Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

$342.19 +1.21% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 65/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH Cap $76.86B
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:57% Call Buyers ($8.0M)
43% PutsMax Pain: $335.00
VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • FY 2025 (10-K)

How NSC Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$2.16B (17.7% FCF Margin)
Revenue$12.18BGross Profit $5.36B (44%)Cost of Sales $6.82BOp Profit $4.36B (35.8%)OpEx (R&D/SG&A) $1.00BNet Profit$2.87B (23.6%)Tax/Other $1.48B

Multi-Year SEC EDGAR XBRL Revenue, Net Profit & Free Cash Flow Trajectory

■ Revenue■ Net Profit■ Free Cash Flow
FY23
Rev $12.16B
FY24
Rev $12.12B
FY25
Rev $12.18B
Fiscal YearRevenueGross MarginOp MarginNet ProfitFree Cash FlowROIC %
FY 2025$12.18B44%35.8%$2.87B$2.16B12.6%
FY 2024$12.12B44%33.6%$2.62B$1.67B12.4%
FY 2023$12.16B44%23.5%$1.83B$2.63B8.8%
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NSC // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +8.49%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $347.7H $347.7L $340.2C $342.6VOL 641.9K
RES: $377.5SUP: $292.1SMA50: $326.4SMA200: $315.1
$363.4$343.7$324.0$304.3$284.6RES $377.5SUP $292.1$342.62026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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NSC Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
20.4%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +0.5% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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How profitable is Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)?

In FY 2025 (10-K), NSC converted $12.2B of revenue into a 44% gross margin, 35.8% operating margin, and $2.2B in free cash flow (17.7% FCF margin).