Norfolk Southern NSC
NYSE NSC
$350.72 +4.10 (+1.18%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Gross Profit (2016 - 2024)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) posted quarterly Gross Profit of $2.9 billion for Q2 2024, up 3.46% year-over-year from $2.8 billion in Q3 2023, and up 2.94% quarter-over-quarter from $2.8 billion in Q1 2024.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Gross Profit (2016 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported Gross Profit for 9 consecutive years, with $2.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2024.

  • In Q2 2024, Gross Profit rose 3.46% year-over-year to $2.9 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2024 stood at $11.3 billion (down 5.17% YoY), while the FY2023 annual figure was $11.3 billion, down 5.88% from the prior year.
  • Gross Profit climbed to $2.9 billion in Q2 2024 per NSC's latest filing, from $2.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Profit topped out at $3.2 billion in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $1.9 billion in Q2 2020.
  • Historically, Gross Profit has averaged $2.7 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.8 billion in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2020 — Gross Profit dropped 29.24% — and 2021, when it surged 39.71%.
  • Norfolk Southern's Gross Profit stood at $2.4 billion in 2020, then increased by 12.52% to $2.7 billion in 2021, then grew by 11.27% to $3.0 billion in 2022, then retreated by 5.51% to $2.9 billion in 2023, then advanced by 0.28% to $2.9 billion in 2024.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Gross Profit at $2.9 billion in Q2 2024, $2.8 billion in Q1 2024, and $2.9 billion in Q4 2023.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 182.58 Bn 180.47 Bn 6.50 Bn
2 Csx 95.72 Bn 94.33 Bn 3.29 Bn
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 85.71 Bn 85.44 Bn 2.92 Bn
4 Canadian National Railway 79.38 Bn 79.38 Bn -
5 Norfolk Southern 78.72 Bn 77.65 Bn -
6 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 50.38 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.16 Bn
7 Trinity Industries 2.37 Bn 2.21 Bn 109.90 Mn
8 Greenbrier Companies 1.43 Bn 1.15 Bn 81.10 Mn
9 Foster L B 392.93 Mn 387.15 Mn 30.87 Mn
10 FreightCar America 235.01 Mn 170.72 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2024 2.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.79 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.77 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 3.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 3.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 3.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 3.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.74 Bn