Growth Metrics

Norfolk Southern (NSC) EPS (Basic) (2016 - 2025)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has disclosed EPS (Basic) for 17 consecutive years, with $2.87 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, EPS (Basic) fell 11.15% to $2.87 in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $12.76, a 10.19% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $12.76, up 10.19% from a year prior.
  • EPS (Basic) was $2.87 for Q4 2025 at Norfolk Southern, down from $3.17 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EPS (Basic) ranged from a high of $4.86 in Q3 2024 to a low of $0.23 in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $2.92 and a median of $3.15 in 2021 define the central range for EPS (Basic).
  • Peak YoY movement for EPS (Basic): plummeted 88.73% in 2024, then skyrocketed 1339.13% in 2025.
  • Norfolk Southern's EPS (Basic) stood at $3.13 in 2021, then increased by 9.58% to $3.43 in 2022, then tumbled by 32.07% to $2.33 in 2023, then soared by 38.63% to $3.23 in 2024, then decreased by 11.15% to $2.87 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NSC's EPS (Basic) are $2.87 (Q4 2025), $3.17 (Q3 2025), and $3.41 (Q2 2025).