Norfolk Southern Corporation
NSC Industrials Railroads
Norfolk Southern Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $12.2 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +13.6%
- EPS
- +6.65%
- Free cash flow
- +7.49%
- Total debt
- −2.75%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) Revenue growth
Norfolk Southern Corporation's revenue growth over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 5.99%, up 5.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (0.47%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.3% (fiscal 2020) to 14.4% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is in line with the Railroads industry median of 5.99% and below the Industrials sector median of 8.58%.
Revenue growth, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Revenue growth | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.47% | 0.74 |
| FY2024 | −0.27% | 4.35 |
| FY2023 | −4.62% | (19.01) |
| FY2022 | 14.4% | 0.57 |
| FY2021 | 13.8% | 27.16 |
| FY2020 | −13.3% | (11.93) |
| FY2019 | −1.41% | (10.01) |
| FY2018 | 8.60% | 1.89 |
| FY2017 | 6.71% | 12.64 |
| FY2016 | −5.93% | 3.65 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Revenue growth | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 13.6% | 2.22 |
| Jun 2026 | 11.4% | 11.24 |
| Mar 2026 | 0.17% | 1.82 |
| Dec 2025 | −1.65% | (3.35) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Revenue growth against peers
| Company | Revenue growth |
|---|---|
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 15.8% |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 13.3% |
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 7.40% |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 7.35% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation | 5.99% |
| CSX CSX Corporation compare | 5.80% |
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | −0.50% |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | −2.38% |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | −24.0% |
| Railroads industry median | 5.99% |
| Industrials sector median | 8.58% |
| Market median | 7.71% |
What Revenue growth is
Revenue Growth shows how fast a company’s sales are rising or falling compared with the same period a year earlier.
(Revenue − Revenue a year earlier) ÷ |Revenue a year earlier|
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