Growth Metrics

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Other Operating Expenses of $1.7 billion for Q1 2026, up 14.39% year-over-year from $1.5 billion in Q1 2025, and up 6.05% on a QoQ basis from $1.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 16 years of Other Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Other Operating Expenses rose 14.39% year-over-year to $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.6 billion (up 15.81% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $6.4 billion, down 2.53% from the prior year.
  • Other Operating Expenses improved to $1.7 billion in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Other Operating Expenses topped out at $2.4 billion in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $1.1 billion in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Other Operating Expenses is $1.7 billion (2022), against an average of $1.7 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Other Operating Expenses plunged 44.1%; it then surged 55.49% in 2025.
  • Tracing NSC's Other Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then increased by 10.76% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then retreated by 21.24% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then increased by 6.23% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then climbed by 6.05% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC Other Operating Expenses figures stand at $1.7 billion (Q1 2026), $1.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.6 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn
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
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 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 1.72 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.58 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.58 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.94 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.89 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.77 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.68 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.53 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 -385.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 1.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 1.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 1.60 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 1.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 1.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 1.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 1.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 1.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 1.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 1.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 1.62 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 1.72 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 1.74 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 1.79 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 1.79 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 1.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 1.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 1.75 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 1.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 1.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 1.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 1.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 1.71 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 1.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 1.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 1.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 1.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 1.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 1.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 1.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 1.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 1.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 1.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 1.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 1.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2009 1.35 Bn