Profitability
Weight: 20%
D+
43
- 5yr Avg ROIC 10.1%
- Operating Margin Trend -1.86 pp/yr
NSC
Norfolk Southern Corporation
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
A
88
- 5yr Avg ROE 17.5%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -2.4%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
D+
40
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 2.3%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 1.3%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
B+
76
- 5yr FCF Margin 16.2%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.69x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
C+
59
- Net Debt / EBITDA 2.66x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 5.63x
- Altman Z-Score 2.41
Stability
Weight: 15%
B-
63
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.37
- Piotroski F-Score 8
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.4 of 4 gurus held; 4 trimmed.
- Holders
- 4
- Avg Δ position
- -45.8%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 0
- Loeb decreased -90%
- Greenblatt decreased -48%
- Wood decreased -45%