Norfolk Southern (NSC) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Interest Expenses of $197.0 million for Q1 2026, down 1.01% year-over-year from $199.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.03% quarter-over-quarter from $195.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $197.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $197.0 million, down 1.01% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $790.0 million (down 1.86% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $792.0 million, down 1.86% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses advanced to $197.0 million in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $195.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Expenses peaked at $204.0 million in Q2 2024 and troughed at $168.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $188.8 million and a median of $195.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Interest Expenses gained 20.0% in 2024, then retreated 2.96% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at $177.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 10.17% to $195.0 million in 2023, then grew by 2.05% to $199.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 2.01% to $195.0 million in 2025, then grew by 1.03% to $197.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Interest Expenses at $197.0 million in Q1 2026, $195.0 million in Q4 2025, and $197.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 320.00 Mn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 213.00 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 197.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn -
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 71.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn -
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 13.70 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn -
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 197.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 197.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 195.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 195.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 197.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 197.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 201.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 201.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 199.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 199.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 199.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 199.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 203.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 203.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 204.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 204.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 201.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 201.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 195.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 195.00 Mn