Current
18.5×
5-Year Average
137.0×
All-Time High
2090.4×
All-Time Low
12.8×
P/FCF Ratio daily chart for Norfolk Southern (NSC)
Jun 8, 2021 – Jun 5, 2026 · 1,255 trading days
P/FCF ratio is not shown for periods when TTM free cash flow was negative.
Historical P/FCF Ratio for Norfolk Southern (NSC) from 2001 to 2025
| 2025 | $64.90B | $4.36B | 14.9× | -1881.2× | |
| 2024 | $53.09B | $28.00M | 1896.0× | +1831.8× | |
| 2023 | $53.35B | $830.00M | 64.3× | +39.4× | |
| 2022 | $56.65B | $2.27B | 24.9× | -0.8× | |
| 2021 | $71.50B | $2.79B | 25.7× | -2.3× | |
| 2020 | $59.90B | $2.14B | 28.0× | +1.2× | |
| 2019 | $50.07B | $1.87B | 26.7× | +4.1× | |
| 2018 | $40.09B | $1.77B | 22.6× | -4.4× | |
| 2017 | $41.31B | $1.53B | 27.0× | -0.4× | |
| 2016 | $31.47B | $1.15B | 27.4× | -23.8× | |
| 2015 | $25.20B | $492.00M | 51.2× | +5.1× | |
| 2014 | $33.87B | $734.00M | 46.1× | +20.3× | |
| 2013 | $28.66B | $1.11B | 25.9× | +2.3× | |
| 2012 | $19.47B | $824.00M | 23.6× | +1.2× | |
| 2011 | $23.92B | $1.07B | 22.4× | +4.5× | |
| 2010 | $22.31B | $1.24B | 17.9× | -16.4× | |
| 2009 | $19.29B | $561.00M | 34.4× | +19.5× | |
| 2008 | $17.22B | $1.16B | 14.9× | -4.3× | |
| 2007 | $19.06B | $992.00M | 19.2× | -0.1× | |
| 2006 | $19.91B | $1.03B | 19.4× | +2.5× | |
| 2005 | $18.25B | $1.08B | 16.9× | -6.5× | |
| 2004 | $14.51B | $620.00M | 23.4× | -4.5× | |
| 2003 | $9.31B | $334.00M | 27.9× | -40.0× | |
| 2002 | $7.74B | $114.00M | 67.9× | — | |
| 2001 | $7.01B | −$92.00M | — | — |
- 202514.9×
- 20241896.0×
- 202364.3×
- 202224.9×
- 202125.7×
- 202028.0×
- 201926.7×
- 201822.6×
- 201727.0×
- 201627.4×
- 201551.2×
- 201446.1×
- 201325.9×
- 201223.6×
- 201122.4×
- 201017.9×
- 200934.4×
- 200814.9×
- 200719.2×
- 200619.4×
- 200516.9×
- 200423.4×
- 200327.9×
- 200267.9×
- 2001—
About P/FCF Ratio at Norfolk Southern (NSC)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) P/FCF ratio is 18.5× as of June 5, 2026. The 5-year average is 137.0×. The sector median currently stands at 24.3×. The current ratio is at the 6th percentile of its own 10-year history.
Norfolk Southern (NSC) historical P/FCF ratio has ranged from a low of 12.8× (2009) to a high of 2090.4× (2025) in the available daily series.
The price-to-free-cash-flow (P/FCF) ratio compares a company's market capitalisation to its trailing twelve-month (TTM) free cash flow. It is calculated as market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow, where free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Because FCF cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting items, P/FCF is often considered a cleaner measure of "earnings-power valuation" than P/E — especially for capital-intensive businesses where depreciation diverges from real cash outflows.
Norfolk Southern P/FCF Ratio by Year
Norfolk Southern P/FCF Ratio 2025: 14.9×
Norfolk Southern (NSC) P/FCF ratio in 2025 was 14.9×, contracted from 1896.0× the prior year.
Norfolk Southern P/FCF Ratio 2024: 1896.0×
Norfolk Southern (NSC) P/FCF ratio in 2024 was 1896.0×, expanded from 64.3× the prior year.
Norfolk Southern P/FCF Ratio 2023: 64.3×
Norfolk Southern (NSC) P/FCF ratio in 2023 was 64.3×, expanded from 24.9× the prior year.
Norfolk Southern P/FCF Ratio 2022: 24.9×
Norfolk Southern (NSC) P/FCF ratio in 2022 was 24.9×, contracted from 25.7× the prior year.
Norfolk Southern P/FCF Ratio 2021: 25.7×
Norfolk Southern (NSC) P/FCF ratio in 2021 was 25.7×.
Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — chart
Current ratio vs. sector peers. Highlighted bar is this company.
Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — table
Industrials peers of Norfolk Southern (NSC), ranked by P/FCF ratio.
| 18.5× | |
| 18.0× | |
| 17.9× | |
| 17.9× | |
| 17.8× | |
| 17.6× | |
| 17.3× | |
| 16.2× | |
| 15.8× | |
| 15.6× | |
| 15.4× | |
| 15.3× | |
| 14.7× | |
| 14.7× | |
| 14.4× | |
| 14.2× | |
| 14.1× | |
| 13.9× | |
| 12.2× | |
| 11.1× | |
| 10.5× | |
| 9.4× | |
| 8.8× | |
| 7.2× | |
| 2.7× |
- 18.5×
- 18.0×
- 17.9×
- 17.8×
- 17.6×
- 17.3×
- 16.2×
- 15.6×
- 15.4×
- 14.2×
- 12.2×
- 8.8×
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