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Norfolk Southern (Norfolk Southern) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 67.15 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), Norfolk Southern's share price is $243.82. Norfolk Southern's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.63. Hence, Norfolk Southern's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 67.15.

The historical rank and industry rank for Norfolk Southern's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

NSC' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.55   Med: 29.25   Max: 114.78
Current: 67.15

During the past 13 years, Norfolk Southern's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 114.78. The lowest was 17.55. And the median was 29.25.

NSC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
91.09% of 662 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 9.96 vs NSC: 67.15

Norfolk Southern's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.80. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.63.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Norfolk Southern was -62.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -24.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -4.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Norfolk Southern's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 107.80% per year. The lowest was -24.10% per year. And the median was 10.65% per year.


Norfolk Southern Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Norfolk Southern's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Norfolk Southern Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.53 28.45 26.52 25.53 64.76

Norfolk Southern Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.53 20.45 26.24 39.39 64.76

Competitive Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Norfolk Southern's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Norfolk Southern Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Norfolk Southern's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Norfolk Southern's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Norfolk Southern Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Norfolk Southern's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=243.82/3.631
=67.15

Norfolk Southern's Share Price of today is $243.82.
Norfolk Southern's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.63.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Norfolk Southern  (NYSE:NSC) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Norfolk Southern (Norfolk Southern) Business Description

Address
650 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30308
Class-I railroad Norfolk Southern operates in the Eastern United States. On more than 20,000 miles of track, the firm hauls shipments of coal, intermodal traffic, and a diverse mix of automobile, agriculture, metal, chemical, and forest products.
Executives
Phillip S Davidson director 825 TOWN & COUNTRY LANE, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Francesca A. Debiase director MCDONALD'S CORPORATION, 110 NORTH CARPENTER STREET, CHICAGO IL 60607
Alan H. Shaw officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Paul B Duncan officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
James A Squires officer: Sr. V.P. - Law 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Steven F Leer director USG CORPORATION, 125 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60606
Nabanita C Nag officer: SVP and Chief Legal Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Claiborne L Moore officer: Vice President and Controller 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Lorri J Kleine officer: SVP & Chief Legal Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Claude E Elkins officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer 650 W. PEACHTREE ST, NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Allison Clyde H Jr officer: Vice President and Controller 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Ann A Adams officer: EVP-Chief Transform. Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Cynthia M Sanborn officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Michael Joseph Wheeler officer: Sr. Vice President Operations THREE COMMERCIAL PLACE, 13TH FLOOR, NORFOLK VA 23510
Christopher T Jones director 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042