Norfolk Southern (NSC) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern's Interest Expenses came in at $197 million for Q2 2026, down 2.0% from $201 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Norfolk Southern reported Interest Expenses of $786 million, down 2.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $792 million, down 1.9% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Interest Expenses was $807 million in FY2024 (+11.8%), $722 million in FY2023 (+4.3%), $692 million in FY2022 (+7.1%) and $646 million in FY2021 (+3.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Interest Expenses is $164 million (Q3 2021) to $204 million (Q2 2024).
- Year-over-year, Interest Expenses has declined for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 0.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Expenses over five years came in Q2 2024 (growth of 20.0%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 3.0%).
- Business Quant data shows NSC's Interest Expenses at $197 million (Q1 2026), $195 million (Q4 2025) and $197 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 313.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 211.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 272.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 197.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 76,000.00 |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | -17.32 Mn |
| 10 | Copart | 25.27 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 645.66 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 197.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 197.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 195.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 197.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 201.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 199.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 199.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 203.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 204.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 201.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 195.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 182.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 170.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 175.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 177.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 177.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 170.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 168.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 165.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 164.00 Mn |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "NSC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();