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

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

Norfolk Southern's (NSC) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 27.68% in Q2 2026, down 441.0% year-over-year from 8.12% in Q2 2025, and up 16.05% quarter-over-quarter from 23.85% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported EBT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 27.68% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 441.0% year-over-year to 27.68% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 26.82%, a 875.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 30.09%, up 263.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 27.68% for Q2 2026 at Norfolk Southern, up from 23.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 46.77% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 1.0% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 27.06% and a median of 30.23% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin sank 1791 bps in 2023 and soared 3168 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 32.07% in 2022, then tumbled by 34 bps to 21.18% in 2023, then surged by 45 bps to 30.69% in 2024, then retreated by 16 bps to 25.72% in 2025, then rose by 8 bps to 27.68% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 27.68% (Q2 2026), 23.85% (Q1 2026), and 25.72% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 169.11 Bn 167.00 Bn 6.50 Bn 37.22%
2 Csx 90.43 Bn 89.04 Bn 3.29 Bn 33.55%
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 78.70 Bn 78.44 Bn 2.92 Bn 32.64%
4 Norfolk Southern 72.38 Bn 71.31 Bn - 27.68%
5 FTAI Infrastructure 390.53 Mn 250.58 Mn 69.44 Mn -80.86%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 27.68%
Mar 31, 2026 23.85%
Dec 31, 2025 25.72%
Sep 30, 2025 29.78%
Jun 30, 2025 32.09%
Mar 31, 2025 32.68%
Dec 31, 2024 30.69%
Sep 30, 2024 46.77%
Jun 30, 2024 31.01%
Mar 31, 2024 1.00%
Dec 31, 2023 21.18%
Sep 30, 2023 20.67%
Jun 30, 2023 15.54%
Mar 31, 2023 18.90%
Dec 31, 2022 32.07%
Sep 30, 2022 32.70%
Jun 30, 2022 33.45%
Mar 31, 2022 31.29%
Dec 31, 2021 34.54%
Sep 30, 2021 34.57%