Growth Metrics

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Net Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic Net Margin for Norfolk Southern (NSC) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 21.65%.

  • Norfolk Southern's Net Margin fell 25900.0% to 21.65% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 23.59%, marking a year-over-year increase of 19600.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 23.59% for FY2025, which is 19600.0% up from last year.
  • Norfolk Southern's Net Margin amounted to 21.65% in Q4 2025, which was down 25900.0% from 22.91% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Norfolk Southern's Net Margin ranged from a high of 36.02% in Q3 2024 and a low of 1.76% during Q1 2024
  • In the last 5 years, Norfolk Southern's Net Margin had a median value of 24.32% in 2022 and averaged 22.54%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Norfolk Southern's Net Margin crashed by -132500bps in 2023 and then skyrocketed by 232900bps in 2025.
  • Norfolk Southern's Net Margin (Quarter) stood at 26.65% in 2021, then dropped by -8bps to 24.41% in 2022, then fell by -30bps to 17.15% in 2023, then soared by 41bps to 24.24% in 2024, then dropped by -11bps to 21.65% in 2025.
  • Its Net Margin stands at 21.65% for Q4 2025, versus 22.91% for Q3 2025 and 24.69% for Q2 2025.