Norfolk Southern (NSC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Debt Ratio of 0.38 for Q1 2026, down 3.55% year-over-year from 0.39 in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 0.38 in Q4 2025.
Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.38 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 3.55% year-over-year to 0.38 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.38 (down 3.55% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.38, down 4.1% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio steadied at 0.38 in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from 0.38 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.41 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.37 in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.38 (2022), against an average of 0.39.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt Ratio rose 13.39%; it then fell 4.5% in 2024.
- Tracing NSC's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.37 in 2022, then climbed by 10.01% to 0.41 in 2023, then decreased by 4.5% to 0.39 in 2024, then declined by 4.1% to 0.38 in 2025, then advanced by 0.35% to 0.38 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.38 (Q1 2026), 0.38 (Q4 2025), and 0.38 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 0.44 |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 0.43 |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 0.38 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 0.28 |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.28 |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | - |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 0.18 |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | 0.37 |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | 0.06 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 0.27 |