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) Operating margin
Norfolk Southern Corporation's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 32.2%, down 3.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (35.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 23.5% (fiscal 2023) to 39.9% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 24.3% and above the Industrials sector median of 5.15%.
Operating margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 35.8% | 2.18 |
| FY2024 | 33.6% | 10.13 |
| FY2023 | 23.5% | (14.28) |
| FY2022 | 37.7% | (2.18) |
| FY2021 | 39.9% | 9.24 |
| FY2020 | 30.7% | (4.64) |
| FY2019 | 35.3% | 0.76 |
| FY2018 | 34.6% | 1.17 |
| FY2017 | 33.4% | 2.95 |
| FY2016 | 30.4% | 2.99 |
Quarterly
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 32.4% | 3.19 |
| Mar 2026 | 29.3% | (2.26) |
| Dec 2025 | 31.5% | (3.88) |
| Sep 2025 | 35.4% | (2.39) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 23.5%
High 39.9%
Ten-year median
33.6%
Current reading's percentile
82
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 40.0% |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 37.0% |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 36.7% |
| CSX CSX Corporation compare | 34.2% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation | 32.2% |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 16.4% |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 7.23% |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 4.36% |
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | 3.77% |
| Railroads industry median | 24.3% |
| Industrials sector median | 5.15% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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