Norfolk Southern Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 21 analysts polled by S&P Global, Norfolk Southern stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $363.39. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 16.10% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $297 (-5.11%) and the highest is $414 (+32.27%).

Price Target: $363.39 (+16.10%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$297	$363.39	$369.5	$414
Change	-5.11%	+16.10%	+18.05%	+32.27%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Norfolk Southern stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

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Rating	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26
Strong Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	16	15	15	16	16	16
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	21	20	20	21	21	21

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Brandon Oglenski Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $400	Buy	Maintains	$400	+27.80%	Sep 29, 2026
David Vernon Bernstein	Bernstein	Buy Maintains $396	Buy	Maintains	$396	+26.52%	Sep 26, 2026
Walter Spracklin RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $360 → $330	Hold	Maintains	$360 → $330	+5.43%	Sep 24, 2026
Christian Wetherbee Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $385	Buy	Maintains	$385	+23.00%	Sep 21, 2026
Ariel Rosa Citi	Citi	Hold Maintains $351 → $376	Hold	Maintains	$351 → $376	+20.13%	Aug 7, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

13.24B

from 12.18B

8.73%

from 12.18B

Revenue Next Year

13.79B

from 13.24B

4.10%

from 13.24B

EPS This Year

12.94

from 12.49

3.58%

from 12.49

EPS Next Year

14.32

from 12.94

10.69%

from 12.94

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	11.14B	12.75B	12.16B	12.12B	12.18B	13.24B
Revenue Growth	13.82%	14.39%	-4.62%	-0.27%	0.47%	8.73%
Operating Income	4.55B	4.81B	3.97B	4.58B	4.20B	4.45B
Net Income	3.01B	3.27B	1.83B	2.62B	2.87B	2.77B
EPS	-	-	-	-	12.49	12.94
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	5.40%	3.58%
Forward PE	22.29	17.49	19.00	17.97	22.95	24.20
Dividend / Share	4.16	4.96	5.40	5.40	5.40	5.42
Dividend Growth	10.64%	19.23%	8.87%	-	-	0.33%
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	2.16B	2.36B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	19

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	13.5B
Avg	13.2B
Low	12.9B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	11.2%
Avg	8.7%
Low	5.8%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	13.25
Avg	12.94
Low	12.58

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	6.1%
Avg	3.6%
Low	0.7%