. Yield1.7%2.1%0.7%4.7%●1.7%
Payout45.4%47.0%20.4%90.8%38.8%
Valuation
MetricNSCCSXWABUNPInd. Median
P/E27.2329.8536.9923.23●23.23
P/B4.606.714.01●8.632.59
EV/EBITDA16.0116.8322.0715.14●13.96
P/S5.966.433.89●6.783.89
Financial Health
MetricNSCCSXWABUNPInd. Median
Current Ratio0.910.971.02●0.920.97
Debt/Equity108.2%142.4%62.0%●162.2%108.2%
NetDebt/EBITDA2.852.812.762.33●2.76
Profitability
MetricNSCCSXWABUNPInd. Median
Net Margin21.9%21.6%10.5%29.2%●21.6%
ROE17.6%23.7%11.2%40.7%●17.6%
ROA6.0%7.0%5.7%10.4%●6.0%
EBITDA Margin45.3%45.9%20.1%53.0%●45.3%
Growth + Dividend
MetricNSCCSXWABUNPInd. Median
Rev. Growth0.6%-0.9%9.6%●1.9%1.9%
NI Growth-19.6%-5.7%9.4%●7.1%7.1%
Div. Yield1.7%1.1%0.4%2.0%●1.7%
Payout45.4%32.4%15.1%45.1%38.8%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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