Norfolk Southern ROE 2012-2026 | NSC

Current and historical return on equity (ROE) values for Norfolk Southern (NSC) over the last 10 years. Return on equity can be defined as the amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity. Return on equity measures a corporation's profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.
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Norfolk Southern ROE - Return on Equity Historical Data
Date TTM Net Income Shareholder's Equity Return on Equity
2026-03-31 $2.67B $15.32B 17.42%
2025-12-31 $2.87B $15.00B 19.15%
2025-09-30 $2.96B $14.69B 20.15%
2025-06-30 $3.35B $14.35B 23.33%
2025-03-31 $3.32B $13.90B 23.86%
2024-12-31 $2.62B $13.40B 19.54%
2024-09-30 $2.41B $13.02B 18.54%
2024-06-30 $1.79B $12.73B 14.08%
2024-03-31 $1.41B $12.64B 11.17%
2023-12-31 $1.82B $12.69B 14.37%
2023-09-30 $2.09B $12.68B 16.46%
2023-06-30 $2.57B $12.78B 20.09%
2023-03-31 $3.03B $12.91B 23.47%
2022-12-31 $3.27B $13.09B 24.96%
2022-09-30 $3.24B $13.32B 24.32%
2022-06-30 $3.03B $13.54B 22.41%
2022-03-31 $3.03B $13.83B 21.94%
2021-12-31 $3.00B $14.12B 21.26%
2021-09-30 $2.91B $14.41B 20.22%
2021-06-30 $2.73B $14.67B 18.60%
2021-03-31 $2.30B $14.81B 15.54%
2020-12-31 $2.01B $14.87B 13.52%
2020-09-30 $2.00B $14.97B 13.39%
2020-06-30 $2.09B $15.04B 13.91%
2020-03-31 $2.42B $15.15B 15.98%
2019-12-31 $2.72B $15.27B 17.80%
2019-09-30 $2.75B $15.31B 17.97%
2019-06-30 $2.80B $15.37B 18.19%
2019-03-31 $2.79B $15.68B 17.76%
2018-12-31 $2.66B $15.96B 16.67%
2018-09-30 $5.93B $16.20B 36.57%
2018-06-30 $5.73B $15.52B 36.94%
2018-03-31 $5.52B $14.54B 37.95%
2017-12-31 $5.40B $13.57B 39.80%
2017-09-30 $1.85B $12.58B 14.68%
2017-06-30 $1.80B $12.50B 14.42%
2017-03-31 $1.71B $12.40B 13.79%
2016-12-31 $1.66B $12.33B 13.49%
2016-09-30 $1.61B $12.27B 13.11%
2016-06-30 $1.60B $12.20B 13.11%
2016-03-31 $1.63B $12.15B 13.39%
2015-12-31 $1.55B $12.14B 12.77%
2015-09-30 $1.70B $12.19B 13.93%
2015-06-30 $1.80B $12.27B 14.70%
2015-03-31 $1.93B $12.27B 15.76%
2014-12-31 $1.99B $12.15B 16.41%
2014-09-30 $1.99B $11.88B 16.79%
2014-06-30 $1.92B $11.34B 16.92%
2014-03-31 $1.82B $10.87B 16.76%
2013-12-31 $1.90B $10.47B 18.18%
2013-09-30 $1.81B $10.09B 17.93%
2013-06-30 $1.73B $9.96B 17.34%
2013-03-31 $1.78B $9.85B 18.09%
2012-12-31 $1.74B $9.78B 17.79%
2012-09-30 $1.81B $9.82B 18.39%
2012-06-30 $1.96B $9.94B 19.70%
2012-03-31 $1.99B $10.15B 19.61%
2011-12-31 $1.91B $10.35B 18.43%
2011-09-30 $1.83B $10.54B 17.35%
2011-06-30 $1.72B $10.67B 16.11%
2011-03-31 $1.55B $10.71B 14.52%
2010-12-31 $1.49B $10.70B 13.91%
2010-09-30 $1.39B $10.62B 13.08%
2010-06-30 $1.25B $10.44B 11.97%
2010-03-31 $1.11B $10.21B 10.83%
2009-12-31 $1.03B $10.00B 10.26%
2009-09-30 $1.18B $9.81B 12.02%
2009-06-30 $1.40B $9.81B 14.24%
2009-03-31 $1.60B $9.84B 16.28%
2008-12-31 $1.72B $9.85B 17.42%
2008-09-30 $1.66B $9.88B 16.83%
2008-06-30 $1.53B $9.84B 15.54%
2008-03-31 $1.47B $9.82B 14.97%
2007-12-31 $1.46B $9.79B 14.96%
2007-09-30 $1.45B $9.76B 14.86%
2007-06-30 $1.48B $9.68B 15.28%
2007-03-31 $1.46B $9.69B 15.07%
2006-12-31 $1.48B $9.71B 15.25%
2006-09-30 $1.46B $9.63B 15.14%
2006-06-30 $1.34B $9.46B 14.19%
2006-03-31 $1.39B $9.13B 15.25%
2005-12-31 $1.28B $8.77B 14.61%
2005-09-30 $1.17B $8.45B 13.85%
2005-06-30 $1.16B $8.14B 14.22%
2005-03-31 $0.95B $7.82B 12.09%
2004-12-31 $0.91B $7.54B 12.07%
2004-09-30 $0.71B $7.29B 9.76%
2004-06-30 $0.56B $7.09B 7.90%
2004-03-31 $0.48B $6.96B 6.96%
2003-12-31 $0.54B $6.85B 7.81%
2003-09-30 $0.61B $6.73B 9.10%
2003-06-30 $0.60B $6.61B 9.10%
2003-03-31 $0.58B $6.48B 9.00%
2002-12-31 $0.46B $6.36B 7.23%
2002-09-30 $0.45B $6.26B 7.13%
2002-06-30 $0.40B $6.16B 6.48%
2002-03-31 $0.39B $6.08B 6.37%
2001-12-31 $0.38B $6.00B 6.25%
2001-09-30 $0.27B $5.93B 4.47%
2001-06-30 $0.29B $5.89B 4.84%
2001-03-31 $0.29B $5.86B 5.01%
2000-12-31 $0.17B $5.85B 2.94%
2000-09-30 $0.20B $5.87B 3.37%
2000-06-30 $0.12B $5.88B 2.01%
2000-03-31 $0.08B $5.91B 1.34%
1999-12-31 $0.24B $5.95B 4.02%
1999-09-30 $0.37B $5.95B 6.19%
1999-06-30 $0.51B $5.93B 8.55%
1999-03-31 $0.62B $5.87B 10.51%
1998-12-31 $0.73B $5.79B 12.68%
1998-09-30 $0.80B $5.67B 14.07%
1998-06-30 $0.82B $5.53B 14.80%
1998-03-31 $0.82B $5.39B 15.26%
1997-12-31 $0.72B $5.24B 13.76%
1997-09-30 $0.70B $5.12B 13.60%
1997-06-30 $0.72B $5.02B 14.36%
1997-03-31 $0.73B $4.93B 14.81%
1996-12-31 $0.77B $4.88B 15.79%
1996-09-30 $0.75B $5.04B 14.81%
1996-06-30 $0.73B $5.03B 14.49%
1996-03-31 $0.71B $5.02B 14.16%
1995-12-31 $0.71B $4.99B 14.29%
1995-09-30 $0.71B $4.75B 14.99%
1995-06-30 $0.70B $4.73B 14.72%
1995-03-31 $0.69B $4.71B 14.73%
1994-12-31 $0.67B $4.70B 14.23%
1994-09-30 $0.65B $4.68B 13.91%
1994-06-30 $0.58B $4.64B 12.46%
1994-03-31 $0.55B $4.61B 12.03%
1993-12-31 $0.77B $4.57B 16.88%
1993-09-30 $0.74B $4.47B 16.55%
1993-06-30 $0.79B $4.38B 18.06%
1993-03-31 $0.78B $4.28B 18.27%
1992-12-31 $0.56B $4.18B 13.35%
1992-09-30 $0.08B $4.14B 1.81%
1992-06-30 $0.08B $4.24B 1.86%
1992-03-31 $0.07B $4.37B 1.56%
1991-12-31 $0.03B $4.54B 0.64%
1991-09-30 $0.50B $4.74B 10.56%
1991-06-30 $0.49B $4.84B 10.20%
1991-03-31 $0.52B $4.94B 10.45%
1990-12-31 $0.56B $5.02B 11.07%
1990-09-30 $0.59B $5.09B 11.54%
1990-06-30 $0.60B $5.13B 11.60%
1990-03-31 $0.61B $5.16B 11.88%
1989-12-31 $0.61B $5.17B 11.74%
1989-09-30 $0.64B $5.17B 12.35%
1989-06-30 $0.67B $5.13B 12.97%
1989-03-31 $0.65B $5.07B 12.81%
1988-12-31 $0.64B $5.02B 12.66%
1988-09-30 $0.63B $4.97B 12.67%
1988-06-30 $0.20B $4.94B 4.11%
1988-03-31 $0.17B $5.01B 3.34%
1987-12-31 $0.17B $5.06B 3.42%
1987-09-30 $0.14B $5.08B 2.81%
1987-06-30 $0.52B $5.10B 10.18%
1987-03-31 $0.54B $5.02B 10.75%
1986-12-31 $0.52B $4.94B 10.50%
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