Norfolk Southern (NSC) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) posted quarterly Return on Sales of 0.0% for Q2 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.0% in Q2 2025, and up 16.1% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q1 2026.
Norfolk Southern (NSC) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.0% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Sales 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 Sales rose to 0.0% in Q2 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.0% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q1 2024.
- Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2022.
- On a YoY basis, Return on Sales climbed as much as 0 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 0 bps in 2022.
- Norfolk Southern's Return on Sales stood at 0.0% in 2022, then declined by 30 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then surged by 41 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then decreased by 11 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then slipped by 2 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows NSC's Return on Sales at 0.0% in Q2 2026, 0.0% in Q1 2026, and 0.0% in Q4 2025.
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| 1 | Union Pacific | 181.82 Bn | 179.70 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Csx | 95.19 Bn | 93.80 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 84.62 Bn | 84.36 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Canadian National Railway | 79.05 Bn | 79.05 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 78.58 Bn | 77.51 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 49.56 Bn | 48.89 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.34 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.41 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Foster L B | 390.60 Mn | 384.82 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 232.78 Mn | 168.49 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
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| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| 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% |