Key facts, as of
As of November 6, 2026, Norfolk Southern (NSC) trades at $319.94, up 13.4% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $277.80 to $358.60; the price is 10.8% below that high. It is 10.8% below its all-time high of $358.60, reached in July 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +350.8%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY). It sits 1.1% above its 200-day average of $316.31. Its 30-day volatility is 25.9% annualized, which we rate medium risk. It has a trailing P/E of 26.8 and a dividend yield of 1.69%.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock analysis", 2026-11-06. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/nsc
Where it trades today
trading 52% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
How far it is from its record
Norfolk Southern (NSC) is 10.8% below its all-time high of $358.60, reached in July 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +350.8%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
The read, from its own figures
What its numbers say
- NSC closes below its 50-day average ($324.85) while the 50-day is still above the 200-day ($316.31): a pullback inside a longer rise, not yet a downtrend.
- At $319.94, NSC is 10.8% below its 1-year high of $358.60, set on July 23, 2026, and 15.2% above its 1-year low of $277.80 (January 20, 2026).
- Over the past month NSC rose 0.9%, from $316.99 to $319.94.
- NSC trades at 26.8x its last twelve months of earnings and 22.0x the next twelve months' estimate, so analysts expect earnings 21.6% higher.
- Its P/E is 23.9% below the 35.2x of WAB, the other railroads company we track.
- NSC's 30-day volatility, 25.9% a year, works out to a typical daily move of about 1.6%.
- Yahoo Finance puts its beta at 1.18: over five years of monthly returns, NSC moved about 1.18% for each 1% move of the S&P 500.
What would change the read
- A close back above the 50-day average, $324.85 (+1.5%), restores the uptrend; the 50-day falling 2.6% under the 200-day at $316.31 would make it a downtrend.
- A close above $358.60 (+12.1%) would be a new 1-year high; below $277.80 (−13.2%), a new 1-year low.
How it is computed
- Prices are Yahoo Finance's daily candles for NSC, the same ones the chart below draws; the P/E, forward P/E and beta are Yahoo Finance quote fields.
- The averages are simple means of the last 50 and 200 closes; the 1-year high and low are the highest high and lowest low of the last 252 sessions; the 30-day volatility is the standard deviation of the past month's daily returns, annualized with the square root of 252.
- Peers are the other companies Yahoo Finance files under railroads among the assets we track, not a full industry screen; the median counts those with a positive P/E.
- Every sentence here is written by code from those figures, refreshed daily; nobody edits it for NSC by hand. It describes what the price and the multiples have done, not what they will do, and it is not advice.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote and daily historyopen →
The candles, the averages' inputs and the quote fields used for NSC. Last refresh: Nov 8, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC.
- How Portfolio Terminal computes its figuresopen →
The methodology page behind the analytics and their refresh cadence.
- Industry classification
Yahoo Finance's industry, as stored in our list of tracked assets: Railroads.
What Norfolk Southern does
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;…
What analysts expect
NSC carries a hold consensus from 18 analysts, with an average price target of $360.61 versus $319.94 today (+12.7%). Targets are estimates and can move quickly after earnings.
Consensus aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Targets are estimates, not forecasts.
How the business is doing
NSC generated $12.96B in trailing revenue (13.6% year over year), with a 20.7% net margin, and $1.62B of free cash flow, against $15.55B of net debt.
The numbers, year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12.18B | $4.43B | $4.57B | $2.87B | $12.80 | $2.16B |
| 2024 | $12.12B | $4.54B | $4.88B | $2.62B | $11.59 | $1.67B |
| 2023 | $12.16B | $4.43B | $4.33B | $1.83B | $8.10 | $852.00M |
| 2022 | $12.74B | $5.24B | $5.21B | $3.27B | $14.34 | $2.27B |
When it reports next
Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.
Which ETFs hold it
NSC is in 16 of the 54 ETFs we track. It weighs most in XLI: 1.38% of the fund, holding #24 of 83.
Famous investors who hold it
NSC is in the latest 13F of 1 of the 15 famous investors we follow. Dan Loeb (Third Point) holds the most of it: 4.03% of the portfolio, position #11 of 39, as of Q2 2026.
How its figures compare with those peers
Companies in the same industry
NSC beside the other companies Yahoo Finance files under railroads among the assets we track (WAB).
NSCyou are here$319.94$71.86B
WABWestinghouse Air Brake$283.59$47.59BWhat the chart is saying
Slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend.
weakening- Price is 1.5% below its 50-day average and 1.1% above its 200-day.
- RSI at 41 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $328.93 (+2.8%), the nearest floor $308.22 (-3.7%).
A description of the chart, not advice. Indicators describe what the price has done; none of them knows what it does next.
Questions people ask about it
How is NSC valued right now?
Norfolk Southern trades at 26.8 times its last twelve months of earnings and 22.0 times the next twelve months' estimate (Yahoo Finance, November 6, 2026). On the chart: slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend. Price is 1.5% below its 50-day average and 1.1% above its 200-day.
What is the risk level of NSC?
Based on 30-day volatility of 25.9%, NSC has MEDIUM risk. Its beta of 1.18 means it has swung more than the S&P 500 over the last five years.
Does NSC pay dividends?
Yes, Norfolk Southern has a dividend yield of 1.69%.
How far is NSC from its all-time high?
Norfolk Southern is 10.8% below its all-time high of $358.60, reached in July 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +350.8%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Which ETFs hold NSC?
16 of the 54 popular ETFs we track hold Norfolk Southern. The largest weights: XLI (1.38%), VO (0.34%), VYM (0.29%), VTV (0.26%) and RSP (0.20%). Measured on each issuer's full holdings file, dated September 30 to October 18, 2026.
How much of VOO is NSC?
0.11%, as of September 30, 2026: NSC is holding #164 of 505 in Vanguard's file for VOO. $1,000 in VOO puts about $1.05 in Norfolk Southern.
Which famous investors own NSC?
Dan Loeb (4.03% of Third Point's 13F), according to their latest Form 13F filings with the SEC (Q2 2026). A 13F lists US long positions 45 days after the quarter ends, so it can be out of date.
What is the analyst price target for NSC?
The average analyst price target for Norfolk Southern (NSC) is $360.61 based on 18 analyst estimates, about 12.7% above the current price of $319.94. The published range runs from $297.00 to $400.00.
How much revenue does NSC generate?
Norfolk Southern reported $12.96B in trailing twelve-month revenue. Revenue growth is running at 13.6% year over year. Net margin sits at 20.7%. Figures are aggregated from company filings by Yahoo Finance and refresh on an hourly cadence.
Compare NSC with anything
Five years side by side: what $10,000 became, how far each fell, whether they move together.