Norfolk Southern (NSC) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern's Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 0.28 for Q3 2026, up 3.3% from 0.28 a year earlier and up 2.4% from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Norfolk Southern's Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.27, down 3.6% from FY2024.
- Asset Utilization Ratio has declined in each of the last three years.
- Going back by year, Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.28 in FY2024 (-5.9%), 0.30 in FY2023 (-8.4%), 0.33 in FY2022 (+13.0%) and 0.29 in FY2021 (+13.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Asset Utilization Ratio increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Asset Utilization Ratio over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 13.5%), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a decline of 13.5%).
- Business Quant data shows NSC's Asset Utilization Ratio at 0.28 (Q2 2026), 0.27 (Q1 2026) and 0.27 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 176.01 Bn | 168.25 Bn | - | 0.37 |
| 2 | Csx | 93.62 Bn | 88.85 Bn | - | 0.33 |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 92.85 Bn | 69.67 Bn | - | 1.27 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 82.31 Bn | 81.35 Bn | - | 0.18 |
| 5 | Fedex | 74.59 Bn | 40.78 Bn | - | 0.98 |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 72.94 Bn | 67.40 Bn | - | 0.28 |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 59.87 Bn | 42.05 Bn | - | 0.83 |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.08 Bn | -18.61 Bn | - | 0.77 |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.91 Bn | 33.76 Bn | - | 1.00 |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 32.51 Bn | -871.89 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.29 |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Asset Utilization Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-utilization-ratio", "ticker": "NSC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();