Norfolk Southern (NSC)

Overall impact
D (36)

Commentary

Norfolk Southern is a below-average overall performer. With a 'D' rating of 39.1 for overall impact (bottom 25% of all companies), Norfolk Southern ranks 39th out of 45 industry peers, behind Brightline, East Japan Railway Company, West Japan Railway and 35 others, and ahead of Bangkok Expressway and Metro, Iowa Interstate Railroad, CRRC and 3 others. On top material causes for Norfolk Southern's industry (Ground Transportation), Norfolk Southern performs well in Technology Innovation (84.0 score) and performs poorly in Accountable Institutions (25.1 score), Sanitation Access (12.8), Accountable Institutions (25.1) and 14 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Founded
1826
Employees
19,300
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Ground Transportation
Sub-industry
Rail Transportation
SASB industry
Rail Transportation
Headquarters
Ga, United States
Share classes
NSC
Mission
To enhance the value of our stockholders' investment over time by providing quality freight transportation services and undertaking any other related businesses in which our resources, particularly our people, give the company an advantage.
Description
Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods. Chemicals consist of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids. Metals and construction materials include steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products. The company also transports automotive products, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal. Additionally, it transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports and operates an intermodal network. Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Norfolk Southern, based on its industry sub-industry Rail Transportation. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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