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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) Return on assets
Norfolk Southern Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 5.92%, down 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.46%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.53% (fiscal 2023) to 15.3% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 4.21% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.20%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.46% | 0.32 |
| FY2024 | 6.14% | 1.61 |
| FY2023 | 4.53% | (3.92) |
| FY2022 | 8.45% | 0.59 |
| FY2021 | 7.86% | 2.56 |
| FY2020 | 5.30% | (2.03) |
| FY2019 | 7.33% | (0.06) |
| FY2018 | 7.39% | (7.91) |
| FY2017 | 15.3% | 10.48 |
| FY2016 | 4.82% | 0.22 |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 10.8% |
| CSX CSX Corporation compare | 8.10% |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 6.13% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation | 5.92% |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 4.39% |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 4.21% |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 3.78% |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 1.80% |
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | −4.13% |
| Railroads industry median | 4.21% |
| Industrials sector median | 1.20% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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