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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Sales for Norfolk Southern (NSC) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.22%.

  • Norfolk Southern's Return on Sales fell 300.0% to 0.22% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.24%, marking a year-over-year increase of 200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.24% for FY2025, which is 200.0% up from last year.
  • Norfolk Southern's Return on Sales amounted to 0.22% in Q4 2025, which was down 300.0% from 0.23% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Norfolk Southern's 5-year Return on Sales high stood at 0.36% for Q3 2024, and its period low was 0.02% during Q1 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Norfolk Southern's median Return on Sales value was 0.24% (recorded in 2022), while the average stood at 0.23%.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Norfolk Southern's Return on Sales tumbled by -1300bps in 2023, and later surged by 2300bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Norfolk Southern's Return on Sales stood at 0.27% in 2021, then dropped by -8bps to 0.24% in 2022, then dropped by -30bps to 0.17% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 41bps to 0.24% in 2024, then dropped by -11bps to 0.22% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Sales stands at 0.22% for Q4 2025, versus 0.23% for Q3 2025 and 0.25% for Q2 2025.