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Norfolk Southern (NSC)

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$269.56 USD

269.56
580,081

-7.44 (-2.69%)

Updated Nov 7, 2024 01:40 PM ET

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy24.10%
2Buy17.80%
3Hold9.50%
4Sell2.70%
5Strong Sell2.70%
S&P50011.20%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

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Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

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D Value C Growth C Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

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The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 18% (45 out of 251)

Industry: Transportation - Rail

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Fiscal Year end for Norfolk Southern Corporation falls in the month of December .

All items in Millions except EPS data.

12/31/23 12/31/22 12/31/21 12/31/20 12/31/19
Sales 12,156 12,745 11,142 9,789 11,296
Cost Of Goods 4,072 4,094 3,072 2,875 3,418
Gross Profit 8,084 8,651 8,070 6,914 7,878
Selling & Adminstrative & Depr. & Amort Expenses 5,233 3,842 3,623 3,912 3,889
Income After Depreciation & Amortization 2,851 4,809 4,447 3,002 3,989
Non-Operating Income 191 13 77 153 106
Interest Expense 722 692 646 625 604
Pretax Income 2,320 4,130 3,878 2,530 3,491
Income Taxes 493 860 873 517 769
Minority Interest 0 0 0 0 0
Investment Gains/Losses 0 0 0 0 0
Other Income/Charges 0 0 0 0 0
Income From Cont. Operations 1,827 3,270 3,005 2,013 2,722
Extras & Discontinued Operations 0 0 0 0 0
Net Income (GAAP) 1,827 3,270 3,005 2,013 2,722
Depreciation Footnote 12/31/23 12/31/22 12/31/21 12/31/20 12/31/19
Income Before Depreciation & Amortization 4,149 6,030 5,628 4,156 5,128
Depreciation & Amortization (Cash Flow) 1,298 1,221 1,181 1,154 1,139
Income After Depreciation & Amortization 2,851 4,809 4,447 3,002 3,989
Earnings Per Share Data 12/31/23 12/31/22 12/31/21 12/31/20 12/31/19
Average Shares 227.40 235.60 248.10 256.76 265.60
Diluted EPS Before Non-Recurring Items 11.74 13.88 12.11 9.25 10.34
Diluted Net EPS (GAAP) 8.02 13.88 12.11 7.84 10.25

Fiscal Year end for Norfolk Southern Corporation falls in the month of December .

All items in Millions except EPS data.

9/30/24 6/30/24 3/31/24 12/31/23 9/30/23
Sales 3,051.00 3,044.00 3,004.00 3,073.00 2,971.00
Cost Of Goods 525.00 946.00 1,027.00 1,064.00 1,011.00
Gross Profit 2,526.00 2,098.00 1,977.00 2,009.00 1,960.00
SG&A, R&D, and Dept/Amort Expenses 930.00 967.00 1,764.00 1,201.00 1,204.00
Income After SG&A, R&D, and Dept/Amort Expenses 1,596.00 1,131.00 213.00 808.00 756.00
Non-Operating Income 34.00 17.00 18.00 38.00 40.00
Interest Expense 203.00 204.00 201.00 195.00 182.00
Pretax Income 1,427.00 944.00 30.00 651.00 614.00
Income Taxes 328.00 207.00 -23.00 124.00 136.00
Minority Interest 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Investment Gains/Losses 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other Income/Charges 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Income From Cont. Operations 1,099.00 737.00 53.00 527.00 478.00
Extras & Discontinued Operations 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Net Income (GAAP) 1,099.00 737.00 53.00 527.00 478.00
Earnings Per Share Data 9/30/24 6/30/24 3/31/24 12/31/23 9/30/23
Average Shares 226.50 226.77 226.20 226.30 227.00
Diluted EPS Before Non-Recurring Items 3.25 3.06 2.49 2.83 2.65
Diluted Net EPS (GAAP) 4.85 3.25 0.23 2.32 2.10