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How Norfolk Southern Corporation stacks up
NSC · against 2,393 other Industrials companies
Valuation
40/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #1,425 of 2,394 · scores higher than 40% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score239 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including NSC · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 40?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Industrials norm.
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 63% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 2.1% vs peer median 3.7%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 5.9% vs peer median 6.9%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 3.4% vs peer median 3.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NSC, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NSC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 2,368 reported | 3.4% | 3.8% | 47% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 2,432 reported | 6.1% | 7.0% | 43% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 795 reported | 2.1% | 3.7% | 37% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 2,381 reported | 21.2% | 50.5% | 20% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NSC| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 704.9B KRW (≈$508M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 1 | 18.14T KRW (≈$13.1B) | 100 | 76 | |
| 1 | 281.4B KRW (≈$203M) | 100 | 38 | |
| 1 | 4.69T KRW (≈$3.4B) | 100 | 59 | |
| 1 | 42.1B TRY (≈$1.3B) | 100 | 58 | |
| 1,425 | 10.9B EUR (≈$12.0B) | 40 | 45 | |
| 1,425 | 11.4B USD | 40 | 64 | |
| 1,425 | 92.7B SEK (≈$9.3B) | 40 | 50 | |
| 1,425 | 1.1B USD | 40 | 73 | |
| 1,425 | 76.6B USD | 40 | 42 | |
| 1,425 | 7.2B EUR (≈$7.9B) | 40 | 68 | |
| 1,425 | 721M USD | 40 | 60 | |
| 1,425 | 3.4B AUD (≈$2.3B) | 40 | 42 | |
| 1,425 | 32.3B CHF (≈$37.2B) | 40 | 53 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score