Norfolk Southern Corporation’s (NYSE:NSC) Q4 Earnings Results: Revenue In Line With Expectations.

Freight transportation company Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, but sales fell by 1.6% year on year to $3.02 billion. Its GAAP profit of $3.23 per share was 8.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) Q4 CY2024 Highlights:

• Revenue: $3.02 billion vs analyst estimates of $3.02 billion (1.6% year-on-year decline, in line)
• EPS (GAAP): $3.23 vs analyst estimates of $2.98 (8.4% beat)
• Adjusted EBITDA: $1.47 billion vs analyst estimates of $1.39 billion (48.7% margin, 6% beat)
• Operating Margin: 37.4%, up from 26.3% in the same quarter last year
• Free Cash Flow was $276 million, up from -$180 million in the same quarter last year
• Market Capitalization: $57.08 billion

Source: FINANCE.YAHOO