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% quarter-over-quarter from $4.81 in Q4 2025.
Norfolk Southern (NSC) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $4.45 in Q1 2026.
- Times Interest Earned for Q1 2026 came in at $4.45, down 22.7% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.17 (down 16.77% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.5, up 9.03% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned retreated to $4.45 in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $4.81 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Times Interest Earned peaked at $7.86 in Q3 2024 and troughed at $1.06 in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $5.3 and a median of $5.57 in 2025 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Times Interest Earned sank 73.92% in 2024, then surged 443.44% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Times Interest Earned shows it stood at $6.67 in 2022, then sank by 37.9% to $4.14 in 2023, then surged by 37.16% to $5.68 in 2024, then fell by 15.45% to $4.81 in 2025, then dropped by 7.35% to $4.45 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows NSC's Times Interest Earned at $4.45 in Q1 2026, $4.81 in Q4 2025, and $5.57 in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 7.68 |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 5.88 |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 4.45 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | - |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 7.28 |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | - |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 1.83 |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | - |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | - |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 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 |