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Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC)

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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Norfolk Southern Corp., solvency ratios (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 1.10 1.01 1.00 0.96 0.86 0.86 0.85 0.85 0.82 0.80 0.78 0.75 0.74 0.73 0.72 0.58 0.63 0.60 0.78 0.78 0.81
Debt to capital 0.52 0.50 0.50 0.49 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.45 0.45 0.44 0.43 0.43 0.42 0.42 0.37 0.39 0.38 0.44 0.44 0.45
Debt to assets 0.38 0.36 0.36 0.35 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.32 0.32 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.27 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.29
Financial leverage 2.92 2.82 2.78 2.71 2.59 2.57 2.56 2.55 2.52 2.50 2.46 2.43 2.42 2.36 2.35 2.16 2.20 2.18 2.76 2.76 2.81
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 6.96 7.00 6.87 6.53 5.72 5.05 5.04 5.31 6.03 6.78 6.99 7.14 7.36 7.23 7.32 7.21 6.85 6.69

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Norfolk Southern Corp. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Norfolk Southern Corp. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Norfolk Southern Corp. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Norfolk Southern Corp. financial leverage ratio increased from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Norfolk Southern Corp. interest coverage ratio improved from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.

Debt to Equity

Norfolk Southern Corp., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 350 250 50 100
Current maturities of long-term debt 1,153 553 558 1,048 501 579 89 85 400 316 401 401 585 585 500 500 600 600 600 600 550
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 13,691 13,287 13,274 12,669 12,116 12,102 12,634 12,612 11,807 11,880 11,085 11,076 10,569 10,560 10,635 9,146 9,637 9,136 9,280 9,273 9,569
Total debt 14,844 13,840 13,832 13,717 12,617 12,681 12,723 12,697 12,207 12,196 11,836 11,477 11,404 11,145 11,135 9,646 10,287 9,836 9,880 9,873 10,119
 
Stockholders’ equity 13,461 13,641 13,887 14,317 14,643 14,791 14,941 14,861 14,884 15,184 15,238 15,311 15,331 15,362 15,480 16,559 16,418 16,359 12,727 12,662 12,527
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 1.10 1.01 1.00 0.96 0.86 0.86 0.85 0.85 0.82 0.80 0.78 0.75 0.74 0.73 0.72 0.58 0.63 0.60 0.78 0.78 0.81
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 0.85 0.86 1.07 1.11 1.20 1.20 1.03 1.01 1.03 0.99 0.93 0.90 0.88
Uber Technologies Inc. 1.04 0.64 0.67 0.55 0.57 0.62 0.75 0.70 0.50 0.40 0.38 0.28
Union Pacific Corp. 2.71 2.10 2.11 2.01 1.64 1.58 1.63 1.73 1.74 1.39 1.43 1.39 1.42
United Parcel Service Inc. 1.42 1.54 1.84 2.09 3.32 37.53 4.60 6.18 8.67 7.73 4.30 5.31 6.68

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

1 Q1 2022 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 14,844 ÷ 13,461 = 1.10

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Norfolk Southern Corp. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.

Debt to Capital

Norfolk Southern Corp., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 350 250 50 100
Current maturities of long-term debt 1,153 553 558 1,048 501 579 89 85 400 316 401 401 585 585 500 500 600 600 600 600 550
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 13,691 13,287 13,274 12,669 12,116 12,102 12,634 12,612 11,807 11,880 11,085 11,076 10,569 10,560 10,635 9,146 9,637 9,136 9,280 9,273 9,569
Total debt 14,844 13,840 13,832 13,717 12,617 12,681 12,723 12,697 12,207 12,196 11,836 11,477 11,404 11,145 11,135 9,646 10,287 9,836 9,880 9,873 10,119
Stockholders’ equity 13,461 13,641 13,887 14,317 14,643 14,791 14,941 14,861 14,884 15,184 15,238 15,311 15,331 15,362 15,480 16,559 16,418 16,359 12,727 12,662 12,527
Total capital 28,305 27,481 27,719 28,034 27,260 27,472 27,664 27,558 27,091 27,380 27,074 26,788 26,735 26,507 26,615 26,205 26,705 26,195 22,607 22,535 22,646
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.52 0.50 0.50 0.49 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.45 0.45 0.44 0.43 0.43 0.42 0.42 0.37 0.39 0.38 0.44 0.44 0.45
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 0.46 0.46 0.52 0.53 0.54 0.55 0.51 0.50 0.51 0.50 0.48 0.47 0.47
Uber Technologies Inc. 0.51 0.39 0.40 0.35 0.36 0.38 0.43 0.41 0.33 0.29 0.27 0.22
Union Pacific Corp. 0.73 0.68 0.68 0.67 0.62 0.61 0.62 0.63 0.64 0.58 0.59 0.58 0.59
United Parcel Service Inc. 0.59 0.61 0.65 0.68 0.77 0.97 0.82 0.86 0.90 0.89 0.81 0.84 0.87

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

1 Q1 2022 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 14,844 ÷ 28,305 = 0.52

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Norfolk Southern Corp. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.

Debt to Assets

Norfolk Southern Corp., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 350 250 50 100
Current maturities of long-term debt 1,153 553 558 1,048 501 579 89 85 400 316 401 401 585 585 500 500 600 600 600 600 550
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 13,691 13,287 13,274 12,669 12,116 12,102 12,634 12,612 11,807 11,880 11,085 11,076 10,569 10,560 10,635 9,146 9,637 9,136 9,280 9,273 9,569
Total debt 14,844 13,840 13,832 13,717 12,617 12,681 12,723 12,697 12,207 12,196 11,836 11,477 11,404 11,145 11,135 9,646 10,287 9,836 9,880 9,873 10,119
 
Total assets 39,361 38,493 38,604 38,754 37,937 37,962 38,179 37,962 37,438 37,923 37,500 37,172 37,062 36,239 36,322 35,788 36,162 35,711 35,153 34,922 35,145
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.38 0.36 0.36 0.35 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.32 0.32 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.27 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.29
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 0.25 0.25 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.30 0.28 0.27 0.27 0.32 0.34 0.32 0.33
Uber Technologies Inc. 0.28 0.24 0.25 0.22 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.24 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.15 0.28
Union Pacific Corp. 0.50 0.47 0.47 0.46 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.45 0.45 0.41 0.42 0.41 0.41
United Parcel Service Inc. 0.31 0.32 0.34 0.35 0.37 0.40 0.41 0.43 0.47 0.44 0.45 0.44 0.44

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

1 Q1 2022 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 14,844 ÷ 39,361 = 0.38

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Norfolk Southern Corp. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.

Financial Leverage

Norfolk Southern Corp., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 39,361 38,493 38,604 38,754 37,937 37,962 38,179 37,962 37,438 37,923 37,500 37,172 37,062 36,239 36,322 35,788 36,162 35,711 35,153 34,922 35,145
Stockholders’ equity 13,461 13,641 13,887 14,317 14,643 14,791 14,941 14,861 14,884 15,184 15,238 15,311 15,331 15,362 15,480 16,559 16,418 16,359 12,727 12,662 12,527
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 2.92 2.82 2.78 2.71 2.59 2.57 2.56 2.55 2.52 2.50 2.46 2.43 2.42 2.36 2.35 2.16 2.20 2.18 2.76 2.76 2.81
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 3.37 3.43 3.77 3.86 3.99 4.02 3.72 3.75 3.77 3.06 2.74 2.76 2.71
Uber Technologies Inc. 3.68 2.68 2.65 2.56 2.55 2.71 3.23 2.96 2.65 2.24 2.14 1.95
Union Pacific Corp. 5.38 4.49 4.48 4.34 3.80 3.68 3.70 3.86 3.89 3.40 3.44 3.40 3.46
United Parcel Service Inc. 4.55 4.87 5.46 6.00 8.86 94.99 11.16 14.22 18.46 17.71 9.59 11.98 15.02

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

1 Q1 2022 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 39,361 ÷ 13,461 = 2.92

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Norfolk Southern Corp. financial leverage ratio increased from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.

Interest Coverage

Norfolk Southern Corp., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income 703 760 753 819 673 671 569 392 381 666 657 722 677 702 702 710 552 3,968 506 497 433
Add: Income tax expense 209 225 233 222 193 196 155 111 55 162 211 212 184 228 206 214 155 (3,075) 294 283 222
Add: Interest expense on debt 168 165 164 161 156 160 155 156 154 152 150 153 149 148 142 131 136 134 134 140 142
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 1,080 1,150 1,150 1,202 1,022 1,027 879 659 590 980 1,018 1,087 1,010 1,078 1,050 1,055 843 1,027 934 920 797
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 6.96 7.00 6.87 6.53 5.72 5.05 5.04 5.31 6.03 6.78 6.99 7.14 7.36 7.23 7.32 7.21 6.85 6.69
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
Uber Technologies Inc. -13.64 -1.20 -4.91 -1.89 -7.20 -14.24 -15.12 -16.13 -22.17 -14.15
Union Pacific Corp. 8.53 8.33 8.05 7.66 6.91 7.12 7.20 7.58 8.28 8.38
United Parcel Service Inc. 20.95 24.91 12.99 12.33 10.56 3.63 9.58 9.32 9.39 9.66

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

1 Q1 2022 Calculation
Interest coverage = (EBITQ1 2022 + EBITQ4 2021 + EBITQ3 2021 + EBITQ2 2021) ÷ (Interest expenseQ1 2022 + Interest expenseQ4 2021 + Interest expenseQ3 2021 + Interest expenseQ2 2021)
= (1,080 + 1,150 + 1,150 + 1,202) ÷ (168 + 165 + 164 + 161) = 6.96

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Norfolk Southern Corp. interest coverage ratio improved from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.