Norfolk Southern NSC
NYSE NSC
$323.40 -4.52 (-1.38%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Norfolk Southern (NSC) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern's (NSC) quarterly EPS (Basic) came in at $3.27 in Q2 2026, down 4.26% year-over-year from $3.41 in Q2 2025, and up 34.13% quarter-over-quarter from $2.44 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Norfolk Southern (NSC) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported EPS (Basic) for 18 consecutive years, with $3.27 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EPS (Basic) fell 4.26% year-over-year to $3.27 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $11.74, a 21.17% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $12.77, up 10.11% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) was $3.27 for Q2 2026 at Norfolk Southern, up from $2.44 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EPS (Basic) peaked at $4.86 in Q3 2024 and troughed at $0.23 in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $2.89 and a median of $3.21 in 2024 frame the typical range for EPS (Basic).
  • Across the five-year window, EPS (Basic) sank 88.53% in 2024 and soared 1313.22% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, EPS (Basic) stood at $3.36 in 2022, then tumbled by 30.97% to $2.32 in 2023, then surged by 39.58% to $3.24 in 2024, then retreated by 11.71% to $2.86 in 2025, then gained by 14.18% to $3.27 in 2026.
  • The last three EPS (Basic) figures came in at $3.27 (Q2 2026), $2.44 (Q1 2026), and $2.86 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 169.15 Bn 167.03 Bn 6.50 Bn 3.36
2 Csx 89.70 Bn 88.31 Bn 3.29 Bn 0.54
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 79.86 Bn 79.59 Bn 2.92 Bn 0.84
4 Norfolk Southern 72.59 Bn 71.52 Bn - 3.27
5 FTAI Infrastructure 386.40 Mn 246.45 Mn 69.44 Mn -1.41
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.27
Mar 31, 2026 2.44
Dec 31, 2025 2.86
Sep 30, 2025 3.17
Jun 30, 2025 3.41
Mar 31, 2025 3.32
Dec 31, 2024 3.24
Sep 30, 2024 4.86
Jun 30, 2024 3.26
Mar 31, 2024 0.23
Dec 31, 2023 2.32
Sep 30, 2023 2.11
Jun 30, 2023 1.56
Mar 31, 2023 2.05
Dec 31, 2022 3.36
Sep 30, 2022 4.11
Jun 30, 2022 3.46
Mar 31, 2022 2.94
Dec 31, 2021 3.08
Sep 30, 2021 3.07