Norfolk Southern (NSC) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern's Shares Outstanding came in at 224.6 million for Q2 2026, down 0.2% from 225 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Norfolk Southern's Shares Outstanding was 225 million, down 0.5% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last 16 years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding was 226.1 million in FY2024 (-0.4%), 226.9 million in FY2023 (-3.4%), 234.8 million in FY2022 (-4.9%) and 246.9 million in FY2021 (-3.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Shares Outstanding is 224.4 million (Q3 2025) to 246.9 million (Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 0.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding over five years came in Q1 2025 (growth of 0.1%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 4.9%).
- Business Quant data shows NSC's Shares Outstanding at 224.5 million (Q1 2026), 225 million (Q4 2025) and 224.4 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 593.40 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 1.86 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 886.40 Mn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 851.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 224.60 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 237.00 Mn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 654.00 Mn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 207.66 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 527.75 Mn |
| 10 | Copart | 25.27 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 949.64 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 224.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 224.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 225.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 224.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 225.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 226.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 226.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 226.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 226.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 225.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 226.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 226.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 227.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 227.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 234.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 233.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 236.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 239.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 246.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 245.30 Mn |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "NSC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();