KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Daily Values
Growth Metrics
Income Statement
Others
Ratios
Asset Utilization RatioAssets AverageDebt RatioDebt to EquityEBIT MarginEBITDA MarginEBT MarginEnterprise ValueEquity AverageEquity RatioFCF MarginFCF Payout RatioGross MarginInterest Coverage RatioInventory AverageInvested CapitalNet MarginOperating MarginReturn on AssetsReturn on Capital EmployedReturn on EquityReturn on Invested CapitalReturn on SalesTimes Interest Earned

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

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Norfolk Southern (NSC) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.14%.

  • Norfolk Southern's Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% to 0.14% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.14%, 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.
  • Per Norfolk Southern's latest filing, its Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.14% for Q4 2025, which was down 0.0% from 0.22% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Norfolk Southern's Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.28% during Q3 2022, and registered a low of 0.09% during Q1 2024.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Invested Capital is 0.18%, with a median of 0.18% in 2022.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Norfolk Southern's Return on Invested Capital tumbled by -900bps in 2023, and later soared by 800bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Norfolk Southern's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.16% in 2021, then increased by 12bps to 0.18% in 2022, then plummeted by -43bps to 0.1% in 2023, then soared by 34bps to 0.14% in 2024, then increased by 1bps to 0.14% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.14% in Q4 2025, 0.22% for Q3 2025, and 0.25% during Q2 2025.