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Norfolk Southern (LTS:0K8M) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.86 (As of Jun. 02, 2025)


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What is Norfolk Southern Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-02), Norfolk Southern's current share price is $243.7532. Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $63.07. Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.86.

The historical rank and industry rank for Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LTS:0K8M' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.11   Med: 3.96   Max: 6.01
Current: 3.86

During the past years, Norfolk Southern's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.01. The lowest was 2.11. And the median was 3.96.

LTS:0K8M's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
86.94% of 712 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.245 vs LTS:0K8M: 3.86

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Norfolk Southern's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $64.366. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $63.07 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Norfolk Southern Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.

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Norfolk Southern Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Norfolk Southern Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Norfolk Southern Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 4.13 3.45 3.96 3.73 3.70

Competitive Comparison of Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Norfolk Southern Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=243.7532/63.07
=3.86

* 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.

Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Norfolk Southern's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=64.366/134.9266*134.9266
=64.366

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Norfolk Southern Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 40.071 100.684 53.699
201509 40.624 100.392 54.599
201512 40.927 99.792 55.336
201603 41.331 100.470 55.505
201606 41.809 101.688 55.475
201609 42.460 101.861 56.243
201612 42.728 101.863 56.597
201703 43.229 102.862 56.704
201706 43.938 103.349 57.363
201709 44.477 104.136 57.628
201712 57.570 104.011 74.682
201803 58.108 105.290 74.464
201806 59.133 106.317 75.046
201809 56.839 106.507 72.006
201812 57.300 105.998 72.938
201903 57.642 107.251 72.517
201906 58.127 108.070 72.573
201909 58.440 108.329 72.788
201912 58.874 108.420 73.267
202003 58.100 108.902 71.985
202006 58.254 108.767 72.264
202009 58.826 109.815 72.278
202012 58.672 109.897 72.035
202103 58.516 111.754 70.649
202106 57.970 114.631 68.233
202109 57.067 115.734 66.530
202112 56.799 117.630 65.151
202203 56.480 121.301 62.824
202206 56.004 125.017 60.443
202209 56.256 125.227 60.614
202212 55.828 125.222 60.155
202303 55.908 127.348 59.235
202306 55.679 128.729 58.360
202309 55.785 129.860 57.962
202312 56.633 129.419 59.043
202403 55.490 131.776 56.817
202406 57.405 132.554 58.433
202409 60.931 133.029 61.800
202412 63.211 133.157 64.051
202503 64.366 134.927 64.366

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Norfolk Southern  (LTS:0K8M) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Norfolk Southern Business Description

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Address
650 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30308-1925
Class-I railroad Norfolk Southern operates in the Eastern United States. On more than 20,000 miles of track, the rail hauls shipments of coal, intermodal traffic, and a diverse mix of automotive, agriculture, metal, chemical, and forest products.

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