Growth Metrics

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Retained Earnings of $13.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 5263.6% year-over-year from $251.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 6517.62% on a QoQ basis from -$210.0 million in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $13.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 5263.6% year-over-year to $13.5 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $13.5 billion (up 5263.6% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$210.0 million, down 101.74% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings rose to $13.5 billion in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from -$210.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $13.5 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$394.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $10.7 billion (2023), against an average of $7.3 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Retained Earnings plunged 103.23%; it then surged 5263.6% in 2026.
  • Tracing NSC's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$351.0 million in 2022, then soared by 3147.01% to $10.7 billion in 2023, then grew by 13.07% to $12.1 billion in 2024, then plunged by 101.74% to -$210.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 6517.62% to $13.5 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC Retained Earnings figures stand at $13.5 billion (Q1 2026), -$210.0 million (Q4 2025), and $12.9 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 70.41 Bn
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 10.89 Bn
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 13.48 Bn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 1.29 Bn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn -689.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn 1.08 Bn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 1.23 Bn
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn -22.08 Mn
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - -182.52 Mn
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 Mn - -338.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 13.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -210.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 12.89 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 12.56 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -261.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 12.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -332.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 10.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 10.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 10.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 10.59 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -359.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 10.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -351.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 10.99 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 11.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -394.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 11.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -571.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 12.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 -586.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -594.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -471.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 12.86 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 -481.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 13.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 -553.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 13.38 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 -560.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -563.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 13.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 -441.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -88.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -356.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -475.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -480.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -485.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -487.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -433.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -437.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -442.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -445.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -382.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -389.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -395.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -398.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -178.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -183.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -193.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -381.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -1.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 -1.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 -1.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -1.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 8.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 8.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 8.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -1.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 -753.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 9.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 -786.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -805.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -804.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 9.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 -834.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -853.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 8.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 8.67 Bn