Norfolk Southern Corporation NSC
313.00
(0.17)
(0.05%)
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $70.3B
- P/E
- 26.7×
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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) Gross margin
Norfolk Southern Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 68.8%, down 1.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (69.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 65.2% (fiscal 2015) to 72.4% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 30.6% and above the Industrials sector median of 30.5%.
Gross margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 69.9% | (2.28) |
| FY2024 | 72.2% | 5.72 |
| FY2023 | 66.5% | (1.38) |
| FY2022 | 67.9% | (4.55) |
| FY2021 | 72.4% | 1.80 |
| FY2020 | 70.6% | 0.89 |
| FY2019 | 69.7% | 0.04 |
| FY2018 | 69.7% | (1.91) |
| FY2017 | 71.6% | 2.40 |
| FY2016 | 69.2% | 4.05 |
Quarterly
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 66.3% | (1.43) |
| Mar 2026 | 67.8% | (2.76) |
| Dec 2025 | 70.5% | (0.39) |
| Sep 2025 | 70.9% | 0.93 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 65.2%
High 72.4%
Ten-year median
69.7%
Current reading's percentile
64
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 69.8% |
| CSX CSX Corporation compare | 69.4% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation | 68.8% |
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 59.0% |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 35.0% |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 26.2% |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 21.4% |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 15.1% |
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | 12.5% |
| Railroads industry median | 30.6% |
| Industrials sector median | 30.5% |
| Market median | 46.3% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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