Norfolk Southern NSC
NYSE NSC
$322.34 -0.96 (-0.30%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 2:47 PM EDT

Norfolk Southern (NSC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern's (NSC) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 32.44% in Q2 2026, down 534.0% year-over-year from 7.47% in Q2 2025, and up 10.89% quarter-over-quarter from 29.25% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Norfolk Southern (NSC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported EBIT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 32.44% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin fell 534.0% year-over-year to 32.44% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 32.19%, a 927.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 35.76%, up 218.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 32.44% for Q2 2026 at Norfolk Southern, up from 29.25% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 52.31% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 7.09% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 32.4% and a median of 35.93% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin sank 1978 bps in 2023 and surged 3120 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 36.48% in 2022, then fell by 28 bps to 26.29% in 2023, then jumped by 42 bps to 37.4% in 2024, then fell by 16 bps to 31.51% in 2025, then rose by 3 bps to 32.44% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 32.44% (Q2 2026), 29.25% (Q1 2026), and 31.51% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 169.11 Bn 167.00 Bn 6.50 Bn 40.25%
2 Csx 90.43 Bn 89.04 Bn 3.29 Bn 38.27%
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 78.70 Bn 78.44 Bn 2.92 Bn 35.35%
4 Norfolk Southern 72.38 Bn 71.31 Bn - 32.44%
5 FTAI Infrastructure 390.53 Mn 250.58 Mn 69.44 Mn -87.79%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 32.44%
Mar 31, 2026 29.25%
Dec 31, 2025 31.51%
Sep 30, 2025 35.39%
Jun 30, 2025 37.78%
Mar 31, 2025 38.29%
Dec 31, 2024 37.40%
Sep 30, 2024 52.31%
Jun 30, 2024 37.16%
Mar 31, 2024 7.09%
Dec 31, 2023 26.29%
Sep 30, 2023 25.45%
Jun 30, 2023 19.33%
Mar 31, 2023 22.70%
Dec 31, 2022 36.48%
Sep 30, 2022 38.05%
Jun 30, 2022 39.11%
Mar 31, 2022 37.22%
Dec 31, 2021 39.59%
Sep 30, 2021 39.83%