Norfolk Southern hauls freight by rail across the eastern US — intermodal, coal, agriculture, and industrial goods. Cyclical but defensible; volume tracks industrial production. Steady dividend grower. Moderate implied volatility means puts aren't premium-rich, but assignments land you a quality compounder at a discount.
Railroads
Market Cap
$71.0B
P/E Ratio
27.0
Dividend
1.7%
Beta
1.28
52-Week RangeCurrent: $316.31
$277.8$358.6
Earnings
2026-10-22
15 days away
NSC — the structural read remains intact, but earnings in 15 days (2026-10-22) split the expiry choice in two. Pre-report and post-report contracts function as different setups.
NSC ranks #16 of 62 Industrials tickers by put-selling score (617 total screened)
Position Size & Yield Calculator
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⚠️ Single-name concentration. Consider diversifying across multiple tickers — or use a Bull Put Spread to commit less collateral per trade.
Calculator assumptions
Cash-secured puts require holding cash equal to strike × 100 shares as collateral. Strike defaults to ~5% OTM, snapped to typical exchange increments. Premium defaults to ~2% of strike — adjust to your real expected fill. Annualized ROC = (premium ÷ collateral) × (365 ÷ DTE). CSP risk is single-name concentration: experienced put-sellers typically diversify across 4–6 underlyings rather than committing the whole account to one ticker. Continuous-rolling projections assume capital can be re-deployed after each expiration and that comparable premiums remain available — actual results vary with market conditions, assignments, and rolls.
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