Norfolk Southern (0K8M) Ratios
Norfolk Southern Ratios
GB:0K8M's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $736.00M. For the 2026 fiscal year, GB:0K8M's free cash flow was decreased by $-586.00M and operating cash flow was $1.32B. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 0.85 | 0.90 | 1.24 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.78 | 0.82 | 1.14 | 0.66 | 0.77 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.60 | 0.17 | 0.33 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.59 | 1.69 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 7.18 | 7.30 | 794.75 | 6.01 | 7.69 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -26.49B | $ -26.19B | $ -25.60B | $ -24.14B | $ -22.68B |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.37 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 1.10 | 1.22 | 1.37 | 1.22 | 1.04 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.51 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.49 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.91 | 3.05 | 3.26 | 3.05 | 2.82 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 3.62 | 3.51 | 5.30 | 3.72 | 4.03 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 5.06 | 4.66 | 3.89 | 6.84 | 6.76 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.19 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 79.53 | 80.87 | 80.62 | 69.35 | 60.34 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 2.66 | 2.89 | 3.69 | 2.50 | 2.35 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 42.43% | 31.05% | 23.10% | 37.14% | 39.18% |
| EBIT Margin | 36.59% | 34.12% | 25.02% | 37.83% | 40.60% |
| EBITDA Margin | 48.03% | 45.28% | 35.70% | 47.41% | 51.20% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 32.91% | 31.05% | 23.10% | 37.14% | 39.18% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 30.09% | 27.46% | 19.09% | 32.40% | 34.81% |
| Net Profit Margin | 23.59% | 21.63% | 15.03% | 25.66% | 26.97% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 23.59% | 21.63% | 15.03% | 25.66% | 26.97% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 78.39% | 78.76% | 78.75% | 79.18% | 77.49% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 91.44% | 88.44% | 82.62% | 87.26% | 88.84% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 6.35% | 6.00% | 4.39% | 8.41% | 7.81% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 18.48% | 18.33% | 14.29% | 25.68% | 22.03% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 9.67% | 9.38% | 7.20% | 13.06% | 12.13% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.47% | 7.27% | 5.65% | 10.12% | 9.24% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 6.35% | 6.00% | 4.39% | 8.41% | 7.81% |
| Earnings Yield | 4.43% | 4.94% | 3.41% | 5.65% | 4.09% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 12.33 | 11.34 | 10.60 | 11.10 | 11.42 |
| Payables Turnover | 3.76 | 8.49 | 9.38 | 11.25 | 7.97 |
| Inventory Turnover | 25.87 | 30.18 | 35.41 | 31.67 | 31.09 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.35 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.29 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -26.08 | 85.98 | -8104.00 | -25.59 | -113.69 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -53.26 | 1.27 | 5.82 | 11.97 | -2.07 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 29.61 | 32.19 | 34.44 | 32.88 | 31.97 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 14.11 | 12.10 | 10.31 | 11.53 | 11.74 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 96.98 | 43.01 | 38.93 | 32.44 | 45.78 |
| Operating Cycle | 43.71 | 44.28 | 44.75 | 44.40 | 43.71 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 19.40 | 17.92 | 14.01 | 17.98 | 17.23 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 9.60 | 7.39 | 3.66 | 9.68 | 11.28 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 1.28 | 1.12 | 0.89 | 1.36 | 1.70 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.98 | 1.70 | 1.35 | 2.17 | 2.89 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.30 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.38 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.32% | 3.15% | 1.55% | 3.93% | 3.79% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 22.64 | 20.27 | 29.36 | 17.69 | 24.46 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 5.33 | 4.38 | 4.41 | 4.54 | 6.60 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 4.17 | 3.71 | 4.20 | 4.54 | 5.39 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | 30.09 | 31.76 | 64.62 | 25.44 | 26.39 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 14.88 | 13.10 | 16.87 | 13.70 | 17.27 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | 2.24 | 0.46 | -0.69 | 1.22 | 0.45 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 13.75 | 12.55 | 16.05 | 12.08 | 15.24 |
| Enterprise Value | 80.46B | 68.90B | 69.64B | 73.00B | 86.92B |
| EV to EBITDA | 13.75 | 12.55 | 16.05 | 12.08 | 15.24 |
| EV to Sales | 6.61 | 5.68 | 5.73 | 5.73 | 7.80 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | 37.30 | 41.23 | 83.90 | 32.10 | 31.21 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 18.45 | 17.00 | 21.91 | 17.29 | 20.43 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 69.16 | 63.27 | 56.33 | 54.23 | 55.25 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 69.16 | 63.27 | 56.33 | 54.23 | 55.25 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.23 |
| Revenue Per Share | 54.18 | 53.62 | 53.57 | 54.28 | 45.13 |
| Net Income Per Share | 12.78 | 11.60 | 8.05 | 13.93 | 12.17 |
| Tax Burden | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.77 |
| Interest Burden | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.86 | 0.86 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.06 | -0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income Quality | 1.52 | 1.55 | 1.74 | 1.29 | 1.42 |
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