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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 merchandise carloads

Merchandise sub-groups reflect NS's current 4-market classification (2020–present, plus official 2018–2019 recast).

Latest, Q3 2026
611,500
Period ended Sep 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
+2.8%
595,100 in Q3 2025
History
51 quarters
Since Q1 2014
Sources
10
Documents cited below

Quarterly history

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PeriodEndedMerchandise carloadsYear on yearSource
Q3 2026Sep 30, 2026611,500+2.8%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q3 2026) ↗
Q2 2026Jun 30, 2026610,700+1.7%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q3 2026) ↗
Q1 2026Mar 31, 2026557,800+1.0%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q3 2026) ↗
Q4 2025Dec 31, 2025565,300+0.9%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2025) ↗
Q3 2025Sep 30, 2025595,100+5.5%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q3 2026) ↗
Q2 2025Jun 30, 2025600,600+4.2%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q3 2026) ↗
Q1 2025Mar 31, 2025552,200-2.0%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q3 2026) ↗
Q4 2024Dec 31, 2024560,500+0.5%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2025) ↗
Q3 2024Sep 30, 2024563,900+1.6%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2025) ↗
Q2 2024Jun 30, 2024576,400+1.7%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2025) ↗
Q1 2024Mar 31, 2024563,500-0.3%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2025) ↗
Q4 2023Dec 31, 2023557,8000.0%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2024) ↗
Q3 2023Sep 30, 2023555,100-2.5%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2024) ↗
Q2 2023Jun 30, 2023566,700-1.1%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2024) ↗
Q1 2023Mar 31, 2023565,300+5.4%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2024) ↗
Q4 2022Dec 31, 2022557,800+0.5%NSC Quarterly Financial Data / Analyst Book (Q4 2023) ↗

Breakdown

What makes up merchandise carloads

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). Norfolk Southern Merchandise carloads, quarterly Q1 2014–Q3 2026 [Data set]. Compiled from Norfolk Southern SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/nsc/kpis/vol-merch

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