Norfolk Southern NSC
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$322.45 -0.85 (-0.26%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 2:49 PM EDT

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern's (NSC) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 5.71 in Q2 2026, down 2.4% year-over-year from 5.85 in Q2 2025, and up 28.16% quarter-over-quarter from 4.45 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 5.71 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 2.4% year-over-year to 5.71 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 5.13, a 18.42% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 5.5, up 9.03% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 5.71 for Q2 2026 at Norfolk Southern, up from 4.45 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 7.86 in Q3 2024 and troughed at 1.06 in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 5.32 and a median of 5.63 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio slumped 73.92% in 2024 and jumped 443.44% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 6.67 in 2022, then slumped by 37.9% to 4.14 in 2023, then jumped by 37.16% to 5.68 in 2024, then declined by 15.45% to 4.81 in 2025, then advanced by 18.74% to 5.71 in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 5.71 (Q2 2026), 4.45 (Q1 2026), and 4.81 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 169.11 Bn 167.00 Bn 6.50 Bn 8.83
2 Csx 90.43 Bn 89.04 Bn 3.29 Bn 7.14
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 78.70 Bn 78.44 Bn 2.92 Bn -
4 Norfolk Southern 72.38 Bn 71.31 Bn - 5.71
5 FTAI Infrastructure 390.53 Mn 250.58 Mn 69.44 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 5.71
Mar 31, 2026 4.45
Dec 31, 2025 4.81
Sep 30, 2025 5.57
Jun 30, 2025 5.85
Mar 31, 2025 5.76
Dec 31, 2024 5.68
Sep 30, 2024 7.86
Jun 30, 2024 5.54
Mar 31, 2024 1.06
Dec 31, 2023 4.14
Sep 30, 2023 4.15
Jun 30, 2023 3.39
Mar 31, 2023 4.06
Dec 31, 2022 6.67
Sep 30, 2022 7.19
Jun 30, 2022 7.48
Mar 31, 2022 6.46
Dec 31, 2021 6.84
Sep 30, 2021 6.93