Growth Metrics

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Net Income (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Net Income of $547.0 million for Q1 2026, down 27.07% year-over-year from $750.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 15.06% on a QoQ basis from $644.0 million in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Net Income data on file, last reported at $547.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Income fell 27.07% year-over-year to $547.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.7 billion (down 19.55% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.9 billion, up 9.57% from the prior year.
  • Net Income declined to $547.0 million in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $644.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Income topped out at $1.1 billion in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $53.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Net Income is $711.0 million (2025), against an average of $655.2 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Net Income slumped 88.63%; it then soared 1315.09% in 2025.
  • Tracing NSC's Net Income over 5 years: stood at $790.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 33.29% to $527.0 million in 2023, then surged by 39.09% to $733.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 12.14% to $644.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 15.06% to $547.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC Net Income figures stand at $547.0 million (Q1 2026), $644.0 million (Q4 2025), and $711.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Income (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 1.70 Bn
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 807.00 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 547.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 616.18 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn 363.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn -1.80 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 9.70 Mn
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn 1.49 Mn
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - -
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 Mn - -490,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 547.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 644.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 711.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 768.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 750.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 733.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 737.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 53.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 527.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 478.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 356.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 466.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 790.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 958.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 819.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 703.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 760.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 753.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 819.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 673.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 671.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 569.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 392.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 381.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 666.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 657.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 722.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 677.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 702.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 702.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 710.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 552.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 3.97 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 506.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 497.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 433.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 416.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 460.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 405.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 387.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 361.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 452.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 433.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 310.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 511.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 559.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 562.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 368.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 513.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 482.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 465.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 450.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 413.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 402.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 524.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 410.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 1.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 554.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 557.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 325.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 714.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 445.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 392.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 257.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 307.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 303.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 247.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 177.00 Mn