Norfolk Southern (NSC) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Times Interest Earned of $4.45 for Q1 2026, down 22.7% year-over-year from $5.76 in Q1 2025, and down 7.35% on a QoQ basis from $4.81 in Q4 2025.
Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $4.45 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned fell 22.7% year-over-year to $4.45 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.17 (down 16.77% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.5, up 9.03% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned slipped to $4.45 in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $4.81 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.
- The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $5.57 (2025), against an average of $5.3.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Times Interest Earned tumbled 73.92%; it then soared 443.44% in 2025.
- Tracing NSC's Times Interest Earned over 5 years: stood at $6.67 in 2022, then tumbled by 37.9% to $4.14 in 2023, then soared by 37.16% to $5.68 in 2024, then dropped by 15.45% to $4.81 in 2025, then decreased by 7.35% to $4.45 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC Times Interest Earned figures stand at $4.45 (Q1 2026), $4.81 (Q4 2025), and $5.57 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 7.68 |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 5.88 |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 4.45 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | - |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 7.28 |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | - |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 1.83 |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | - |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.45 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.81 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.57 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.85 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.76 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.68 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.86 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.54 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.06 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.14 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.15 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.39 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.06 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.67 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.19 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.48 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.46 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.84 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.93 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.25 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.51 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 6.15 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 5.42 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 3.91 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.69 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 6.33 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 6.64 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 6.96 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 6.48 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.28 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 7.18 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 7.83 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 6.14 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 7.45 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 6.68 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 6.23 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 5.33 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.36 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 5.69 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 5.58 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 5.20 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 4.52 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 6.00 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 6.07 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 4.59 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 6.91 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.23 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 7.33 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 4.80 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 6.43 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 6.48 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 6.53 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 5.36 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 5.53 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 5.90 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 7.66 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 6.21 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 6.90 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 8.23 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 7.74 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 5.36 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 5.58 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 6.60 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 6.37 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 4.66 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 4.61 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 4.76 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 4.14 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 3.27 |