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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) Operating margin

annual operating margin:

31.05%+7.95%(+34.42%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (August 18, 2025), NSC annual operating profit margin is 31.05%, with the most recent change of +7.95% (+34.42%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, NSC annual operating margin has fallen by -8.13% (-20.75%).
  • NSC annual operating margin is now -20.75% below its all-time high of 39.18%, reached on December 31, 2021.

Performance

1-year change

+34.42%

3-year change

-20.75%

5-year change

-9.9%

15-year change

-6.98%

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Highlights

Sector rank

96.32%
NSC annual operating profit margin is higher than 96.32% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-time high

39.18%
NSC annual operating profit margin is currently -20.75% below its historical high of 39.18%

3-year low

23.10%
NSC annual operating profit margin is currently +34.42% 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 operating profit

$3.76B
NSC annual operating income is $3.76 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 net margin

21.60%
NSC annual net profit margin is 21.60%

quarterly operating margin:

39.58%+5.27%(+15.36%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 18, 2025), NSC quarterly operating profit margin is 39.58%, with the most recent change of +5.27% (+15.36%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, NSC quarterly operating margin has increased by +2.19% (+5.86%).
  • NSC quarterly operating margin is now -56.29% below its all-time high of 90.55%, reached on December 31, 1996.

Performance

3-month change

+15.36%

1-year change

+5.86%

3-year change

-3.65%

5-year change

+26.94%

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Highlights

Sector rank

97.65%
NSC quarterly operating profit margin is higher than 97.65% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-time high

90.55%
NSC quarterly operating profit margin is currently -56.29% below its historical high of 90.55%

3-year low

31.69%
NSC quarterly operating profit margin is currently +24.90% 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 operating profit

$1.23B
NSC quarterly operating income is $1.23 billion

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 net margin

24.69%
NSC quarterly net profit margin is 24.69%

Operating margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin =  Operating Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

annual operating margin

31.05%
NSC annual operating profit margin is 31.05%

annual operating profit

$3.76B
NSC annual operating income is $3.76 billion

Annual revenue

$12.12B
NSC annual revenue is $12.12 billion

NSC Operating margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+34.4%+5.9%
3 y3 years-20.8%-3.6%
5 y5 years-9.9%+26.9%

NSC Operating margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-year-20.8%+34.4%-22.7%+24.9%
5 y5-year-20.8%+34.4%-22.7%+26.9%
alltimeall time-20.8%+139.6%-56.3%+114.2%

NSC Operating margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
39.58%(+15.4%)
Mar 2025
-
34.31%(-20.7%)
Dec 2024
31.05%(+34.4%)
43.25%(-15.6%)
Sep 2024
-
51.23%(+37.0%)
Jun 2024
-
37.39%(+18.0%)
Mar 2024
-
31.69%(-15.0%)
Dec 2023
23.10%(-37.8%)
37.29%(+13.5%)
Sep 2023
-
32.85%(-8.6%)
Jun 2023
-
35.94%(-2.3%)
Mar 2023
-
36.78%(-15.3%)
Dec 2022
37.14%(-5.2%)
43.44%(+9.2%)
Sep 2022
-
39.78%(-3.2%)
Jun 2022
-
41.08%(+5.6%)
Mar 2022
-
38.90%(-11.9%)
Dec 2021
39.18%(+12.9%)
44.14%(+5.6%)
Sep 2021
-
41.80%(-3.3%)
Jun 2021
-
43.23%(+8.3%)
Mar 2021
-
39.90%(-7.8%)
Dec 2020
34.70%(+0.7%)
43.26%(+20.6%)
Sep 2020
-
35.87%(+15.0%)
Jun 2020
-
31.18%(-17.7%)
Mar 2020
-
37.90%(-4.8%)
Dec 2019
34.46%(-0.3%)
39.81%(+8.3%)
Sep 2019
-
36.75%(-3.6%)
Jun 2019
-
38.12%(+6.7%)
Mar 2019
-
35.74%(-12.6%)
Dec 2018
34.55%(+3.5%)
40.88%(+13.0%)
Sep 2018
-
36.17%(-1.5%)
Jun 2018
-
36.72%(+13.1%)
Mar 2018
-
32.46%(-20.7%)
Dec 2017
33.38%(+7.5%)
40.95%(+17.1%)
Sep 2017
-
34.98%(+1.7%)
Jun 2017
-
34.40%(+11.1%)
Mar 2017
-
30.95%(-2.5%)
Dec 2016
31.05%(+13.4%)
31.73%(-6.4%)
Sep 2016
-
33.91%(+3.8%)
Jun 2016
-
32.68%(+4.6%)
Mar 2016
-
31.24%(+17.9%)
Dec 2015
27.39%(-10.8%)
26.49%(-15.3%)
Sep 2015
-
31.29%(+1.1%)
Jun 2015
-
30.96%(+23.8%)
Mar 2015
-
25.01%(-20.7%)
Dec 2014
30.71%(+6.2%)
31.53%(-7.7%)
Sep 2014
-
34.17%(-2.0%)
Jun 2014
-
34.88%(+34.6%)
Mar 2014
-
25.92%(-14.8%)
Dec 2013
28.91%(+2.4%)
30.44%(-1.4%)
Sep 2013
-
30.88%(+1.1%)
Jun 2013
-
30.55%(+21.0%)
Mar 2013
-
25.24%(-18.2%)
Dec 2012
28.24%(-1.6%)
30.85%(+13.7%)
Sep 2012
-
27.14%(-16.5%)
Jun 2012
-
32.50%(+15.8%)
Mar 2012
-
28.07%(-21.5%)
Dec 2011
28.70%(+2.3%)
35.75%(+10.1%)
Sep 2011
-
32.47%(+6.4%)
Jun 2011
-
30.53%(+33.3%)
Mar 2011
-
22.90%(-28.6%)
Dec 2010
28.05%(+13.9%)
32.07%(+5.6%)
Sep 2010
-
30.37%(+0.7%)
Jun 2010
-
30.16%(+21.6%)
Mar 2010
-
24.80%(-4.9%)
Dec 2009
24.62%(-14.9%)
26.07%(-4.3%)
Sep 2009
-
27.24%(+8.1%)
Jun 2009
-
25.20%(+27.9%)
Mar 2009
-
19.71%(-39.3%)
Dec 2008
28.93%(+6.0%)
32.49%(+5.2%)
Sep 2008
-
30.89%(+6.9%)
Jun 2008
-
28.90%(+25.0%)
Mar 2008
-
23.12%(-17.3%)
Dec 2007
27.29%(+0.4%)
27.95%(-3.4%)
Sep 2007
-
28.94%(-0.3%)
Jun 2007
-
29.02%(+23.5%)
Mar 2007
-
23.50%(-11.3%)
Dec 2006
27.18%
26.48%(-11.4%)
Sep 2006
-
29.88%(+5.6%)
Jun 2006
-
28.30%(+18.3%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Mar 2006
-
23.93%(+23.9%)
Dec 2005
25.31%(+8.7%)
19.32%(-21.1%)
Sep 2005
-
24.50%(+17.3%)
Jun 2005
-
20.89%(+131.3%)
Mar 2005
-
9.03%(-29.9%)
Dec 2004
23.28%(+28.6%)
12.88%(-4.0%)
Sep 2004
-
13.41%(+65.4%)
Jun 2004
-
8.11%(+121.6%)
Mar 2004
-
3.66%(-106.9%)
Dec 2003
18.10%(-2.0%)
-53.22%(-373.5%)
Sep 2003
-
19.46%(+6.6%)
Jun 2003
-
18.25%(+23.3%)
Mar 2003
-
14.80%(-121.8%)
Dec 2002
18.47%(+13.2%)
-67.74%(-448.1%)
Sep 2002
-
19.46%(-154.8%)
Jun 2002
-
-35.53%(+421.7%)
Mar 2002
-
-6.81%(-137.9%)
Dec 2001
16.32%(+25.9%)
17.97%(-140.5%)
Sep 2001
-
-44.36%(+8.6%)
Jun 2001
-
-40.83%(+358.8%)
Mar 2001
-
-8.90%(-217.0%)
Dec 2000
12.96%(-12.2%)
7.61%(-115.6%)
Sep 2000
-
-48.78%(+684.2%)
Jun 2000
-
-6.22%(-86.5%)
Mar 2000
-
-45.95%(-219.8%)
Dec 1999
14.76%(-48.8%)
38.34%(-322.0%)
Sep 1999
-
-17.27%(+2202.7%)
Jun 1999
-
-0.75%(-106.0%)
Mar 1999
-
12.43%(+112.8%)
Dec 1998
28.83%(+0.4%)
5.84%(-76.3%)
Sep 1998
-
24.62%(+24.7%)
Jun 1998
-
19.74%(+40.3%)
Mar 1998
-
14.07%(-61.8%)
Dec 1997
28.72%(+22.5%)
36.82%(+29.9%)
Sep 1997
-
28.34%(-22.8%)
Jun 1997
-
36.69%(+36.6%)
Mar 1997
-
26.86%(-70.3%)
Dec 1996
23.44%(+0.7%)
90.55%(+173.5%)
Sep 1996
-
33.11%(+4.9%)
Jun 1996
-
31.55%(+19.2%)
Mar 1996
-
26.47%(+368.5%)
Dec 1995
23.27%(+0.0%)
5.65%(-82.1%)
Sep 1995
-
31.48%(+2.7%)
Jun 1995
-
30.66%(+17.9%)
Mar 1995
-
26.01%(-162.2%)
Dec 1994
23.26%(+20.6%)
-41.82%(-235.5%)
Sep 1994
-
30.87%(+8.7%)
Jun 1994
-
28.41%(+13.3%)
Mar 1994
-
25.07%(+8.6%)
Dec 1993
19.29%(+0.3%)
23.09%(+11.5%)
Sep 1993
-
20.70%(+27.0%)
Jun 1993
-
16.30%(-6.1%)
Mar 1993
-
17.36%(-1.8%)
Dec 1992
19.24%(+8.2%)
17.68%(-11.2%)
Sep 1992
-
19.90%(-0.7%)
Jun 1992
-
20.05%(+3.5%)
Mar 1992
-
19.37%(-143.9%)
Dec 1991
17.79%(+1.7%)
-44.09%(-312.6%)
Sep 1991
-
20.74%(+12.8%)
Jun 1991
-
18.38%(+28.6%)
Mar 1991
-
14.29%(-1.6%)
Dec 1990
17.50%(-3.8%)
14.52%(-20.2%)
Sep 1990
-
18.19%(-5.7%)
Jun 1990
-
19.29%(+7.8%)
Mar 1990
-
17.89%(+1.0%)
Dec 1989
18.19%(-14.2%)
17.71%(+0.9%)
Sep 1989
-
17.56%(-11.4%)
Jun 1989
-
19.83%(-109.8%)
Dec 1988
21.19%(+20.1%)
-203.35%(-26.9%)
Dec 1987
17.64%(+2.4%)
-278.20%(+23.9%)
Dec 1986
17.22%(-8.4%)
-224.62%(+9.4%)
Dec 1985
18.80%(-9.7%)
-205.30%(-15.4%)
Dec 1984
20.83%(+20.6%)
-242.53%
Dec 1983
17.27%(+1.0%)
-
Dec 1982
17.10%(-21.8%)
-
Dec 1981
21.86%(+10.0%)
-
Dec 1980
19.88%
-

FAQ

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

The current annual operating margin of NSC is 31.05%

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

Norfolk Southern Corporation all-time high annual operating profit margin is 39.18%

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

Over the past year, NSC annual operating profit margin has changed by +7.95% (+34.42%)

What is Norfolk Southern Corporation quarterly operating profit margin?

The current quarterly operating margin of NSC is 39.58%

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

Norfolk Southern Corporation all-time high quarterly operating profit margin is 90.55%

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

Over the past year, NSC quarterly operating profit margin has changed by +2.19% (+5.86%)
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