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Norfolk Southern Corporation
NSC
NYSE·Industrials·Railroads·Mkt cap $71.6B
$322.71
▲ +1.17%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$257.49 - $326.00
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Up 21.8% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Extensive rail network coverage
- Diversified freight portfolio
- Strategic geographic positioning
- Advanced logistics and transportation technology
Bear Case
2 risks
- Average volatility.
- Premium valuation to Railroads peers
Growth
Stable outlook
E-commerce logistics expansion
Value
Premium valuation to Railroads peers
Momentum
Strong
+10.8% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Modest
1.69% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying NSC right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Apr 21, 2026
APR 24, 2026
Reported EPS of $2.65 vs $2.49 consensus (+6.4% surprise). Revenue of $3.0B vs $3.0B expected (+0.1%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Q2 26
+6.4%
Next: Apr 21, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-2%
-0%
+2%
+2%
-2%
+0%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
$3.0B
$3.1B
$3.0B
$3.0B
$3.1B
$3.1B
$3.0B
$3.0B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
43.1%
Operating
29.3%
Profit
18.3%
Wall Street consensus
10 analysts · 30% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
30%
Hold
70%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
$327.00
▲ +1.3% vs $322.71
Latest: Susquehanna · Jun 5, 2026
6 analysts covering