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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)

Industrials | Railroads | Atlanta, United States | NYSE
323.59 USD +2.45 (0.763%) ⇧ (Oct. 14, 2026, 3:50 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:13 a.m. EDT

Norfolk Southern presents a compelling long-term compounder currently caught in a technical consolidation. The nine-year price trajectory is exceptional, delivering a 200 percent cumulative gain with the most recent annual year showing positive momentum. Fundamentally, the company maintains robust operating margins near 35 percent and a healthy payout ratio of 46 percent, supporting a reliable dividend despite the modest 1.72 percent yield. However, the short-term outlook is muted; the stock trades below its fifty-day average, and the statistical forecast offers no directional edge, suggesting a wait-and-see approach for the coming weeks. While the balance sheet carries elevated leverage, the consistent revenue growth and dominant market position justify a solid long-term hold, though the high debt load prevents a top-tier rating. Investors should view this as a core holding for income and steady appreciation, waiting for a technical breakout above the fifty-day moving average to confirm renewed short-term momentum.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.040061
AutoARIMA0.040061
MSTL0.040125
AutoTheta0.063235

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 11.22
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.177
Excess Kurtosis -1.34
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Debt to Equity Ratio 105.519
Revenue per Share 55.857
Market Cap 72,681,021,440
Trailing P/E 27.61
Forward P/E 22.61
Beta 1.28
Profit Margins 21.02%
Website https://www.norfolksouthern.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:13 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome with asymmetric upside bias. Call open interest clusters heavily at strikes above the current price (330 to 390), indicating bullish bets for a move toward $350-$390 over the next year. Conversely, put open interest is concentrated at lower strikes (270 to 300), creating a floor around the $290 level. Implied volatility remains moderate at the money (around 26%), suggesting the market expects standard movement rather than a binary event.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.40% 1.75% 2.10% 2.09%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-07 1.350000 0.403756
2026-05-08 1.350000 0.432678
2026-02-06 1.350000 0.440485
2025-11-07 1.350000 0.474934
2025-08-01 1.350000 0.491177
2025-05-02 1.350000 0.601712
2025-02-07 1.350000 0.541951
2024-11-01 1.350000 0.539806
2024-08-02 1.350000 0.554620
2024-05-02 1.350000 0.577417
2024-02-01 1.350000 0.528935
2023-11-02 1.350000 0.703638
2023-08-03 1.350000 0.593981
2023-05-04 1.350000 0.661992
2023-02-02 1.350000 0.529744
2022-11-03 1.240000 0.545751
2022-08-05 1.240000 0.493985
2022-05-05 1.240000 0.482734
2022-02-03 1.240000 0.449569
2021-11-04 1.090000 0.383061
2021-08-06 1.090000 0.425765
2021-05-06 0.990000 0.344984
2021-02-04 0.990000 0.403144
2020-11-05 0.940000 0.416316
2020-08-06 0.940000 0.480155
2020-05-07 0.940000 0.554311
2020-02-06 0.940000 0.441979
2019-10-31 0.940000 0.516484
2019-08-02 0.940000 0.516427
2019-05-02 0.860000 0.427584
2019-02-01 0.860000 0.507285
2018-11-01 0.800000 0.475229
2018-08-03 0.800000 0.466146
2018-05-03 0.720000 0.510856
2018-02-01 0.720000 0.484946
2017-11-02 0.610000 0.461597
2017-08-03 0.610000 0.537777
2017-05-03 0.610000 0.520433
2017-02-01 0.610000 0.508630
2016-11-02 0.590000 0.641374
2016-08-04 0.590000 0.673439
2016-05-04 0.590000 0.663891
2016-02-03 0.590000 0.876411
2015-11-04 0.590000 0.734288
2015-08-05 0.590000 0.714459
2015-05-06 0.590000 0.589352
2015-04-29 0.590000 0.571816
2015-02-04 0.590000 0.554772
2014-11-05 0.570000 0.519173
2014-07-30 0.570000 0.549928
2014-04-30 0.540000 0.571247
2014-02-05 0.540000 0.588492
2013-10-30 0.520000 0.601017
2013-07-31 0.520000 0.710771
2013-05-01 0.500000 0.664894
2013-01-30 0.500000 0.725795
2012-10-31 0.500000 0.814996
2012-08-09 0.500000 0.678518
2012-05-02 0.470000 0.637547
2012-02-01 0.470000 0.646670
2011-11-02 0.430000 0.589687
2011-08-03 0.430000 0.598386
2011-05-04 0.400000 0.553174
2011-02-02 0.400000 0.656814
2010-11-03 0.360000 0.579430
2010-08-04 0.360000 0.624892
2010-05-05 0.340000 0.582791
2010-02-03 0.340000 0.701754
2009-11-04 0.340000 0.681909
2009-08-05 0.340000 0.782689
2009-04-29 0.340000 0.957477
2009-02-04 0.340000 0.880145
2008-11-05 0.320000 0.560715
2008-07-30 0.320000 0.434546
2008-04-30 0.290000 0.486741
2008-01-30 0.290000 0.556729
2007-10-31 0.260000 0.503388
2007-08-01 0.260000 0.483182
2007-05-02 0.220000 0.420329
2007-01-31 0.220000 0.443102
2006-11-01 0.180000 0.342466
2006-08-02 0.180000 0.421447
2006-05-03 0.160000 0.286225
2006-02-01 0.160000 0.322906
2005-11-02 0.130000 0.314846
2005-08-03 0.130000 0.348712
2005-05-04 0.110000 0.342786
2005-02-02 0.110000 0.315006
2004-11-03 0.100000 0.292483
2004-08-04 0.100000 0.369004
2004-05-05 0.080000 0.333890
2004-02-04 0.080000 0.367816
2003-11-05 0.080000 0.388350
2003-07-30 0.080000 0.423729
2003-04-30 0.070000 0.330033
2003-02-05 0.070000 0.360268
2002-10-30 0.070000 0.337025
2002-07-31 0.070000 0.345679
2002-05-01 0.060000 0.280374
2002-01-30 0.060000 0.269058
2001-10-31 0.060000 0.358209
2001-08-01 0.060000 0.301508
2001-05-02 0.060000 0.313152
2001-01-31 0.060000 0.367422
2000-11-01 0.200000 1.409692
2000-08-02 0.200000 1.049180
2000-05-03 0.200000 1.185185
2000-02-02 0.200000 1.226054
1999-11-03 0.200000 0.844327
1999-08-04 0.200000 0.686695
1999-05-05 0.200000 0.563380
1999-02-03 0.200000 0.742459
1998-11-04 0.200000 0.621359
1998-08-05 0.200000 0.709534
1998-04-29 0.200000 0.607211
1998-02-04 0.200000 0.602637
1997-11-05 0.200000 0.629921
1997-07-30 0.200000 0.539932
1997-04-30 0.200000 0.667594
1997-02-05 0.200000 0.679887
1996-10-30 0.186667 0.630987
1996-07-31 0.186667 0.692428
1996-05-01 0.186667 0.675718
1996-01-31 0.186667 0.709985
1995-11-01 0.173333 0.694490
1995-08-02 0.173333 0.719722
1995-05-01 0.173333 0.787877
1995-01-30 0.173333 0.835340
1994-10-31 0.160000 0.761905
1994-08-01 0.160000 0.761905
1994-05-02 0.160000 0.755905
1994-01-31 0.160000 0.651952
1993-11-01 0.160000 0.716418
1993-08-02 0.160000 0.744186
1993-05-03 0.150000 0.736196
1993-02-01 0.150000 0.708661
1992-11-02 0.150000 0.733198
1992-08-03 0.150000 0.765957
1992-05-04 0.150000 0.708661
1992-02-03 0.150000 0.794702
1991-10-28 0.133333 0.668057
1991-07-29 0.133333 0.816325
1991-04-29 0.133333 0.869563
1991-01-28 0.133333 0.909089
1990-10-29 0.133333 1.122804
1990-07-30 0.133333 0.911679
1990-04-30 0.120000 0.956811
1990-01-29 0.120000 0.989691
1989-10-30 0.120000 0.986301
1989-07-31 0.120000 0.966443
1989-05-01 0.110000 0.960000
1989-01-30 0.110000 0.992481
1988-10-31 0.110000 1.081967
1988-08-01 0.110000 1.173333
1988-05-02 0.100000 1.100917
1988-02-01 0.100000 1.085973
1987-11-02 0.100000 1.243523
1987-08-03 0.100000 0.863309
1987-05-04 0.100000 1.021277
1987-02-02 0.100000 0.971660
1986-11-03 0.094444 1.028739
1986-07-28 0.094444 1.065826
1986-04-28 0.094444 0.937927
1986-02-03 0.094444 1.024092
1985-10-28 0.094444 1.225220
1985-07-29 0.094444 1.243139
1985-04-29 0.094444 1.328119
1985-01-28 0.094444 1.310206
1984-10-29 0.088889 1.415931
1984-07-30 0.088889 1.632655
1984-04-30 0.088889 1.428573
1984-01-30 0.088889 1.303464
1983-10-31 0.077778 1.147544
1983-08-01 0.077778 1.238942
1983-05-02 0.077778 1.278543
1983-01-31 0.077778 1.336519
1982-10-29 0.077778 1.247220
1982-08-02 0.077778 1.534251
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.68
exDividendDate 2026-08-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 5.4
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.016815096
lastDividendValue 1.35
lastDividendDate 2026-08-07
dividendDate 2026-08-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.10852611
Address1 650 West Peachtree Street NW
All Time High 358.6
All Time Low 4.472222
Ask 323.31
Ask Size 120
Audit Risk 10
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 695,100
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,106,192
Average Volume 1,106,192
Average Volume10Days 695,100
Beta 1.283
Bid 323.18
Bid Size 160
Board Risk 1
Book Value 72.362
City Atlanta
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 323.59
Current Ratio 0.831
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 323.65
Day Low 319.3
Debt To Equity 105.519
Display Name Norfolk Southern
Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Dividend Yield 1.68
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,792,699,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,792,699,200
Earnings Growth -0.044
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.044
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,672,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,672,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,672,200
Ebitda 5,663,000,064
Ebitda Margins 0.45159
Enterprise To Ebitda 15.577
Enterprise To Revenue 7.034
Enterprise Value 88,211,734,528
Eps Current Year 12.87612
Eps Forward 14.31276
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 11.72
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 328.179
Fifty Day Average Change -4.5889893
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.01398319
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 10.852612
Fifty Two Week High 358.6
Fifty Two Week High Change -35.01001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.097629696
Fifty Two Week Low 277.8
Fifty Two Week Low Change 45.79001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.16483085
Fifty Two Week Range 277.8 - 358.6
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 391,872,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.0
Float Shares 224,246,754
Forward Eps 14.31276
Forward P E 22.608498
Free Cashflow 1,382,249,984
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 19,300
Fullday Change 1.7800293
Fullday Change Percent 0.55737394
Fullday Price 323.59
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.45159
Gross Profits 5,663,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00045000002
Held Percent Institutions 0.77637
Implied Shares Outstanding 224,608,373
Industry Railroads
Industry Disp Railroads
Industry Key railroads
Ir Website http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Investors/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Last Dividend Value 1.35
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 876,441,600
Last Split Factor 3:1
Long Business Summary Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods; chemicals, including sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal. It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports; and operates an intermodal network. Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Long Name Norfolk Southern Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 72,681,021,440
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_292268
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 2,632,999,936
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 70,753,883,578
Number Of Analyst Opinions 18
Open 321.97
Operating Cashflow 3,732,000,000
Operating Margins 0.35296002
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.46080002
Peg Ratio 3.79
Phone 855 667 3655
Previous Close 321.14
Price Eps Current Year 25.131018
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.4718223
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.7959347
Profit Margins 0.21021
Quick Ratio 0.666
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.57143
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.4499817
Regular Market Change Percent 0.7629014
Regular Market Day High 323.65
Regular Market Day Low 319.3
Regular Market Day Range 319.3 - 323.65
Regular Market Open 321.97
Regular Market Previous Close 321.14
Regular Market Price 323.59
Regular Market Time 1,792,007,428
Regular Market Volume 356,169
Return On Assets 0.05953
Return On Equity 0.16985
Revenue Growth 0.114
Revenue Per Share 55.857
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 224,608,373
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0318
Shares Short 7,152,583
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 5,736,781
Short Name Norfolk Southern Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0319
Short Ratio 6.6
Source Interval 15
State GA
Symbol NSC
Target High Price 400.0
Target Low Price 297.0
Target Mean Price 356.1111
Target Median Price 354.5
Total Cash 1,069,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 4.759
Total Debt 17,150,000,128
Total Revenue 12,540,000,256
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 5.4
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.016815096
Trailing Eps 11.72
Trailing P E 27.610067
Trailing Peg Ratio 3.7182
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 312.28476
Two Hundred Day Average Change 11.305237
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.036201693
Type Disp Equity
Volume 356,169
Website https://www.norfolksouthern.com
Zip 30,308-1925