What is NSC's five-year median EV/Sales?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 6.0× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) valuation history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

NSC's EV/Sales of 7.1x is higher than 85% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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EV/Sales at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

NSC year-end valuation history
Reading date	EV/Sales	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	6.5×	70%
Dec 30, 2024	5.7×	36%
Dec 25, 2023	5.6×	45%
Dec 26, 2022	5.7×	53%
Dec 27, 2021	7.8×	91%
Dec 28, 2020	7.3×	98%
Dec 30, 2019	5.5×	91%
Dec 31, 2018	4.6×	58%
Dec 25, 2017	4.9×	99%
Dec 26, 2016	4.1×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	EV/Sales	5-year rank
CSXCSX Corporation	7.3×	84%
UNPUnion Pacific Corporation	7.8×	85%
ADPAutomatic Data Processing	5.5×	37%
ALLEAllegion	3.6×	53%

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What is NSC's current EV/Sales?: NSC's EV/Sales of 7.1x is higher than 85% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is NSC's five-year median EV/Sales?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 6.0× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.