Norfolk Southern Return on Investment 2012-2026 | NSC

Current and historical return on investment (ROI) values for Norfolk Southern (NSC) over the last 10 years.
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Norfolk Southern ROI - Return on Investment Historical Data
Date TTM Net Income LT Investments & Debt Return on Investment
2026-06-30 $4.04B $32.04B 12.60%
2026-03-31 $4.09B $31.80B 12.85%
2025-12-31 $4.36B $31.52B 13.82%
2025-09-30 $4.55B $31.25B 14.56%
2025-06-30 $5.05B $30.95B 16.31%
2025-03-31 $5.00B $30.62B 16.34%
2024-12-31 $4.07B $30.25B 13.46%
2024-09-30 $3.75B $30.00B 12.49%
2024-06-30 $2.91B $29.60B 9.83%
2024-03-31 $2.35B $28.93B 8.13%
2023-12-31 $2.85B $28.32B 10.07%
2023-09-30 $3.22B $27.64B 11.67%
2023-06-30 $3.74B $27.31B 13.69%
2023-03-31 $4.44B $27.40B 16.18%
2022-12-31 $4.81B $27.36B 17.57%
2022-09-30 $4.76B $27.29B 17.43%
2022-06-30 $4.62B $27.21B 16.98%
2022-03-31 $4.52B $27.06B 16.69%
2021-12-31 $4.45B $26.96B 16.50%
2021-09-30 $4.30B $26.95B 15.96%
2021-06-30 $4.01B $27.05B 14.81%
2021-03-31 $3.45B $27.18B 12.69%
2020-12-31 $3.00B $27.16B 11.05%
2020-09-30 $2.98B $27.20B 10.96%
2020-06-30 $3.14B $26.89B 11.66%
2020-03-31 $3.59B $26.62B 13.49%
2019-12-31 $3.99B $26.42B 15.10%
2019-09-30 $4.11B $26.13B 15.71%
2019-06-30 $4.13B $26.08B 15.83%
2019-03-31 $4.09B $25.91B 15.79%
2018-12-31 $3.96B $25.95B 15.26%
2018-09-30 $3.88B $25.84B 15.01%
2018-06-30 $3.75B $24.82B 15.13%
2018-03-31 $3.60B $23.87B 15.08%
2017-12-31 $3.52B $22.88B 15.39%
2017-09-30 $3.22B $22.00B 14.63%
2017-06-30 $3.15B $21.99B 14.30%
2017-03-31 $3.04B $21.96B 13.86%
2016-12-31 $3.01B $21.84B 13.78%
2016-09-30 $2.96B $21.74B 13.59%
2016-06-30 $2.96B $21.51B 13.75%
2016-03-31 $3.00B $21.30B 14.09%
2015-12-31 $2.88B $21.04B 13.71%
2015-09-30 $3.13B $20.97B 14.94%
2015-06-30 $3.31B $21.05B 15.72%
2015-03-31 $3.51B $21.03B 16.71%
2014-12-31 $3.58B $21.04B 17.00%
2014-09-30 $3.57B $20.76B 17.17%
2014-06-30 $3.42B $20.12B 16.98%
2014-03-31 $3.23B $19.55B 16.54%
2013-12-31 $3.26B $19.04B 17.11%
2013-09-30 $3.09B $18.54B 16.67%
2013-06-30 $2.97B $18.39B 16.16%
2013-03-31 $3.07B $18.17B 16.89%
2012-12-31 $3.12B $17.98B 17.37%
2012-09-30 $3.21B $17.76B 18.07%
2012-06-30 $3.42B $17.47B 19.56%
2012-03-31 $3.36B $17.42B 19.27%
2011-12-31 $3.21B $17.26B 18.61%
2011-09-30 $3.06B $17.25B 17.71%
2011-06-30 $2.86B $17.33B 16.52%
2011-03-31 $2.72B $17.21B 15.81%
2010-12-31 $2.68B $17.16B 15.60%
2010-09-30 $2.58B $17.11B 15.10%
2010-06-30 $2.40B $16.95B 14.15%
2010-03-31 $2.13B $16.82B 12.69%
2009-12-31 $1.96B $16.63B 11.80%
2009-09-30 $2.23B $16.32B 13.64%
2009-06-30 $2.56B $16.14B 15.85%
2009-03-31 $2.89B $16.00B 18.06%
2008-12-31 $3.08B $15.95B 19.34%
2008-09-30 $2.96B $15.93B 18.56%
2008-06-30 $2.74B $15.83B 17.33%
2008-03-31 $2.64B $15.76B 16.72%
2007-12-31 $2.59B $15.67B 16.50%
2007-09-30 $2.51B $15.67B 16.04%
2007-06-30 $2.55B $15.69B 16.23%
2007-03-31 $2.53B $15.80B 16.04%
2006-12-31 $2.56B $15.96B 16.02%
2006-09-30 $2.54B $16.00B 15.86%
2006-06-30 $2.35B $15.96B 14.72%
2006-03-31 $2.27B $15.80B 14.33%
2005-12-31 $2.12B $15.58B 13.59%
2005-09-30 $1.99B $15.32B 12.95%
2005-06-30 $1.93B $15.11B 12.75%
2005-03-31 $1.76B $14.66B 12.00%
2004-12-31 $1.70B $14.26B 11.93%
2004-09-30 $1.46B $13.99B 10.46%
2004-06-30 $1.31B $13.75B 9.50%
2004-03-31 $1.18B $13.74B 8.58%
2003-12-31 $1.06B $13.68B 7.78%
2003-09-30 $1.13B $13.62B 8.28%
2003-06-30 $1.13B $13.54B 8.33%
2003-03-31 $1.15B $13.54B 8.51%
2002-12-31 $1.16B $13.52B 8.57%
2002-09-30 $1.15B $13.42B 8.53%
2002-06-30 $1.08B $13.33B 8.09%
2002-03-31 $1.04B $13.18B 7.88%
2001-12-31 $1.01B $13.17B 7.65%
2001-09-30 $0.80B $13.18B 6.09%
2001-06-30 $0.77B $13.22B 5.82%
2001-03-31 $0.77B $13.32B 5.74%
2000-12-31 $0.59B $13.29B 4.42%
2000-09-30 $0.61B $13.37B 4.57%
2000-06-30 $0.55B $13.38B 4.08%
2000-03-31 $0.47B $13.36B 3.49%
1999-12-31 $0.72B $13.44B 5.34%
1999-09-30 $0.87B $13.42B 6.52%
1999-06-30 $0.99B $13.44B 7.34%
1999-03-31 $1.08B $13.42B 8.06%
1998-12-31 $1.05B $13.28B 7.92%
1998-09-30 $1.81B $13.14B 13.77%
1998-06-30 $1.58B $12.99B 12.19%
1998-03-31 $1.38B $12.83B 10.77%
1997-12-31 $1.21B $11.54B 10.51%
1997-09-30 $0.36B $10.02B 3.61%
1997-06-30 $0.45B $8.50B 5.33%
1997-03-31 $0.49B $6.95B 7.09%
1996-12-31 $0.53B $6.59B 8.01%
1996-09-30 $1.26B $6.43B 19.59%
1996-06-30 $1.43B $6.37B 22.43%
1996-03-31 $1.59B $6.34B 25.02%
1995-12-31 $1.72B $6.32B 27.19%
1995-09-30 $1.12B $6.35B 17.62%
1995-06-30 $1.10B $6.32B 17.46%
1995-03-31 $1.09B $6.28B 17.36%
1994-12-31 $1.06B $6.25B 17.03%
1994-09-30 $1.03B $6.22B 16.54%
1994-06-30 $0.98B $6.15B 15.88%
1994-03-31 $0.89B $6.12B 14.53%
1993-12-31 $0.86B $6.08B 14.15%
1993-09-30 $0.82B $6.00B 13.60%
1993-06-30 $0.83B $5.94B 13.96%
1993-03-31 $0.87B $5.84B 14.91%
1992-12-31 $0.89B $5.73B 15.53%
1992-09-30 $0.63B $5.63B 11.24%
1992-06-30 $0.72B $5.66B 12.68%
1992-03-31 $0.77B $5.73B 13.48%
1991-12-31 $0.79B $5.84B 13.56%
1991-09-30 $1.01B $5.98B 16.82%
1991-06-30 $0.90B $5.97B 15.02%
1991-03-31 $0.84B $5.93B 14.13%
1990-12-31 $0.81B $5.86B 13.80%
1990-09-30 $0.84B $5.86B 14.38%
1990-06-30 $0.83B $5.83B 14.23%
1990-03-31 $0.83B $5.82B 14.32%
1989-12-31 $0.83B $5.82B 14.17%
1989-09-30 $0.88B $5.80B 15.22%
1989-06-30 $0.95B $5.78B 16.45%
1989-03-31 $0.96B $5.74B 16.79%
1988-12-31 $0.95B $5.68B 16.66%
1988-09-30 $0.91B $5.63B 16.16%
1988-06-30 $0.18B $5.61B 3.28%
1988-03-31 $0.14B $5.69B 2.42%
1987-12-31 $0.11B $5.77B 1.82%
1987-09-30 $0.03B $5.82B 0.50%
1987-06-30 $0.66B $5.87B 11.16%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Transportation Transportation - Rail $71.886B $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 $169.359B 23.22
CSX (CSX) United States $90.605B 27.17
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Canada $78.853B 26.17
Canadian National Railway (CNI) Canada $73.883B 21.69
Central Japan Railway (CJPRY) Japan $24.845B 6.75
Bollore S.A (BOIVF) France $11.830B 0.00
West Japan Railway (WJRYY) Japan $9.047B 11.22
Alstom ADR (ALSMY) France $8.235B 0.00
Rail Vision (RVSN) Israel $0.008B 0.00