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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) Net Margin

Annual Net Margin:

21.60%+6.60%(+44.00%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, NSC annual net profit margin is 21.60%, with the most recent change of +6.60% (+44.00%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, NSC annual net margin has fallen by -5.35% (-19.85%).
  • NSC annual net margin is now -57.80% below its all-time high of 51.18%, reached on December 31, 2017.

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Quarterly Net Margin:

22.91%-1.75%(-7.10%)
September 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, NSC quarterly net profit margin is 22.91%, with the most recent change of -1.75% (-7.10%) on September 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, NSC quarterly net margin has dropped by -13.11% (-36.40%).
  • NSC quarterly net margin is now -41.51% below its all-time high of 39.17%, reached on December 31, 1996.

Performance

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Net Margin Formula

Net Margin =  Net Income
Revenue
✕ 100%

NSC Net Margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+44.0%-36.4%
3Y3 Years-19.9%-20.1%
5Y5 Years-10.2%+1.2%

NSC Net Margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Year-19.9%+44.0%-36.4%+1224.3%
5Y5-Year-19.9%+44.0%-36.4%+1224.3%
All-TimeAll-Time-57.8%+3123.9%-41.5%+171.4%

NSC Net Margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Sep 2025
-
22.91%(-7.1%)
Jun 2025
-
24.66%(-1.5%)
Mar 2025
-
25.03%(+3.4%)
Dec 2024
21.60%(+44.0%)
24.21%(-32.8%)
Sep 2024
-
36.02%(+49.0%)
Jun 2024
-
24.18%(+1297.7%)
Mar 2024
-
1.73%(-89.9%)
Dec 2023
15.00%(-41.5%)
17.12%(+6.6%)
Sep 2023
-
16.06%(+34.4%)
Jun 2023
-
11.95%(-19.5%)
Mar 2023
-
14.85%(-39.1%)
Dec 2022
25.64%(-4.9%)
24.37%(-15.0%)
Sep 2022
-
28.66%(+13.9%)
Jun 2022
-
25.17%(+4.4%)
Mar 2022
-
24.12%(-9.5%)
Dec 2021
26.95%(+31.3%)
26.65%(+1.1%)
Sep 2021
-
26.37%(-9.9%)
Jun 2021
-
29.26%(+14.9%)
Mar 2021
-
25.46%(-2.4%)
Dec 2020
20.53%(-14.6%)
26.08%(+15.2%)
Sep 2020
-
22.63%(+20.4%)
Jun 2020
-
18.80%(+29.8%)
Mar 2020
-
14.48%(-41.4%)
Dec 2019
24.05%(+3.6%)
24.72%(+7.1%)
Sep 2019
-
23.09%(-6.2%)
Jun 2019
-
24.62%(+3.4%)
Mar 2019
-
23.80%(-1.5%)
Dec 2018
23.22%(-54.6%)
24.17%(+1.8%)
Sep 2018
-
23.75%(-2.9%)
Jun 2018
-
24.47%(+20.7%)
Mar 2018
-
20.28%(+7.2%)
Dec 2017
51.18%(+204.3%)
-
Sep 2017
-
18.91%(+0.5%)
Jun 2017
-
18.81%(+12.1%)
Mar 2017
-
16.78%(+0.4%)
Dec 2016
16.82%(+14.0%)
16.71%(-7.7%)
Sep 2016
-
18.11%(+10.0%)
Jun 2016
-
16.46%(+3.2%)
Mar 2016
-
15.95%(+11.5%)
Dec 2015
14.75%(-14.0%)
14.30%(-13.8%)
Sep 2015
-
16.59%(+4.2%)
Jun 2015
-
15.92%(+32.7%)
Mar 2015
-
12.00%(-32.5%)
Dec 2014
17.15%(+1.4%)
17.77%(-3.7%)
Sep 2014
-
18.46%(+0.3%)
Jun 2014
-
18.41%(+35.3%)
Mar 2014
-
13.61%(-23.3%)
Dec 2013
16.92%(+7.4%)
17.74%(+4.4%)
Sep 2013
-
17.00%(+2.7%)
Jun 2013
-
16.56%(+1.2%)
Mar 2013
-
16.36%(+6.9%)
Dec 2012
15.76%(-7.7%)
15.31%(+3.3%)
Sep 2012
-
14.82%(-18.4%)
Jun 2012
-
18.16%(+24.5%)
Mar 2012
-
14.59%(-14.4%)
Dec 2011
17.07%(+9.1%)
17.05%(-10.8%)
Sep 2011
-
19.11%(-1.3%)
Jun 2011
-
19.37%(+57.1%)
Mar 2011
-
12.33%(-26.3%)
Dec 2010
15.64%(+21.5%)
16.72%(-7.3%)
Sep 2010
-
18.04%(+12.4%)
Jun 2010
-
16.05%(+40.9%)
Mar 2010
-
11.39%(-21.3%)
Dec 2009
12.87%(-19.8%)
14.48%(-0.8%)
Sep 2009
-
14.59%(+10.6%)
Jun 2009
-
13.19%(+46.4%)
Mar 2009
-
9.01%(-50.0%)
Dec 2008
16.05%(+3.7%)
18.03%(+0.7%)
Sep 2008
-
17.90%(+9.5%)
Jun 2008
-
16.35%(+40.9%)
Mar 2008
-
11.60%(-28.5%)
Dec 2007
15.47%(-1.7%)
16.22%(-0.6%)
Sep 2007
-
16.32%(-1.3%)
Jun 2007
-
16.53%(+30.8%)
Mar 2007
-
12.64%(-23.9%)
Dec 2006
15.74%(+4.8%)
16.60%(-4.5%)
Sep 2006
-
17.38%(+10.8%)
Jun 2006
-
15.68%(+18.4%)
Mar 2006
-
13.24%(-17.5%)
Dec 2005
15.02%(+19.0%)
16.04%(+14.8%)
Sep 2005
-
13.97%(-29.0%)
Jun 2005
-
19.68%(+99.0%)
Mar 2005
-
9.89%(-27.0%)
Dec 2004
12.62%
13.55%(-12.6%)
Sep 2004
-
15.51%(+32.0%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2004
-
11.75%(+25.9%)
Mar 2004
-
9.33%(+201.0%)
Dec 2003
6.35%(-13.5%)
3.10%(-63.8%)
Sep 2003
-
8.57%(+2.1%)
Jun 2003
-
8.39%(+53.9%)
Mar 2003
-
5.45%(-33.2%)
Dec 2002
7.34%(+25.0%)
8.16%(+3.6%)
Sep 2002
-
7.88%(+5.5%)
Jun 2002
-
7.47%(+30.1%)
Mar 2002
-
5.74%(-23.7%)
Dec 2001
5.87%(+110.4%)
7.52%(+43.5%)
Sep 2001
-
5.24%(-22.0%)
Jun 2001
-
6.72%(+69.7%)
Mar 2001
-
3.96%(+1100.0%)
Dec 2000
2.79%(-39.3%)
0.33%(-94.9%)
Sep 2000
-
6.53%(-11.2%)
Jun 2000
-
7.35%(+329.0%)
Mar 2000
-
-3.21%(-252.1%)
Dec 1999
4.60%(-69.2%)
2.11%(+66.1%)
Sep 1999
-
1.27%(-80.3%)
Jun 1999
-
6.45%(-40.7%)
Mar 1999
-
10.87%(-30.1%)
Dec 1998
14.93%(-9.8%)
15.56%(+13.2%)
Sep 1998
-
13.74%(-20.7%)
Jun 1998
-
17.33%(+428.4%)
Mar 1998
-
3.28%(-84.4%)
Dec 1997
16.55%(+2.5%)
21.09%(+30.0%)
Sep 1997
-
16.22%(+11.2%)
Jun 1997
-
14.58%(+19.1%)
Mar 1997
-
12.24%(-68.8%)
Dec 1996
16.15%(+5.8%)
39.17%(+134.6%)
Sep 1996
-
16.70%(+1.9%)
Jun 1996
-
16.39%(+13.3%)
Mar 1996
-
14.47%(-59.2%)
Dec 1995
15.27%(+4.7%)
35.50%(+128.6%)
Sep 1995
-
15.53%(+2.0%)
Jun 1995
-
15.22%(+1.5%)
Mar 1995
-
14.99%(-0.3%)
Dec 1994
14.58%(+18.5%)
15.03%(+4.6%)
Sep 1994
-
14.37%(-6.5%)
Jun 1994
-
15.37%(+14.2%)
Mar 1994
-
13.46%(-8.4%)
Dec 1993
12.30%(+1.6%)
14.69%(+68.1%)
Sep 1993
-
8.74%(-34.1%)
Jun 1993
-
13.26%(-59.1%)
Mar 1993
-
32.45%(+196.9%)
Dec 1992
12.11%(+1707.5%)
10.93%(-10.9%)
Sep 1992
-
12.27%(-2.9%)
Jun 1992
-
12.64%(+0.1%)
Mar 1992
-
12.63%(+139.4%)
Dec 1991
0.67%(-94.4%)
-32.09%(-349.3%)
Sep 1991
-
12.87%(+7.0%)
Jun 1991
-
12.03%(+28.1%)
Mar 1991
-
9.39%(-9.9%)
Dec 1990
12.04%(-9.9%)
10.42%(-14.3%)
Sep 1990
-
12.16%(-8.0%)
Jun 1990
-
13.22%(+7.3%)
Mar 1990
-
12.32%(-7.9%)
Dec 1989
13.36%(-6.1%)
13.38%(+1.5%)
Sep 1989
-
13.18%(-10.9%)
Jun 1989
-
14.80%(+23.0%)
Mar 1989
-
12.03%(-22.1%)
Dec 1988
14.23%(+239.6%)
15.44%(+0.1%)
Sep 1988
-
15.43%(+8.3%)
Jun 1988
-
14.25%(+24.3%)
Mar 1988
-
11.46%(-30.1%)
Dec 1987
4.19%(-67.1%)
16.39%(+168.0%)
Sep 1987
-
-24.12%(-305.6%)
Jun 1987
-
11.73%(-7.9%)
Mar 1987
-
12.74%(-8.1%)
Dec 1986
12.72%(-2.8%)
13.87%(+9.0%)
Sep 1986
-
12.72%(-6.6%)
Jun 1986
-
13.62%(+12.6%)
Mar 1986
-
12.10%(+2.5%)
Dec 1985
13.08%(-4.4%)
11.80%(-13.8%)
Sep 1985
-
13.69%(-11.9%)
Jun 1985
-
15.54%(+34.2%)
Mar 1985
-
11.58%(-12.8%)
Dec 1984
13.68%(+20.8%)
13.28%(-10.8%)
Sep 1984
-
14.89%(+0.7%)
Jun 1984
-
14.79%(+26.7%)
Mar 1984
-
11.67%
Dec 1983
11.32%(-7.6%)
-
Dec 1982
12.25%(-12.6%)
-
Dec 1981
14.01%(+8.5%)
-
Dec 1980
12.91%
-

FAQ

  • What is Norfolk Southern Corporation annual net profit margin?
  • What is the all-time high annual net margin for Norfolk Southern Corporation?
  • What is Norfolk Southern Corporation annual net margin year-on-year change?
  • What is Norfolk Southern Corporation quarterly net profit margin?
  • What is the all-time high quarterly net margin for Norfolk Southern Corporation?
  • What is Norfolk Southern Corporation quarterly net margin year-on-year change?

What is Norfolk Southern Corporation annual net profit margin?

The current annual net margin of NSC is 21.60%

What is the all-time high annual net margin for Norfolk Southern Corporation?

Norfolk Southern Corporation all-time high annual net profit margin is 51.18%

What is Norfolk Southern Corporation annual net margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, NSC annual net profit margin has changed by +6.60% (+44.00%)

What is Norfolk Southern Corporation quarterly net profit margin?

The current quarterly net margin of NSC is 22.91%

What is the all-time high quarterly net margin for Norfolk Southern Corporation?

Norfolk Southern Corporation all-time high quarterly net profit margin is 39.17%

What is Norfolk Southern Corporation quarterly net margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, NSC quarterly net profit margin has changed by -13.11% (-36.40%)
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