Norfolk Southern (NSC) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) recorded Profit After Tax of $734 million in Q2 2026, down 4.4% from $768 million a year earlier but up 34.2% from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Norfolk Southern's Profit After Tax came in at $2.64 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, down 21.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.87 billion, up 9.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Profit After Tax has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Profit After Tax came in at $2.62 billion in FY2024 (+43.5%), $1.83 billion in FY2023 (-44.1%), $3.27 billion in FY2022 (+8.8%) and $3.01 billion in FY2021 (+49.3%).
- Quarterly Profit After Tax has ranged from $53 million in Q1 2024 to $1.1 billion in Q3 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Profit After Tax has declined for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 13.5% over the last seven quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Profit After Tax in the last five years was growth of 129.9% in Q3 2024, against a decline of 88.6% in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $547 million (Q1 2026), $644 million (Q4 2025) and $711 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.79 Bn | 156.31 Bn | - | 1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.21 Bn | 82.43 Bn | - | 1.00 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.26 Bn | 73.97 Bn | - | 740.28 Mn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.36 Bn | 47.28 Bn | - | 604.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.74 Bn | 64.38 Bn | - | 734.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.91 Bn | 33.85 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.33 Bn | 37.51 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.95 Bn | 36.21 Bn | - | 350.60 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.28 Bn | -20.09 Bn | - | 805.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.28 Bn | 12.29 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 753.33 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 734.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Profit After Tax API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=profit-after-tax&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "ticker": "NSC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=profit-after-tax&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();