Norfolk Southern (NSC) EBIT (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported EBIT of $877.0 million for Q1 2026, down 23.47% year-over-year from $1.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 6.4% quarter-over-quarter from $937.0 million in Q4 2025.
Norfolk Southern (NSC) EBIT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of EBIT data on file, last reported at $877.0 million in Q1 2026.
- EBIT for Q1 2026 came in at $877.0 million, down 23.47% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.1 billion (down 18.33% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $4.4 billion, up 7.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT slipped to $877.0 million in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $937.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBIT peaked at $1.6 billion in Q3 2024 and troughed at $213.0 million in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $997.9 million and a median of $1.1 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for EBIT.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: EBIT sank 70.04% in 2024, then jumped 438.03% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBIT shows it stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then plunged by 31.58% to $808.0 million in 2023, then soared by 39.98% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then slipped by 17.15% to $937.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 6.4% to $877.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows NSC's EBIT at $877.0 million in Q1 2026, $937.0 million in Q4 2025, and $1.1 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 2.46 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 877.00 Mn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 917.34 Mn |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 517.00 Mn |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 101.10 Mn |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 25.10 Mn |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 2.05 Mn |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | -6.03 Mn |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 877.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 937.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 213.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 808.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 756.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 576.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 711.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.17 Bn |