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)
Latest, FY2025
19,363
Period ended Dec 31, 2025
Change on a year earlier
-3.8%
20,127 in FY2024
History
10 years
Since FY2016
Sources
10
Documents cited below
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Railroad employees (average) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 19,363 | -3.8% | NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q3 2026) ↗ |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 20,127 | -0.3% | NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2025) ↗ |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 20,190 | +7.5% | NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2024) ↗ |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 18,777 | +2.2% | NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2023) ↗ |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 18,370 | -8.3% | NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2022) ↗ |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 20,029 | -18.1% | NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2021) ↗ |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 24,442 | -7.8% | NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q1 2020) ↗ |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 26,512 | -1.6% | NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2019) ↗ |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 26,955 | -3.2% | NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2018) ↗ |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 27,856 | – | NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2017) ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up railroad employees (average)
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Norfolk Southern Railroad employees (average), annual FY2016–FY2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Norfolk Southern SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/nsc/kpis/emp-avg
See every metric in the Norfolk Southern KPI table. Data updated Oct 31, 2026.