Norfolk Southern (NSC) Price to Sales (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern's (NSC) Price to Sales came in at 5.63 for Q2 2026, up 19.3% from 4.72 a year earlier and up 6.5% 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%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Price to Sales since Q1 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Sales has increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 14.7% over the last eight quarters.
- 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 5.29 (Q1 2026), 5.32 (Q4 2025) and 5.51 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.73 Bn | 12.74 Bn | 3.13 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.36 |
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();