Norfolk Southern NSC
NYSE NSC
$323.40 -4.52 (-1.38%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern's (NSC) quarterly Price to Earnings came in at 96.27 in Q2 2026, up 28.59% year-over-year from 74.86 in Q2 2025, and down 18.31% quarter-over-quarter from 117.84 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported Price to Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with 96.27 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Price to Earnings rose 28.59% year-over-year to 96.27 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 26.81, a 56.19% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 22.55, up 11.33% from the prior year.
  • Price to Earnings was 96.27 for Q2 2026 at Norfolk Southern, down from 117.84 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Price to Earnings peaked at 1086.39 in Q1 2024 and troughed at 50.66 in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 142.09 and a median of 93.99 in 2023 frame the typical range for Price to Earnings.
  • Across the five-year window, Price to Earnings soared 949.03% in 2024 and plunged 93.45% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Price to Earnings stood at 71.14 in 2022, then surged by 42.29% to 101.23 in 2023, then declined by 28.41% to 72.47 in 2024, then jumped by 38.84% to 100.61 in 2025, then decreased by 4.32% to 96.27 in 2026.
  • The last three Price to Earnings figures came in at 96.27 (Q2 2026), 117.84 (Q1 2026), and 100.61 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 169.15 Bn 167.03 Bn 6.50 Bn
2 Csx 89.70 Bn 88.31 Bn 3.29 Bn
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 79.86 Bn 79.59 Bn 2.92 Bn
4 Norfolk Southern 72.59 Bn 71.52 Bn -
5 FTAI Infrastructure 386.40 Mn 246.45 Mn 69.44 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 96.27
Mar 31, 2026 117.84
Dec 31, 2025 100.61
Sep 30, 2025 94.81
Jun 30, 2025 74.86
Mar 31, 2025 71.20
Dec 31, 2024 72.47
Sep 30, 2024 51.16
Jun 30, 2024 65.86
Mar 31, 2024 1,086.39
Dec 31, 2023 101.23
Sep 30, 2023 93.17
Jun 30, 2023 144.60
Mar 31, 2023 103.56
Dec 31, 2022 71.14
Sep 30, 2022 50.66
Jun 30, 2022 65.18
Mar 31, 2022 96.70
Dec 31, 2021 94.08
Sep 30, 2021 77.32