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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 railroad employees (average)

Quarterly Financial Data, Form 10-K Item 1 & Proxy Statement (DEF 14A)

QuarterlyAnnual
Latest, Q3 2026
19,223
Period ended Sep 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
-0.8%
19,383 in Q3 2025
History
43 quarters
Since Q1 2016
Sources
10
Documents cited below

Quarterly history

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PeriodEndedRailroad employees (average)Year on yearSource
Q3 2026Sep 30, 202619,223-0.8%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q3 2026) ↗
Q2 2026Jun 30, 202619,015-1.6%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q3 2026) ↗
Q1 2026Mar 31, 202619,076-1.6%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q3 2026) ↗
Q4 2025Dec 31, 202519,345-1.2%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q3 2026) ↗
Q3 2025Sep 30, 202519,383-2.5%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q3 2026) ↗
Q2 2025Jun 30, 202519,334-4.8%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q3 2026) ↗
Q1 2025Mar 31, 202519,392-6.5%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q3 2026) ↗
Q4 2024Dec 31, 202419,584-5.0%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2025) ↗
Q3 2024Sep 30, 202419,889-2.7%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2025) ↗
Q2 2024Jun 30, 202420,299+1.2%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2025) ↗
Q1 2024Mar 31, 202420,738+5.6%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2025) ↗
Q4 2023Dec 31, 202320,616+7.1%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2024) ↗
Q3 2023Sep 30, 202320,449+7.8%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2024) ↗
Q2 2023Jun 30, 202320,054+7.5%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2024) ↗
Q1 2023Mar 31, 202319,643+7.8%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2024) ↗
Q4 2022Dec 31, 202219,245+6.8%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2023) ↗

Breakdown

What makes up railroad employees (average)

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). Norfolk Southern Railroad employees (average), quarterly Q1 2016–Q3 2026 [Data set]. Compiled from Norfolk Southern SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/nsc/kpis/emp-avg

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