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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)

Industrials · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026

Norfolk Southern Corporation
NSC · $73.43B
$326.92-6.4%last 60 sessions · close Oct 16, 2026
$274.69$352.9852 weeks
Hold · 21 analystsPT $351.17 +7.4%
  • P/E vs own+15.5%
  • P/E vs sector-2.2%
  • Target upside+7.4%
  • Off 52w high-7.4%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
  • FCF yield+5.2%
  • Earnings in6d
  • Trendsideways
  • Sector→ -7.1%
  • RSI61
  • MA20×50↑ in ~20d
  • Volume1.0x
  • Support-1.6%
  • Resistance+2.7%

The average 12-month analyst price target for NSC is $351.17, 7.4% above the last close of $326.92 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $293.06 to $400.84. Rating consensus: Hold.

Snapshot

  • P/E27.9x
  • P/E vs sector-2.2%
  • P/E vs own+15.5%
  • Target upside+7.4%
  • ConsensusHold
  • Market cap$73.43B
  • FCF yield+5.2%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
  • Earnings in6d
  • News

Why it moved

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) rose 0.6% on Oct 16, 2026.

The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Industrials stocks fell 0.4%. Most of the move came from the market as a whole.

Market (SPY)-1.1%
Industrials sector+0.7%
NSC specific+1.0%

1 story on the day (30-day average 0.3).

Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.

Price and events

⇔⇕$280$302$325$348Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26EDAEDEDEDE

Last close $326.92 · +15.3% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change

Technicals

  • Trendsideways
  • Sector→ -7.1%
  • MAs20▲ 50▼ 100▲ 200▲
  • Above MAs3 of 4 above
  • MA20×50↑ in ~20d
  • RSI61
  • Support-1.6%
  • Resistance+2.7%
  • Off 52w high-7.4%
  • Off ATH-7.4%
  • 52w range$326.92
  • Bollingerabove upper
  • MACD2.17
  • ATR+1.5%
  • Volume1.0x

Analyst price targets

Low$293.06
Average$351.17
Median$355.17
High$400.84
Upside+7.4%

8 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $326.92 · as of Oct 16, 2026

⇔⇕$268$303$338$372$407Oct 25Mar 26Aug 26Jan 27Jun 27-6%-4%+1%+12%+4%
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Strong buy 1 · Buy 4 · Hold 16 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0

Revenue and free cash flow

Q2 FY2026: Revenue +11.4% year over year, free cash flow 17.7% of revenue, operating margin 32.4%.

RevenueFree cash flow
Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026
Q2 FY2026Jun 30, 2026$3.46B3.26$615M66.8%32.4%21.2%
Q1 FY2026Mar 31, 2026$3B2.43-$38M43.1%29.3%18.2%
Q4 FY2025Dec 31, 2025$2.97B2.87$2.54B70.5%31.5%21.7%
Q3 FY2025Sep 30, 2025$3.1B3.16$720M33.2%33.2%22.9%
Q2 FY2025Jun 30, 2025$3.11B3.41$602M35.5%35.5%24.7%
Q1 FY2025Mar 31, 2025$2.99B3.31$501M31.3%31.3%25.1%
Q4 FY2024Dec 31, 2024$3.02B3.23$276M36.1%36.1%24.2%
Q3 FY2024Sep 30, 2024$3.05B4.85$645M41.2%41.2%36.0%

Peers

20D
1UNPUnion Pacific Corporation$289.04+0.1%-6.5%+11.4%23.4$172B
2CSXCSX Corporation$48.680.0%-8.3%+2.3%28.1$90.18B
3NOCNorthrop Grumman Corporation$519.86+4.0%-31.7%+22.4%16.5$73.85B
4NSCNorfolk Southern Corporation$326.92+0.6%-7.4%+7.4%27.9$73.43B
5CMICummins Inc.$531.33-0.3%-26.7%+40.6%27.2$73.15B
6UPSUnited Parcel Service, Inc.$97.48-0.4%-15.9%+15.7%18.1$73.06B
7RSGRepublic Services, Inc.$231.54+0.8%0.0%+2.8%32.8$70.9B
8WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation$286.82-0.3%-6.1%+10.3%38.6$48.45B

Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

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