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% quarter-over-quarter from $1.6 billion in Q4 2025.

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

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

  • Other Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $1.7 billion, up 14.39% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.6 billion (up 15.81% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $6.4 billion, down 2.53% from the prior year.
  • Other Operating Expenses climbed to $1.7 billion in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Other Operating Expenses peaked at $2.4 billion in Q1 2024 and troughed at $1.1 billion in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $1.7 billion and a median of $1.7 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Other Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Other Operating Expenses slumped 44.1% in 2024, then jumped 55.49% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Other Operating Expenses shows it stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then gained by 10.76% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then slipped by 21.24% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then gained by 6.23% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then increased by 6.05% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Other Operating Expenses at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, $1.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.6 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn
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
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 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 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