Norfolk Southern (NSC) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Tax Provisions of $168.0 million for Q1 2026, down 26.32% year-over-year from $228.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 38.84% quarter-over-quarter from $121.0 million in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $168.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 came in at $168.0 million, down 26.32% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $732.0 million (down 23.59% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $792.0 million, up 12.02% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions climbed to $168.0 million in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $121.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Provisions peaked at $328.0 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at -$23.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $177.6 million and a median of $195.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Tax Provisions sank 118.25% in 2024, then surged 1091.3% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $248.0 million in 2022, then sank by 50.0% to $124.0 million in 2023, then surged by 57.26% to $195.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 37.95% to $121.0 million in 2025, then soared by 38.84% to $168.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Tax Provisions at $168.0 million in Q1 2026, $121.0 million in Q4 2025, and $213.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 528.00 Mn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 256.00 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 168.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 200.53 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 106.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn 8.50 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 1.70 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn -81,000.00
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 168.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 121.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 213.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 230.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 228.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 195.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 328.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 207.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -23.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 124.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 136.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 107.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 126.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 248.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 135.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 268.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 209.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 225.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 233.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 222.00 Mn