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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Norfolk Southern (NSC) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.11%.

  • Norfolk Southern's Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% to 0.11% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.11%, marking a year-over-year change of 0.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.11% for FY2025, which is 0.0% changed from last year.
  • Norfolk Southern's Return on Capital Employed amounted to 0.11% in Q4 2025, which was down 0.0% from 0.11% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Norfolk Southern's Return on Capital Employed's 5-year high stood at 0.13% during Q4 2022, with a 5-year trough of 0.06% in Q1 2024.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Return on Capital Employed was 0.11% (2021), whereas its average is 0.11%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Norfolk Southern's Return on Capital Employed plummeted by -600bps in 2023 and then skyrocketed by 600bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Norfolk Southern's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.12% in 2021, then increased by 7bps to 0.13% in 2022, then crashed by -44bps to 0.07% in 2023, then surged by 38bps to 0.1% in 2024, then increased by 4bps to 0.11% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.11% for Q4 2025, versus 0.11% for Q3 2025 and 0.13% for Q2 2025.