Norfolk Southern's EPS (Basic) for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2024 was $4.86.
Its EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $10.69.
During the past 12 months, Norfolk Southern's average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was -5.10% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 8.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 5.90% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 8.90% per year.
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During the past 13 years, Norfolk Southern's highest 3-Year average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 168.40% per year. The lowest was -57.80% per year. And the median was 10.10% per year.
Norfolk Southern EPS (Diluted) Historical Data
The historical data trend for Norfolk Southern's EPS (Diluted) 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.
Competitive Comparison of Norfolk Southern's EPS (Diluted)
For the Railroads subindustry, Norfolk Southern's PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PE 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 PE Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Norfolk Southern's PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Norfolk Southern's PE Ratio falls into.
Norfolk Southern EPS (Diluted) Calculation
EPS (Diluted) is a rough measurement of the amount of a company's profit that can be allocated to one share of its stock. Diluted EPS takes into account all of the outstanding dilutive securities that could potentially be exercised (such as stock options and convertible preferred stock) and shows how such an action would impact earnings per share.
Norfolk Southern's Diluted EPS for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
EPS (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10.65
* 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.
EPS is the single most important variable used by Wall Street in determining the earnings power of a company. But investors need to be aware that Earnings per Share can be easily manipulated by adjusting depreciation and amortization rate or non-recurring items. That's why GuruFocus lists EPS without NRI, which better reflects the company's underlying performance.
Be Aware
Compared with Earnings per share, a company's cash flow is better indicator of the company's earnings power.
If a company's earnings per share is less than cash flow per share over long term, investors need to be cautious and find out why.
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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 automobile, agriculture, metal, chemical, and forest products.
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