Norfolk Southern (NSC) Return on Equity (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Return on Equity of 0.0% for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and down 9.03% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Return on Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Return on Equity data on file, last reported at 0.0% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Equity for Q1 2026 came in at 0.0%, changed 0.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity retreated to 0.0% in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Equity peaked at 0.0% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 0.0% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.0% and a median of 0.0% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Equity.
  • On a YoY basis, Return on Equity climbed as much as 0 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 0 bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 0.0% in 2022, then slumped by 43 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then grew by 30 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then grew by 0 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then fell by 9 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Return on Equity at 0.0% in Q1 2026, 0.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROE (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 159.23 Bn 158.19 Bn 5.85 Bn 0.00%
2 Csx 88.15 Bn 87.04 Bn 3.18 Bn 0.00%
3 Norfolk Southern 69.69 Bn 68.35 Bn 2.74 Bn 0.00%
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.40 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 0.00%
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.54 Bn 44.06 Bn 1.06 Bn 0.00%
6 Trinity Industries 2.72 Bn 2.79 Bn 128.90 Mn 0.00%
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 975.35 Mn 69.50 Mn 0.00%
8 Foster L B 427.87 Mn 424.75 Mn 25.70 Mn 0.00%
9 Rail Vision 181.85 Mn 161.35 Mn 504,000.00 -0.01%
10 FreightCar America 157.70 Mn 93.40 Mn - -0.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 0.00%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%