Norfolk Southern (NSC) Price to Sales (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern's (NSC) Price to Sales came in at 5.36 for Q3 2026, down 2.8% from 5.51 a year earlier and down 4.9% from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Price to Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Norfolk Southern's Price to Sales stood at 5.32, up 21.4% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Norfolk Southern's Price to Sales was 4.38 in FY2024 (-0.2%), 4.39 in FY2023 (-0.5%), 4.41 in FY2022 (-31.3%) and 6.42 in FY2021 (+4.9%).
- Quarterly Price to Sales has run from a low of 3.61 in Q3 2023 to a high of 6.42 in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Sales increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 10.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Price to Sales in the past five years was Q1 2024, with growth of 28.6%; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a decline of 37.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Price to Sales for the three prior quarters was 5.63 (Q2 2026), 5.29 (Q1 2026) and 5.32 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 179.72 Bn | 171.97 Bn | - |
| 2 | Csx | 95.95 Bn | 91.18 Bn | - |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.51 Bn | 61.36 Bn | 22.04 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.84 Bn | 81.57 Bn | 57.15 Mn |
| 5 | Fedex | 76.69 Bn | 42.88 Bn | 18.84 Bn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 56.72 Bn | 38.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 34.91 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.51 Bn | -22.18 Bn | - |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 30.13 Bn | 14.39 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.36 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.63 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.29 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.32 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.51 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.72 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.41 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.38 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.62 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.01 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.79 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.39 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.61 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.06 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.72 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.41 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.93 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.50 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.95 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.42 |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Price to Sales API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-sales&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-sales", "ticker": "NSC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-sales&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();