Growth Metrics

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% on a QoQ basis from $195.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly Interest Expenses fell 1.01% year-over-year to $197.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $790.0 million (down 1.86% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $792.0 million, down 1.86% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses climbed to $197.0 million in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $195.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $204.0 million in Q2 2024 and bottomed at $168.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $195.0 million (2023), against an average of $188.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Interest Expenses increased 20.0%; it then declined 2.96% in 2025.
  • Tracing NSC's Interest Expenses over 5 years: stood at $177.0 million in 2022, then rose by 10.17% to $195.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 2.05% to $199.0 million in 2024, then fell by 2.01% to $195.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 1.03% to $197.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC Interest Expenses figures stand at $197.0 million (Q1 2026), $195.0 million (Q4 2025), and $197.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 320.00 Mn
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 213.00 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 197.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn -
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn 71.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn -
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 13.70 Mn
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn -
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 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
Sep 30, 2023 182.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 182.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 170.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 170.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 175.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 175.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 177.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 177.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 177.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 177.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 170.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 170.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 168.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 168.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 165.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 165.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 164.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 164.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 161.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 161.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 156.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 156.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 160.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 160.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 155.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 155.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 156.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 156.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 154.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 154.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 152.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 152.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 150.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 150.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 153.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 153.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 149.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 149.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 148.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 148.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 142.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 142.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 131.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 131.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 136.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 136.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 134.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 134.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 134.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 134.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 140.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 140.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 142.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 142.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 142.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 142.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 144.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 144.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 138.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 138.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 139.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 139.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 142.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 142.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 137.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 137.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 134.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 134.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 132.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 132.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 129.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 129.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 138.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 138.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 139.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 139.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 139.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 139.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 137.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 137.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 131.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 131.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 128.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 128.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 129.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 129.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 129.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 129.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 124.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 124.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 122.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 122.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 120.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 120.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 116.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 116.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 114.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 114.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 113.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 113.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 112.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 112.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 115.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 115.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 113.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 113.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 115.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 115.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 119.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 119.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 119.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 119.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 118.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 118.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 113.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 113.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 117.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 117.00 Mn