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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 (August 18, 2025), 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.

Performance

1-year change

+44%

3-year change

-19.85%

5-year change

-10.19%

15-year change

-57.8%

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Highlights

Sector rank

94.02%
NSC annual net profit margin is higher than 94.02% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-time high

51.18%
NSC annual net profit margin is currently -57.80% below its historical high of 51.18%

3-year low

15.00%
NSC annual net profit margin is currently +44.00% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last annual earnings report date

Dec 31, 2024
NSC previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next annual earnings report date

N/A
NSC next annual earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherNSCprofitability metrics

annual net income

$2.62B
NSC annual net profit is $2.62 billion

Annual revenue

$12.12B
NSC annual revenue is $12.12 billion

annual gross margin

31.05%
NSC annual gross profit margin is 31.05%

Annual EPS

$11.57
NSC annual earnings per share is $11.57

Quarterly net margin:

24.69%-0.37%(-1.48%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 18, 2025), NSC quarterly net profit margin is 24.69%, with the most recent change of -0.37% (-1.48%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, NSC quarterly net margin has increased by +0.48% (+1.98%).
  • NSC quarterly net margin is now -36.97% below its all-time high of 39.17%, reached on December 31, 1996.

Performance

3-month change

-1.48%

1-year change

+1.98%

3-year change

-2.02%

5-year change

+31.33%

NSC Quarterly net margin Chart

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Highlights

Sector rank

95.68%
NSC quarterly net profit margin is higher than 95.68% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-time high

39.17%
NSC quarterly net profit margin is currently -36.97% below its historical high of 39.17%

3-year low

1.76%
NSC quarterly net profit margin is currently +1302.84% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last quarterly earnings report date

Jun 30, 2025
NSC previous earnings announcement was published on Jun 30, 2025

Next quarterly earnings report date

Oct 21, 2025
NSC next earnings announcement is scheduled for Oct 21, 2025

OtherNSCprofitability metrics

quarterly net income

$767.00M
NSC quarterly net profit is $767.00 million

Quarterly revenue

$3.11B
NSC quarterly revenue is $3.11 billion

quarterly gross margin

35.50%
NSC quarterly gross profit margin is 35.50%

Quarterly EPS

$3.41
NSC quarterly earnings per share is $3.41

Net margin Formula

Net Margin =  Net Income
Revenue ✕ 100%

annual net margin

21.60%
NSC annual net profit margin is 21.60%

annual net income

$2.62B
NSC annual net profit is $2.62 billion

Annual revenue

$12.12B
NSC annual revenue is $12.12 billion

NSC Net margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+44.0%+2.0%
3 y3 years-19.9%-2.0%
5 y5 years-10.2%+31.3%

NSC Net margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-year-19.9%+44.0%-31.4%+1302.8%
5 y5-year-19.9%+44.0%-31.4%+1302.8%
alltimeall time-57.8%+3123.9%-37.0%+176.9%

NSC Net margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
24.69%(-1.5%)
Mar 2025
-
25.06%(+3.4%)
Dec 2024
21.60%(+44.0%)
24.24%(-32.7%)
Sep 2024
-
36.02%(+48.8%)
Jun 2024
-
24.21%(+1275.6%)
Mar 2024
-
1.76%(-89.7%)
Dec 2023
15.00%(-41.5%)
17.15%(+6.6%)
Sep 2023
-
16.09%(+34.6%)
Jun 2023
-
11.95%(-19.7%)
Mar 2023
-
14.88%(-39.0%)
Dec 2022
25.64%(-4.9%)
24.41%(-14.8%)
Sep 2022
-
28.66%(+13.7%)
Jun 2022
-
25.20%(+4.5%)
Mar 2022
-
24.12%(-9.5%)
Dec 2021
26.95%(+31.3%)
26.65%(+0.9%)
Sep 2021
-
26.40%(-9.8%)
Jun 2021
-
29.26%(+14.7%)
Mar 2021
-
25.50%(-2.2%)
Dec 2020
20.53%(-14.6%)
26.08%(+14.8%)
Sep 2020
-
22.71%(+20.8%)
Jun 2020
-
18.80%(+29.6%)
Mar 2020
-
14.51%(-41.4%)
Dec 2019
24.05%(+3.6%)
24.76%(+7.0%)
Sep 2019
-
23.13%(-6.3%)
Jun 2019
-
24.68%(+3.5%)
Mar 2019
-
23.84%(-1.7%)
Dec 2018
23.22%(-54.6%)
24.24%(+1.8%)
Sep 2018
-
23.82%(-2.8%)
Jun 2018
-
24.50%(+20.6%)
Mar 2018
-
20.32%(+7.2%)
Dec 2017
51.18%(+204.3%)
-
Sep 2017
-
18.95%(+0.5%)
Jun 2017
-
18.85%(+12.1%)
Mar 2017
-
16.82%(+0.7%)
Dec 2016
16.82%(+14.0%)
16.71%(-8.3%)
Sep 2016
-
18.23%(+10.5%)
Jun 2016
-
16.50%(+3.2%)
Mar 2016
-
15.99%(+11.5%)
Dec 2015
14.75%(-14.0%)
14.34%(-13.9%)
Sep 2015
-
16.66%(+4.4%)
Jun 2015
-
15.96%(+32.1%)
Mar 2015
-
12.08%(-32.1%)
Dec 2014
17.15%(+1.4%)
17.80%(-3.7%)
Sep 2014
-
18.49%(+0.1%)
Jun 2014
-
18.47%(+34.9%)
Mar 2014
-
13.69%(-23.1%)
Dec 2013
16.92%(+7.4%)
17.81%(+4.3%)
Sep 2013
-
17.07%(+2.8%)
Jun 2013
-
16.60%(+1.0%)
Mar 2013
-
16.44%(+6.8%)
Dec 2012
15.76%(-7.7%)
15.39%(+3.1%)
Sep 2012
-
14.93%(-18.1%)
Jun 2012
-
18.23%(+24.0%)
Mar 2012
-
14.70%(-14.3%)
Dec 2011
17.07%(+9.1%)
17.16%(-10.5%)
Sep 2011
-
19.18%(-1.3%)
Jun 2011
-
19.43%(+56.7%)
Mar 2011
-
12.40%(-26.2%)
Dec 2010
15.64%(+21.5%)
16.81%(-7.2%)
Sep 2010
-
18.12%(+12.3%)
Jun 2010
-
16.13%(+40.5%)
Mar 2010
-
11.48%(-21.3%)
Dec 2009
12.87%(-19.8%)
14.58%(-0.7%)
Sep 2009
-
14.69%(+10.5%)
Jun 2009
-
13.30%(+46.0%)
Mar 2009
-
9.11%(-49.6%)
Dec 2008
16.05%(+3.7%)
18.07%(+0.6%)
Sep 2008
-
17.97%(+9.7%)
Jun 2008
-
16.38%(+40.7%)
Mar 2008
-
11.64%(-28.4%)
Dec 2007
15.47%(-1.7%)
16.26%(-0.9%)
Sep 2007
-
16.40%(-1.0%)
Jun 2007
-
16.57%(+30.7%)
Mar 2007
-
12.68%(-23.6%)
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%)
Jun 2004
-
11.75%(+25.9%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
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%(-37.3%)
Mar 2003
-
13.39%(+64.1%)
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%(+39.7%)
Mar 2001
-
4.81%(+1403.1%)
Dec 2000
2.79%(-39.3%)
0.32%(-95.1%)
Sep 2000
-
6.53%(-10.4%)
Jun 2000
-
7.29%(-327.1%)
Mar 2000
-
-3.21%(-257.4%)
Dec 1999
4.60%(-69.2%)
2.04%(+60.6%)
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%(+3.2%)
Sep 1998
-
15.08%(-13.0%)
Jun 1998
-
17.33%(-19.3%)
Mar 1998
-
21.48%(+1.8%)
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 24.69%

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 +0.48% (+1.98%)
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