Norfolk Southern (NSC) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern's Current Taxes came in at $218 million for Q2 2026, down 2.2% from $223 million a year earlier and down 31.9% from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Norfolk Southern's Current Taxes was $340 million, up 0.9% from FY2024.
- Current Taxes carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Current Taxes was $337 million in FY2024 (+28.6%), $262 million in FY2023 (-16.0%), $312 million in FY2022 (+2.3%) and $305 million in FY2021 (+16.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Current Taxes since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Current Taxes increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 16.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Current Taxes over five years came in Q1 2025 (growth of 120.7%), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a decline of 49.3%).
- Business Quant data shows NSC's Current Taxes at $320 million (Q1 2026), $340 million (Q4 2025) and $227 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Current Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.83 Bn | 157.35 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Csx | 86.94 Bn | 83.15 Bn | - | 188.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.07 Bn | 75.78 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.39 Bn | 47.31 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.35 Bn | 64.99 Bn | - | 218.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.01 Bn | 33.95 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.83 Bn | 38.01 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.82 Bn | 36.08 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.96 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 623.72 Mn |
| 10 | Copart | 25.14 Bn | 9.56 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 21.44 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 218.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 320.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 340.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 227.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 223.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 490.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 337.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 179.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 208.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 222.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 262.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 213.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 243.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 438.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 312.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 299.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 333.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 443.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 305.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 272.00 Mn |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Current Taxes 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=current-taxes&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-taxes", "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=current-taxes&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();