Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2025 · Mkt capMarket cap $46.30B · View financials
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: VTR stock price vs NSC: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at NSC's multiple
Needs NSC P/E.
Implied fair value · at VTR's multiple
Needs VTR P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: VTR FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · NSC FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 78% equity / 22% debt · EV / Revenue 10.04x · EV / EBITDA 39.88x
Capital structure 81% equity / 19% debt · EV / Revenue 7.35x · EV / EBITDA 15.38x
NSC carries the larger enterprise value at $89.56B against $58.57B; NSC trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (7.35x vs 10.04x); NSC on the lower EV / EBITDA (15.38x vs 39.88x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Ventas, Inc. · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP · implied price per share
Bear
$31.81
Base
$46.51
Bull
$72.14
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
1.04x
1.10x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
8.35x
2.67x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$741.07M
$1.53B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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