Norfolk Southern (NSC) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Cost of Revenue of $256.0 million for Q1 2026, up 4.92% year-over-year from $244.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 10.34% quarter-over-quarter from $232.0 million in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $256.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 came in at $256.0 million, up 4.92% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 19.75% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $932.0 million, down 5.57% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue advanced to $256.0 million in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $232.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cost of Revenue peaked at $473.0 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at $163.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $285.6 million and a median of $256.0 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cost of Revenue jumped 117.02% in 2022, then slumped 49.75% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $473.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 35.94% to $303.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 24.09% to $230.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 0.87% to $232.0 million in 2025, then grew by 10.34% to $256.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Cost of Revenue at $256.0 million in Q1 2026, $232.0 million in Q4 2025, and $237.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 364.00 Mn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 302.00 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 256.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 333.98 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 1.89 Bn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn 363.10 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 518.00 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 95.45 Mn
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 746,000.00
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 256.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 256.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 232.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 232.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 237.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 237.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 409.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 409.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 244.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 244.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 230.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 230.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 216.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 216.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 257.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 257.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 420.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 420.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 303.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 303.00 Mn