Norfolk Southern Corp vs Trinity Industries Inc

Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) is overvalued and Trinity Industries Inc (TRN) is slightly overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. TRN is the closer of the two: -16%, against -98% for NSC.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.9% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $158.46; the price of $314.00 is 98% above that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 40/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Trinity Industries Inc (TRN)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $23.92; the price of $27.82 is 16% above that value, and 83% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricNSCTRN
VerdictOvervaluedSlightly overvalued
Price$314.00$27.82
Intrinsic value$158.46$23.92
Margin of safety-98%-16%
Leak Score40/100 (10/12)14/100 (3/12)
Market cap$70.5B$2.2B
Revenue growth, 5 years4.5%4.3%
Operating margin32.1%15.2%
Net margin21.0%16.6%
Return on equity17.0%32.4%
Debt to equity1.024.57
P/E26.8x6.7x
Forward P/E21.9x12.5x
P/B4.3x1.9x
Dividend yield1.7%4.5%

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