Norfolk Southern NSC
NYSE NSC
$350.72 +4.10 (+1.18%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q2 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.0% in Q2 2025, and down 0.86% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q1 2026.

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

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 18 consecutive years, with 0.0% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital fell to 0.0% in Q2 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.0% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2023.
  • On a YoY basis, Return on Invested Capital climbed as much as 0 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 0 bps in 2022.
  • Norfolk Southern's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then sank by 43 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then jumped by 34 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then climbed by 3 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then fell by 7 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Return on Invested Capital at 0.0% in Q2 2026, 0.0% in Q1 2026, and 0.0% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 182.58 Bn 180.47 Bn 6.50 Bn 0.01%
2 Csx 95.72 Bn 94.33 Bn 3.29 Bn 0.00%
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 85.71 Bn 85.44 Bn 2.92 Bn 0.00%
4 Canadian National Railway 79.38 Bn 79.38 Bn - -
5 Norfolk Southern 78.72 Bn 77.65 Bn - 0.00%
6 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 50.38 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.00%
7 Trinity Industries 2.37 Bn 2.21 Bn 109.90 Mn 0.00%
8 Greenbrier Companies 1.43 Bn 1.15 Bn 81.10 Mn 0.00%
9 Foster L B 392.93 Mn 387.15 Mn 30.87 Mn 0.00%
10 FreightCar America 235.01 Mn 170.72 Mn - -

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 0.00%
Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
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Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 0.00%
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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%