Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) operating KPIs

NSCNYSERailroads, Line-Haul OperatingFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 22, 2026Score 11/3040% above fair value

$342.64+0.45 (+0.13%)

Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $76.96BP/E 29.3Yield 1.58%

Norfolk Southern operating income ($M)

Quarterly figures from Norfolk Southern's filings and investor materials

Quarterly Annual

Latest, Q3 2026

1,150

Period ended Sep 30, 2026

Change on a year earlier

+4.7%

1,098 in Q3 2025

History

73 quarters

Since Q3 2008

Sources

Documents cited below

Quarterly history

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Period	Ended	Operating income ($M)	Year on year	Source
Q3 2026	Sep 30, 2026	1,150	+4.7%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2026-10-22 ↗
Q2 2026	Jun 30, 2026	1,124	-4.3%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2026-07-23 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2026	Mar 31, 2026	877	-23.5%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2026-04-24 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2025	Dec 31, 2025	937	-17.2%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2026-02-09 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2025	Sep 30, 2025	1,098	-31.2%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2025-10-23 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2025	Jun 30, 2025	1,175	+3.9%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2025-07-29 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2025	Mar 31, 2025	1,146	+438.0%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2025-04-23 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2024	Dec 31, 2024	1,131	+40.0%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2025-02-10 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2024	Sep 30, 2024	1,596	+111.1%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2024-10-22 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2024	Jun 30, 2024	1,131	+96.4%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2024-07-26 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2024	Mar 31, 2024	213	-70.0%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2024-04-24 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2023	Dec 31, 2023	808	-31.6%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2024-02-05 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2023	Sep 30, 2023	756	-40.6%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2023-10-25 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2023	Jun 30, 2023	576	-54.7%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2023-07-27 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2023	Mar 31, 2023	711	-34.5%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2023-04-26 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2022	Dec 31, 2022	1,181	+4.6%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2023-02-03 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2022	Sep 30, 2022	1,272	+12.0%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2022-10-26 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2022	Jun 30, 2022	1,271	+8.9%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2022-07-27 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2022	Mar 31, 2022	1,085	+6.9%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2022-04-27 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2021	Dec 31, 2021	1,129	+14.7%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2022-02-04 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2021	Sep 30, 2021	1,136	+35.2%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2021-10-27 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2021	Jun 30, 2021	1,167	+91.3%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2021-07-28 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2021	Mar 31, 2021	1,015	+78.7%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2021-04-28 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2020	Dec 31, 2020	984	+2.3%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2021-02-04 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2020	Sep 30, 2020	840	-15.7%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2020-10-28 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2020	Jun 30, 2020	610	-42.7%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2020-07-29 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2020	Mar 31, 2020	568	-41.2%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2020-04-29 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2019	Dec 31, 2019	962	-10.8%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2020-02-06 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2019	Sep 30, 2019	996	-2.4%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2019-10-23 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2019	Jun 30, 2019	1,065	+3.8%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2019-07-24 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2019	Mar 31, 2019	966	+15.7%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2019-04-24 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2018	Dec 31, 2018	1,078	+8.0%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2019-02-08 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2018	Sep 30, 2018	1,020	+14.0%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2018-10-24 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2018	Jun 30, 2018	1,026	+17.7%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2018-07-25 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2018	Mar 31, 2018	835	+10.3%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2018-04-25 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2017	Dec 31, 2017	998	+31.1%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2019-02-08 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2017	Sep 30, 2017	895	+9.1%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2018-10-24 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2017	Jun 30, 2017	872	+13.2%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2018-07-25 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2017	Mar 31, 2017	757	+4.7%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2018-04-25 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2016	Dec 31, 2016	761	+18.5%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2017-02-06 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2016	Sep 30, 2016	820	-0.2%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2016-10-26 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2016	Jun 30, 2016	770	-5.4%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2016-07-27 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2016	Mar 31, 2016	723	+19.3%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2016-04-22 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2015	Dec 31, 2015	642	-27.9%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2016-02-08 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2015	Sep 30, 2015	822	-17.6%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2015-10-28 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2015	Jun 30, 2015	814	-20.1%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2015-07-27 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2015	Mar 31, 2015	606	-9.1%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2015-04-29 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2014	Dec 31, 2014	891	+1.1%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2015-02-11 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2014	Sep 30, 2014	998	+17.6%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2014-10-22 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2014	Jun 30, 2014	1,019	+21.9%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2014-07-23 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2014	Mar 31, 2014	667	-3.5%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2014-04-23 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2013	Dec 31, 2013	881	+23.4%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2014-02-14 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2013	Sep 30, 2013	849	+16.1%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2013-10-23 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2013	Jun 30, 2013	836	-10.5%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2013-07-24 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2013	Mar 31, 2013	691	-7.2%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2013-04-24 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2012	Dec 31, 2012	714	-10.8%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2013-02-15 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2012	Sep 30, 2012	731	-22.1%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2012-10-25 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2012	Jun 30, 2012	934	+6.7%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2012-07-27 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2012	Mar 31, 2012	745	+24.2%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2012-04-27 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2011	Dec 31, 2011	800	+24.6%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2012-02-15 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2011	Sep 30, 2011	938	+25.7%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2011-10-28 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2011	Jun 30, 2011	875	+19.4%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2011-07-29 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2011	Mar 31, 2011	600	+8.1%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2011-04-29 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2010	Dec 31, 2010	642	+16.9%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2011-02-17 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2010	Sep 30, 2010	746	+32.7%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2010-10-29 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2010	Jun 30, 2010	733	+56.6%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2010-07-30 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2010	Mar 31, 2010	555	+44.9%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2010-04-30 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2009	Dec 31, 2009	549	-32.5%	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2011-02-17 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2009	Sep 30, 2009	562	-37.1%	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2009-10-30 (financial database) ↗
Q2 2009	Jun 30, 2009	468	–	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2010-07-30 (financial database) ↗
Q1 2009	Mar 31, 2009	383	–	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2010-04-30 (financial database) ↗
Q4 2008	Dec 31, 2008	813	–	NSC Form 10-K, filed 2010-02-17 (financial database) ↗
Q3 2008	Sep 30, 2008	894	–	NSC Form 10-Q, filed 2009-10-30 (financial database) ↗

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). Norfolk Southern Operating income ($M), quarterly Q3 2008–Q3 2026 [Data set]. Compiled from Norfolk Southern SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/nsc/kpis/db-oi

See every metric in the Norfolk Southern KPI table. Data updated Oct 31, 2026.

Where these numbers come from

Parsed from the XBRL in Norfolk Southern's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC
Per-share figures adjusted for the 3-for-1 split on Oct 10, 1997
Fourth quarters derived from the annual report minus nine months
Every figure in the statements links to its source filing

Against peers

Trailing twelve months. Peers are matched on business description, industry and size. Ticks are peers, the dot is NSC.

Compare: NSC vs CSX · NSC vs UNP · NSC vs CNI · NSC vs CP · NSC vs FIP

Revenue growth3.0% · median 3.6%

Operating margin32.2% · median 35.5%

Net margin21.0% · median 25.1%

Company	Revenue	Growth
UNP	$25.41B	+4.2%
CP	C$15.45B	+3.6%
CSX	$14.51B	+2.5%
NSC	$12.54B	+3.0%
CNI	C$7.37B	-13.1%
FIP	$659.21M	+72.3%

Company

Next earnings (est.): Jan 28, 2027, before open
Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Railroads, Line-Haul Operating
Fiscal year ends: December 31
Employees: 19,400
Held by institutions: 76.1%
Auditor: KPMG LLP
SEC CIK: 702165

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