Growth Metrics

Norfolk Southern (NSC) EBITDA (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported EBITDA of $1.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 63.65% year-over-year from $751.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.73% on a QoQ basis from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of EBITDA data on file, last reported at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBITDA rose 63.65% year-over-year to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.7 billion (down 3.17% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.7 billion, up 5.99% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA slipped to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBITDA topped out at $1.9 billion in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $51.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA is $1.1 billion (2023), against an average of $1.0 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when EBITDA plunged 88.96%; it then surged 1372.55% in 2025.
  • Tracing NSC's EBITDA over 5 years: stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then declined by 23.62% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then increased by 29.44% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then decreased by 12.42% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then retreated by 4.73% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC EBITDA figures stand at $1.2 billion (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.4 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 3.09 Bn
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 1.25 Bn
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 1.23 Bn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 917.34 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn 517.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn 101.10 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 25.10 Mn
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn 2.05 Mn
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - -
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 Mn - -490,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 768.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 751.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.94 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 729.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 51.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 352.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 462.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.58 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 825.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 711.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 827.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 681.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 1.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 398.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 391.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 1.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 1.28 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 725.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 680.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 1.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 1.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 717.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 548.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 1.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 1.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 1.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 1.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 1.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 975.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 934.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 1.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 851.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 1.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 1.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 904.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 1.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 1.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 1.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 918.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 953.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 961.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 1.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 969.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 1.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 1.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 1.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 811.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 849.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 950.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 937.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 759.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 762.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 772.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 675.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 590.00 Mn