NSCNorfolk Southern

Transportation · US · Norfolk Southern Corporation

2 of 6 ratios computed · receipts verified server-side

Idiot Index

out of 100 · 2/6 ratios · FY 2023

The full receipt

Latest published value for each ratio, with the sector median for context and year-over-year change where the prior year is available.

Markup →
How much revenue per dollar of cost.
Not computed: missing input.
Needed but not in this company's XBRL filings: Cost of Goods Sold.
What this company did disclose: Stock Buybacks, Dividends Paid, Total Employee Compensation, Net Income, Revenue
Operational Markup →
Revenue per dollar of cost + operating expenses. The multiplier after legitimate operations.
Not computed: missing inputs.
Needed but not in this company's XBRL filings: Cost of Goods Sold, Operating Expenses.
What this company did disclose: Stock Buybacks, Dividends Paid, Total Employee Compensation, Net Income, Revenue
Labor Share →
How much of every revenue dollar reaches workers.
0.2192of revenue → workersverified
22¢ of every $1 of revenue reaches workers
Sector median: 0.3104Median range for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0
Executive Extraction →
How many times a CEO out-earns the median employee.
Not computed: missing inputs.
Needed but not in this company's XBRL filings: CEO Total Compensation, Median Employee Compensation.
What this company did disclose: Stock Buybacks, Dividends Paid, Total Employee Compensation, Net Income, Revenue
Shareholder Extraction →
Dollars sent to shareholders for every dollar invested in R&D.
Not applicable to this sector.
Companies in Transportation typically don't report R&D — their growth investment goes to capex, not research expense.
See Capital Extraction on this page — it's the universal version designed for sectors where Shareholder Extraction doesn't apply.
Capital Extraction →
How much of net profit goes to shareholders rather than back into the business.
1.4702× buybacks+dividends / net incomeverified
147% of net profit returned to shareholders — funded beyond current-year earnings
Sector median: 0.5382Top 13% for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0