Norfolk Southern Corporation

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319.36+1.57 (+0.49%)today
At close: Oct 12, 4:00 PM EDT · May be delayed up to 15 min · USD
After hours319.360.00 (0.00%)Oct 12, 4:56 PM EDT

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Key statistics

Previous close317.79
Open316.05
Day range316.57319.53
52-week range277.80358.60
Off day high−0.05%
Off 52-week high−10.94%
Volume333.41K
Avg. volume (3M)1.11M
Market cap71.73B
EPS (TTM)11.72
Forward P/E22.31
P/E ratio (TTM)27.25
Dividend yield1.70% (5.40)
Beta (5Y)1.28
Shares outstanding224.61M
Short interest3.19% of float
Earnings dateOct 22, 2026
Analyst target356.11
Profit margin21.02%

Against its peers

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NSC CNI CSX UNP WAB TRN
Market cap 71.73B 71.60B 88.46B 167.27B 48.27B 2.07B
P/E (TTM) 27.2 21.0 27.8 22.8 38.4 6.1
Forward P/E 22.3 18.8 20.9 19.8 22.9 11.7
Price/book 4.4 4.6 6.3 8.6 4.3 1.8
Dividend yield 1.70% 2.19% 1.18% 2.04% 0.43% 4.86%
1-year change +9.75% +23.65% +32.86% +23.24% +47.48% −7.50%
Today +0.49% +0.63% +1.04% +1.16% +0.12% +1.68%

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Company Mkt cap Price Today
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Union Pacific CorporationUNP · Railroads 167.27B 281.57 +1.16%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationWAB · Railroads 48.27B 285.77 +0.12%
Trinity Industries, Inc.TRN · Railroads 2.07B 25.95 +1.68%
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.GBX · Railroads 1.21B 39.17 +1.93%
FreightCar America, Inc.RAIL · Railroads 205.93M 6.28 +0.48%
L.B. Foster CompanyFSTR · Railroads 368.30M 35.01 +0.20%

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The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with Norfolk Southern's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Union Pacific CorporationUNP · Correlation 0.94 167.27B 281.57 +1.16%
CSX CorporationCSX · Correlation 0.77 88.46B 47.75 +1.04%
Canadian Pacific Kansas City LimitedCP · Correlation 0.63 75.19B 85.53 +1.27%
Canadian National Railway CompanyCNI · Correlation 0.59 71.60B 118.52 +0.63%
Illinois Tool Works Inc.ITW · Correlation 0.51 75.50B 265.11 +0.37%
United Rentals, Inc.URI · Correlation 0.51 65.79B 1,056.92 +0.05%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationWAB · Correlation 0.41 48.27B 285.77 +0.12%
PulteGroup, Inc.PHM · Correlation 0.40 21.17B 111.14 −0.87%

What visitors to Norfolk Southern's page also look at.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
CSX CorporationCSX 88.46B 47.75 +1.04%
Union Pacific CorporationUNP 167.27B 281.57 +1.16%
Canadian National Railway CompaCNI 71.60B 118.52 +0.63%
Canadian Pacific Kansas City LiCP 75.19B 85.53 +1.27%
Illinois Tool Works Inc.ITW 75.50B 265.11 +0.37%

From the 4Search instruments index: what each company does (its business description), its industry, size, headquarters and the markets it serves; and from a year of daily prices, which move together. Prices may be delayed up to 15 min.

Latest news

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The Globe and Mail·

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Receives a Rating Update from a Top Analyst

In a report released on October 7, Jason Seidl from TD Cowen maintained a Buy rating on Norfolk Southern, with a price target of $376.00. According to TipRanks, Seidl is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 23.9% and a 66.25%…

greensboro-nc.gov·Positive

Norfolk Southern Railroad Work | Greensboro, NC

What District Am I In? The project will improve long-term rail infrastructure serving the community and the state. Replacing worn rail helps reduce maintenance-related delays, improves reliability and supports safe, predictable rail…

Stock Titan·

Norfolk Southern director acquires 333.33 shares

Norfolk Southern (NSC) is a U.S. freight railroad operating a 22-state network, moving millions of carloads and pursuing a proposed merger with Union Pacific. - [Form 4] NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP Insider Trading Activity Norfolk Southern…

Union Pacific·Negative

Let's Talk Facts About the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger

Start with our employees. She called our jobs-for-life commitment for union employees more marketing than substance. Here’s the truth: these are signed agreements with the unions that represent the men and women who move America’s freight.…

Union Pacific·

Building What Two Railroads Can’t

By joining two strong railroads with complementary networks, we’re creating something America doesn’t have today: seamless coast-to-coast rail service. This faster, more reliable and more efficient service will attract freight, converting…

Business News·

Tony Buti, WA universities at odds over merger plan

Whether you're sizing up a competitor, researching a prospect, or tracking a major project, everything you need to know about business in WA is right here. The state government's plan for a merger has been met with apprehension from…

@blet·Negative

IBEW joins growing labor opposition to UP-NS merger

October 11, 2026 | NS, Top News, UP, UP-NS Merger More than 70 percent of union railroad workers now oppose the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, after the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) last week became the…

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63with it in the headline
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Mentioned with

Union Pacific101Surface Transportation Board86Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern67Bnsf Railway47Canadian National42U.S. Surface Transportation Board42Union Pacific Corp.40Norfolk Southern Corp31

People in the coverage

Jim Vena73Mark George66Donald Trump56Tracy Robinson44Steenhoek39Zak Andersen37

Themes

Union Pacific83Surface Transportation Board72Mergers and Acquisitions56Railroads54Rail Transport48Railroad46Jim Vena36Bnsf31

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