Norfolk Southern (NSC) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and down 7.34% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.
Norfolk Southern (NSC) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.0% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Invested Capital 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 Invested Capital retreated to 0.0% in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.0% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 0.0% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.0% and a median of 0.0% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- 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.
- A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.0% in 2022, then sank by 43 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then surged by 34 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then climbed by 1 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then declined by 7 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows NSC's Return on Invested Capital 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) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | - |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |