Growth Metrics

Norfolk Southern (NSC) EBT Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic EBT Margin for Norfolk Southern (NSC) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 25.72%.

  • Norfolk Southern's EBT Margin fell 49600.0% to 25.72% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 30.09%, marking a year-over-year increase of 26300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 30.09% for FY2025, which is 26300.0% up from last year.
  • As of Q4 2025, Norfolk Southern's EBT Margin stood at 25.72%, which was down 49600.0% from 29.78% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Norfolk Southern's EBT Margin peaked at 46.77% during Q3 2024, and registered a low of 1.0% during Q1 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Norfolk Southern's median EBT Margin value was 31.68% (recorded in 2022), while the average stood at 28.73%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Norfolk Southern's EBT Margin plummeted by -179100bps in 2023 and then soared by 316800bps in 2025.
  • Norfolk Southern's EBT Margin (Quarter) stood at 34.54% in 2021, then dropped by -7bps to 32.07% in 2022, then crashed by -34bps to 21.18% in 2023, then soared by 45bps to 30.69% in 2024, then decreased by -16bps to 25.72% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 25.72% in Q4 2025, 29.78% for Q3 2025, and 32.09% during Q2 2025.