Norfolk Southern Corporation NSC

313.00 (0.17) (0.05%) as of 25 Sep
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$70.3B
P/E
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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) Net margin

Norfolk Southern Corporation's net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 21.0%, down 2.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (23.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 14.8% (fiscal 2015) to 51.2% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 10.6% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.22%.

Net margin, annual

Annual

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 23.6% 1.96
FY2024 21.6% 6.60
FY2023 15.0% (10.64)
FY2022 25.6% (1.31)
FY2021 27.0% 6.42
FY2020 20.5% (3.52)
FY2019 24.1% 0.83
FY2018 23.2% (27.96)
FY2017 51.2% 34.36
FY2016 16.8% 2.07

Quarterly

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 21.2% 2.94
Mar 2026 18.2% (3.41)
Dec 2025 21.6% (1.29)
Sep 2025 22.9% (1.75)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 14.8% High 51.2%
Ten-year median 23.2%
Current reading's percentile 64

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare 28.9%
CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare 25.0%
CSX CSX Corporation compare 22.2%
NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation 21.0%
TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare 16.6%
WAB Wabtec compare 10.6%
GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare 4.07%
FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare 2.04%
RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare −2.69%
Railroads industry median 10.6%
Industrials sector median 2.22%
Market median 0.55%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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