Norfolk Southern (NSC) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of $5.71 for Q2 2026, down 2.4% year-over-year from $5.85 in Q2 2025, and up 28.16% quarter-over-quarter from $4.45 in Q1 2026.
Norfolk Southern (NSC) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported Times Interest Earned for 18 consecutive years, with $5.71 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Times Interest Earned fell 2.4% year-over-year to $5.71; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $5.32 (down 20.05% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.97, up 10.18% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned climbed to $5.71 in Q2 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $4.45 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $7.86 in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $1.06 in Q1 2024.
- Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged $5.32 across 5 years, with a median of $5.58 in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Times Interest Earned sank 73.92% — and 2025, when it surged 443.44%.
- Norfolk Southern's Times Interest Earned stood at $4.42 in 2022, then retreated by 9.57% to $4.0 in 2023, then jumped by 81.25% to $7.25 in 2024, then retreated by 23.07% to $5.58 in 2025, then grew by 2.3% to $5.71 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows NSC's Times Interest Earned at $5.71 in Q2 2026, $4.45 in Q1 2026, and $5.58 in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 182.58 Bn | 180.47 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 8.83 |
| 2 | Csx | 95.72 Bn | 94.33 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 7.14 |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 85.71 Bn | 85.44 Bn | 2.92 Bn | - |
| 4 | Canadian National Railway | 79.38 Bn | 79.38 Bn | - | -5.50 |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 78.72 Bn | 77.65 Bn | - | 5.71 |
| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 50.38 Bn | 49.71 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 7.50 |
| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.37 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 109.90 Mn | - |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.43 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 1.93 |
| 9 | Foster L B | 392.93 Mn | 387.15 Mn | 30.87 Mn | - |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 235.01 Mn | 170.72 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.71 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.45 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.58 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.57 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.85 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.76 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.25 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.86 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.54 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.06 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.15 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.39 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.06 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.42 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.19 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.48 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.46 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.43 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.93 |