What is NSC's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 22.0× 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

Above its usual range

As of Oct 22, 2026

NSC's P/E of 28.0x is higher than 82% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E 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	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	22.0×	48%
Dec 30, 2024	22.2×	46%
Dec 25, 2023	25.9×	80%
Dec 26, 2022	18.1×	32%
Dec 27, 2021	25.6×	80%
Dec 28, 2020	30.6×	98%
Dec 30, 2019	19.1×	54%
Dec 31, 2018	7.3×	5%
Dec 25, 2017	22.8×	99%
Dec 26, 2016	20.0×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
CSXCSX Corporation	28.1×	93%
UNPUnion Pacific Corporation	23.3×	80%
ADPAutomatic Data Processing	26.9×	22%
ALLEAllegion	20.8×	54%

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What is NSC's current P/E?: NSC's P/E of 28.0x is higher than 82% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is NSC's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 22.0× 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.