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Norfolk Southern Corporation
1W: +3.2% 1M: +6.7% 3M: -1.1% YTD: +16.6% 1Y: +18.2% 3Y: +75.6% 5Y: +32.8%
$339.74
+5.75 (+1.72%)
After Hours: $337.19 (-2.56, -0.75%)
Weekly Expected Move ±2.7%
$312 $321 $330 $339 $348
NYSE · Industrials · Railroads · Tech Score Buy · Power 69 · $75.0B mcap · 224M float · 0.484% daily turnover · Short 43% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 87% of companies Debt: 18.1% of company value Bonds: $155.1M held by 272 funds, 80 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $3.70 (down 99%), Norfolk Southern Corporation would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $16.61B against a stock market value of $75.02B.
Distance to default 12.16 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-09-30, debt counted $8.63B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 20.9%; Altman Z'' 2.17. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Balance Sheet Trends

Total Assets
$45.2B +3.6% ▲
5Y CAGR: +3.6%
Total Liabilities
$29.7B +1.1% ▲
5Y CAGR: +5.1%
Shareholders Equity
$15.5B +8.7% ▲
5Y CAGR: +1.0%
Cash & Investments
$1.5B -6.8% ▼
5Y CAGR: +6.5%
Total Debt
$17.1B -2.2% ▼
5Y CAGR: +5.4%
Net Debt
$15.6B -1.8% ▼

Assets vs Liabilities & Equity

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Balance Sheet
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Assets —
Cash$839M$456M$1.6B$1.6B$1.5B
Short-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0
Cash & ST Investments$839M$456M$1.6B$1.6B$1.5B
Net Receivables$976M$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B$988M
Inventory$218M$253M$264M$277M$0
Other Current Assets$134M$150M$292M$201M$680M
Total Current Assets$2.2B$2.0B$3.3B$3.2B$3.2B
Property, Plant & Equip.$31.7B$32.2B$33.3B$35.8B$0
Goodwill & Intangibles$0$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Investments$3.7B$3.7B$3.8B$3.4B$4.1B
Other Non-Current Assets$966M$1.0B$1.2B$1.3B$37.9B
Total Non-Current Assets$36.3B$36.9B$38.4B$40.5B$42.0B
Total Assets$38.5B$38.9B$41.7B$43.7B$45.2B
— Liabilities —
Accounts Payable$850M$712M$997M$985M$1.9B
Short-Term Debt$553M$703M$4M$555M$607M
Deferred Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Other Current Liabilities$365M$396M$760M$1.0B$965M
Total Current Liabilities$2.5B$2.6B$2.6B$3.5B$3.8B
Long-Term Debt$13.3B$14.5B$17.2B$16.7B$16.5B
Other Non-Current Liab.$1.0B$909M$1.6B$1.6B$1.7B
Total Non-Current Liabilities$22.3B$23.5B$26.2B$25.8B$25.9B
Total Liabilities$24.9B$26.2B$28.9B$29.4B$29.7B
— Equity —
Common Stock$242M$230M$227M$228M$226M
Retained Earnings$11.6B$10.7B$10.7B$12.1B$13.2B
Accumulated OCI-$402M-$351M-$320M-$262M-$210M
Total Stockholders Equity$13.6B$12.7B$12.8B$14.3B$15.5B
Total Liabilities & Equity$38.5B$38.9B$41.7B$43.7B$45.2B
— Key Metrics —
Total Debt$14.3B$15.6B$17.6B$17.5B$17.1B
Net Debt$13.4B$15.1B$16.0B$15.8B$15.6B
Total Investments$3.7B$3.7B$3.8B$3.4B$4.1B

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