Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Norfolk Southern Corp., long-term (investment) activity ratios (quarterly data)
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).
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Norfolk Southern Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio improved from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Norfolk Southern Corp. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Norfolk Southern Corp. equity turnover ratio improved from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
Norfolk Southern Corp., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Railway operating revenues | 2,915) | 2,852) | 2,852) | 2,799) | 2,639) | 2,573) | 2,506) | 2,085) | 2,625) | 2,690) | 2,841) | 2,925) | 2,840) | 2,896) | 2,947) | 2,898) | 2,717) | 2,669) | 2,670) | 2,637) | 2,575) | |||||||
| Properties less accumulated depreciation | 31,657) | 31,653) | 31,429) | 31,355) | 31,312) | 31,345) | 31,239) | 31,217) | 31,179) | 31,614) | 31,394) | 31,201) | 31,158) | 31,091) | 30,712) | 30,540) | 30,396) | 30,330) | 30,163) | 30,033) | 29,927) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.35 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 2.37 | 2.35 | 2.25 | 2.16 | 2.09 | 2.06 | 2.09 | 2.13 | 2.20 | 2.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 11.55 | 9.42 | 8.33 | 7.21 | 6.14 | 6.14 | 6.40 | 7.07 | 7.72 | 8.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Parcel Service Inc. | 2.94 | 2.91 | 2.87 | 2.83 | 2.76 | 2.62 | 2.50 | 2.46 | 2.43 | 2.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Net fixed asset turnover
= (Railway operating revenuesQ1 2022
+ Railway operating revenuesQ4 2021
+ Railway operating revenuesQ3 2021
+ Railway operating revenuesQ2 2021)
÷ Properties less accumulated depreciation
= (2,915 + 2,852 + 2,852 + 2,799)
÷ 31,657 = 0.36
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Norfolk Southern Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio improved from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022. |
Total Asset Turnover
Norfolk Southern Corp., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Railway operating revenues | 2,915) | 2,852) | 2,852) | 2,799) | 2,639) | 2,573) | 2,506) | 2,085) | 2,625) | 2,690) | 2,841) | 2,925) | 2,840) | 2,896) | 2,947) | 2,898) | 2,717) | 2,669) | 2,670) | 2,637) | 2,575) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 1.06 | 1.01 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 1.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 0.65 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Parcel Service Inc. | 1.41 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Total asset turnover
= (Railway operating revenuesQ1 2022
+ Railway operating revenuesQ4 2021
+ Railway operating revenuesQ3 2021
+ Railway operating revenuesQ2 2021)
÷ Total assets
= (2,915 + 2,852 + 2,852 + 2,799)
÷ 39,361 = 0.29
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Norfolk Southern Corp. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022. |
Equity Turnover
Norfolk Southern Corp., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Railway operating revenues | 2,915) | 2,852) | 2,852) | 2,799) | 2,639) | 2,573) | 2,506) | 2,085) | 2,625) | 2,690) | 2,841) | 2,925) | 2,840) | 2,896) | 2,947) | 2,898) | 2,717) | 2,669) | 2,670) | 2,637) | 2,575) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.64 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 3.56 | 3.47 | 3.58 | 3.55 | 3.67 | 3.78 | 3.70 | 3.71 | 3.84 | 3.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 2.40 | 1.21 | 1.07 | 0.90 | 0.79 | 0.91 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.26 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 1.90 | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.44 | 1.19 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.23 | 1.35 | 1.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Parcel Service Inc. | 6.41 | 6.83 | 7.84 | 8.56 | 12.52 | 128.81 | 14.36 | 17.74 | 22.72 | 22.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Equity turnover
= (Railway operating revenuesQ1 2022
+ Railway operating revenuesQ4 2021
+ Railway operating revenuesQ3 2021
+ Railway operating revenuesQ2 2021)
÷ Stockholders’ equity
= (2,915 + 2,852 + 2,852 + 2,799)
÷ 13,461 = 0.85
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Norfolk Southern Corp. equity turnover ratio improved from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022. |