Growth Metrics

Norfolk Southern (NSC) EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) of $2.43 for Q1 2026, down 26.59% year-over-year from $3.31 in Q1 2025, and down 15.33% on a QoQ basis from $2.87 in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) data on file, last reported at $2.43 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) fell 26.59% year-over-year to $2.43 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $11.87 (down 18.92% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $12.75, up 10.2% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) declined to $2.43 in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $2.87 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) topped out at $4.85 in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $0.23 in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) is $3.16 (2025), against an average of $2.86.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) tumbled 88.73%; it then surged 1339.13% in 2025.
  • Tracing NSC's EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) over 5 years: stood at $3.43 in 2022, then sank by 32.36% to $2.32 in 2023, then soared by 39.22% to $3.23 in 2024, then declined by 11.15% to $2.87 in 2025, then retreated by 15.33% to $2.43 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) figures stand at $2.43 (Q1 2026), $2.87 (Q4 2025), and $3.16 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Weighted Avg. Diluted) (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 2.87
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 0.43
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 2.43
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 0.69
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn 2.12
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn 0.32
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 0.47
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn 0.14
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - -
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.43
Dec 31, 2025 2.87
Sep 30, 2025 3.16
Jun 30, 2025 3.41
Mar 31, 2025 3.31
Dec 31, 2024 3.23
Sep 30, 2024 4.85
Jun 30, 2024 3.25
Mar 31, 2024 0.23
Dec 31, 2023 2.32
Sep 30, 2023 2.10
Jun 30, 2023 1.56
Mar 31, 2023 2.04
Dec 31, 2022 3.43
Sep 30, 2022 4.10
Jun 30, 2022 3.45
Mar 31, 2022 2.93
Dec 31, 2021 3.12
Sep 30, 2021 3.06
Jun 30, 2021 3.28
Mar 31, 2021 2.66
Dec 31, 2020 2.64
Sep 30, 2020 2.22
Jun 30, 2020 1.53
Mar 31, 2020 1.47
Dec 31, 2019 2.55
Sep 30, 2019 2.49
Jun 30, 2019 2.70
Mar 31, 2019 2.51
Dec 31, 2018 2.57
Sep 30, 2018 2.52
Jun 30, 2018 2.50
Mar 31, 2018 1.93
Dec 31, 2017 13.79
Sep 30, 2017 1.75
Jun 30, 2017 1.71
Mar 31, 2017 1.48
Dec 31, 2016 1.42
Sep 30, 2016 1.55
Jun 30, 2016 1.36
Mar 31, 2016 1.29
Dec 31, 2015 1.20
Sep 30, 2015 1.49
Jun 30, 2015 1.41
Mar 31, 2015 1.00
Dec 31, 2014 1.64
Sep 30, 2014 1.79
Jun 30, 2014 1.79
Mar 31, 2014 1.17
Dec 31, 2013 1.64
Sep 30, 2013 1.53
Jun 30, 2013 1.46
Mar 31, 2013 1.41
Dec 31, 2012 1.30
Sep 30, 2012 1.24
Jun 30, 2012 1.60
Mar 31, 2012 1.23
Dec 31, 2011 1.42
Sep 30, 2011 1.59
Jun 30, 2011 1.56
Mar 31, 2011 0.90
Dec 31, 2010 1.09
Sep 30, 2010 1.19
Jun 30, 2010 1.04
Mar 31, 2010 0.68
Dec 31, 2009 0.82
Sep 30, 2009 0.81
Jun 30, 2009 0.66
Mar 31, 2009 0.47