Norfolk Southern Operating Margin 2012-2026 | NSC

Current and historical operating margin for Norfolk Southern (NSC) over the last 10 years. The current operating profit margin for Norfolk Southern as of March 31, 2026 is 23.12%.
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Norfolk Southern Operating Margin Historical Data
Date TTM Revenue TTM Operating Income Operating Margin
2026-03-31 $12.19B $4.09B 33.54%
2025-12-31 $12.18B $4.36B 35.76%
2025-09-30 $12.23B $4.55B 37.20%
2025-06-30 $12.18B $5.05B 41.45%
2025-03-31 $12.11B $5.00B 41.31%
2024-12-31 $12.12B $4.07B 33.58%
2024-09-30 $12.17B $3.75B 30.79%
2024-06-30 $12.09B $2.91B 24.05%
2024-03-31 $12.03B $2.35B 19.56%
2023-12-31 $12.16B $2.85B 23.45%
2023-09-30 $12.32B $3.22B 26.17%
2023-06-30 $12.69B $3.74B 29.47%
2023-03-31 $12.96B $4.44B 34.22%
2022-12-31 $12.75B $4.81B 37.73%
2022-09-30 $12.36B $4.76B 38.49%
2022-06-30 $11.87B $4.62B 38.93%
2022-03-31 $11.42B $4.52B 39.56%
2021-12-31 $11.14B $4.45B 39.91%
2021-09-30 $10.86B $4.30B 39.60%
2021-06-30 $10.52B $4.01B 38.09%
2021-03-31 $9.80B $3.45B 35.18%
2020-12-31 $9.79B $3.00B 30.67%
2020-09-30 $9.91B $2.98B 30.08%
2020-06-30 $10.24B $3.14B 30.62%
2020-03-31 $11.08B $3.59B 32.41%
2019-12-31 $11.30B $3.99B 35.31%
2019-09-30 $11.50B $4.11B 35.69%
2019-06-30 $11.61B $4.13B 35.57%
2019-03-31 $11.58B $4.09B 35.32%
2018-12-31 $11.46B $3.96B 34.55%
2018-09-30 $11.23B $3.88B 34.54%
2018-06-30 $10.95B $3.75B 34.27%
2018-03-31 $10.69B $3.60B 33.67%
2017-12-31 $10.55B $3.52B 33.38%
2017-09-30 $10.37B $3.22B 31.05%
2017-06-30 $10.23B $3.15B 30.75%
2017-03-31 $10.04B $3.04B 30.30%
2016-12-31 $9.89B $3.01B 30.43%
2016-09-30 $9.92B $2.96B 29.80%
2016-06-30 $10.11B $2.96B 29.26%
2016-03-31 $10.36B $3.00B 28.96%
2015-12-31 $10.51B $2.88B 27.44%
2015-09-30 $10.86B $3.13B 28.84%
2015-06-30 $11.17B $3.31B 29.62%
2015-03-31 $11.50B $3.51B 30.55%
2014-12-31 $11.62B $3.58B 30.76%
2014-09-30 $11.64B $3.57B 30.64%
2014-06-30 $11.44B $3.42B 29.87%
2014-03-31 $11.20B $3.23B 28.88%
2013-12-31 $11.25B $3.26B 28.96%
2013-09-30 $11.05B $3.09B 27.97%
2013-06-30 $10.92B $2.97B 27.22%
2013-03-31 $10.99B $3.07B 27.94%
2012-12-31 $11.04B $3.12B 28.30%
2012-09-30 $11.15B $3.21B 28.78%
2012-06-30 $11.35B $3.42B 30.11%
2012-03-31 $11.34B $3.36B 29.61%
2011-12-31 $11.17B $3.21B 28.76%
2011-09-30 $10.77B $3.06B 28.37%
2011-06-30 $10.33B $2.86B 27.70%
2011-03-31 $9.90B $2.72B 27.49%
2010-12-31 $9.52B $2.68B 28.12%
2010-09-30 $9.23B $2.58B 27.98%
2010-06-30 $8.84B $2.40B 27.15%
2010-03-31 $8.26B $2.13B 25.82%
2009-12-31 $7.97B $1.96B 24.62%
2009-09-30 $8.37B $2.23B 26.61%
2009-06-30 $9.20B $2.56B 27.82%
2009-03-31 $10.10B $2.89B 28.59%
2008-12-31 $10.66B $3.08B 28.93%
2008-09-30 $10.61B $2.96B 27.86%
2008-06-30 $10.07B $2.74B 27.24%
2008-03-31 $9.69B $2.64B 27.21%
2007-12-31 $9.43B $2.59B 27.41%
2007-09-30 $9.30B $2.51B 27.03%
2007-06-30 $9.34B $2.55B 27.28%
2007-03-31 $9.35B $2.53B 27.10%
2006-12-31 $9.41B $2.56B 27.18%
2006-09-30 $9.35B $2.54B 27.15%
2006-06-30 $9.11B $2.35B 25.80%
2006-03-31 $8.87B $2.27B 25.54%
2005-12-31 $8.53B $2.12B 24.83%
2005-09-30 $8.22B $1.99B 24.15%
2005-06-30 $7.92B $1.93B 24.32%
2005-03-31 $7.58B $1.76B 23.21%
2004-12-31 $7.31B $1.70B 23.28%
2004-09-30 $7.04B $1.46B 20.80%
2004-06-30 $6.78B $1.31B 19.26%
2004-03-31 $6.60B $1.18B 17.86%
2003-12-31 $6.47B $1.06B 16.45%
2003-09-30 $6.37B $1.13B 17.70%
2003-06-30 $6.37B $1.13B 17.70%
2003-03-31 $6.33B $1.15B 18.19%
2002-12-31 $6.27B $1.16B 18.47%
2002-09-30 $6.22B $1.15B 18.41%
2002-06-30 $6.13B $1.08B 17.60%
2002-03-31 $6.13B $1.04B 16.95%
2001-12-31 $6.17B $1.01B 16.32%
2001-09-30 $6.16B $0.80B 13.03%
2001-06-30 $6.19B $0.77B 12.42%
2001-03-31 $6.19B $0.77B 12.36%
2000-12-31 $6.16B $0.59B 9.55%
2000-09-30 $6.11B $0.61B 10.01%
2000-06-30 $6.07B $0.55B 8.99%
2000-03-31 $5.67B $0.47B 8.21%
1999-12-31 $5.20B $0.72B 13.82%
1999-09-30 $4.75B $0.87B 18.39%
1999-06-30 $4.30B $0.99B 22.93%
1999-03-31 $4.19B $1.08B 25.83%
1998-12-31 $4.22B $1.05B 24.92%
1998-09-30 $4.26B $1.81B 42.51%
1998-06-30 $4.26B $1.58B 37.23%
1998-03-31 $4.24B $1.38B 32.57%
1997-12-31 $4.22B $1.21B 28.72%
1997-09-30 $4.19B $0.36B 8.65%
1997-06-30 $4.16B $0.45B 10.89%
1997-03-31 $4.13B $0.49B 11.94%
1996-12-31 $4.10B $0.53B 12.87%
1996-09-30 $4.23B $1.26B 29.79%
1996-06-30 $4.39B $1.43B 32.50%
1996-03-31 $4.55B $1.59B 34.91%
1995-12-31 $4.67B $1.72B 36.83%
1995-09-30 $4.69B $1.12B 23.86%
1995-06-30 $4.67B $1.10B 23.61%
1995-03-31 $4.64B $1.09B 23.50%
1994-12-31 $4.58B $1.06B 23.23%
1994-09-30 $4.49B $1.03B 22.87%
1994-06-30 $4.41B $0.98B 22.12%
1994-03-31 $4.42B $0.89B 20.11%
1993-12-31 $4.46B $0.86B 19.29%
1993-09-30 $4.55B $0.82B 17.95%
1993-06-30 $4.65B $0.83B 17.84%
1993-03-31 $4.63B $0.87B 18.80%
1992-12-31 $4.61B $0.89B 19.31%
1992-09-30 $4.54B $0.63B 13.94%
1992-06-30 $4.52B $0.72B 15.88%
1992-03-31 $4.49B $0.77B 17.21%
1991-12-31 $4.45B $0.79B 17.79%
1991-09-30 $4.47B $1.01B 22.48%
1991-06-30 $4.48B $0.90B 20.01%
1991-03-31 $4.54B $0.84B 18.45%
1990-12-31 $4.62B $0.81B 17.53%
1990-09-30 $4.60B $0.84B 18.30%
1990-06-30 $4.57B $0.83B 18.15%
1990-03-31 $4.56B $0.83B 18.28%
1989-12-31 $4.54B $0.83B 18.19%
1989-09-30 $4.59B $0.88B 19.25%
1989-06-30 $4.61B $0.95B 20.64%
1989-03-31 $4.54B $0.96B 21.22%
1988-12-31 $4.46B $0.95B 21.21%
1988-09-30 $4.36B $0.91B 20.86%
1988-06-30 $4.23B $0.18B 4.35%
1988-03-31 $4.17B $0.14B 3.31%
1987-12-31 $4.11B $0.11B 2.55%
1987-09-30 $4.06B $0.03B 0.71%
1987-06-30 $4.04B $0.66B 16.22%
1987-03-31 $4.04B $0.68B 16.76%
1986-12-31 $4.08B $0.70B 17.25%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Transportation Transportation - Rail $72.539B $12.180B
Norfolk Southern Corporation controls a major freight railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway Company. The company is primarily engaged in the rail transportation of raw material, intermediate products and finished goods, primarily in Southeast, East and Midwest United States and, via interchange with rail carriers to and from the rest of country. Norfolk Southern also transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. Norfolk Southern provides comprehensive logistics services and offers the most extensive intermodal network on the eastern side of the United States.
Stock Name Country Market Cap PE Ratio
Union Pacific (UNP) United States $148.651B 21.47
CSX (CSX) United States $78.597B 26.24
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Canada $71.979B 24.44
Canadian National Railway (CNI) Canada $67.293B 20.16
Central Japan Railway (CJPRY) Japan $26.451B 7.14
Bollore S.A (BOIVF) France $16.576B 0.00
Alstom ADR (ALSMY) France $12.290B 0.00
West Japan Railway (WJRYY) Japan $8.965B 10.14
Rail Vision (RVSN) Israel $0.018B 0.00