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Q2 2026 earnings • released • EPS beat +5.92% • Revenue beat +2.61%
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NSC:NYSE
Norfolk Southern Corp
$343.35
-2.08%
(-7.31) 1D
$343.35
0.00% (0.00)
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Closed: Jul 27, 4:00:43 PM GMT-4  ·   USD
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SymbolPriceChange% Change
Generating top insights for NSC...
Open
$351.75
High
$351.75
Low
$340.68
Mkt. cap
77.12B
Avg. vol.
1.10M
Volume
1.84M
Dividend
1.57%
Quarterly dividend
$1.35
Ex-dividend date
Aug 7, 2026
P/E ratio
29.32
52-wk high
$358.60
52-wk low
$268.23
EPS
$11.71
Beta
1.27
Shares outstanding
224.61M
No. of employees
19K
Open
$351.75
High
$351.75
Low
$340.68
Mkt. cap
77.12B
Avg. vol.
1.10M
Volume
1.84M
Dividend
1.57%
Quarterly dividend
$1.35
Ex-dividend date
Aug 7, 2026
P/E ratio
29.32
52-wk high
$358.60
52-wk low
$268.23
EPS
$11.71
Beta
1.27
Shares outstanding
224.61M
No. of employees
19K
News stories
From sources across the web
About Norfolk Southern Corp
CEOMark R. George
Employees19.3K
Founded1982
Headquarters-
SectorRail transport
Websitenorfolksouthern.com
Analyst ratings
Based on 15 analysts giving stock ratings to NSC in the past 3 months
Buy
Buy
4
Hold
11
Sell
0
12-month forecast
Based on 15 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for NSC in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $343.35
$400.00 (+16.50%)
Average
$363.62 (+5.90%)
Lowest
$325.00 (-5.34%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
Fadi Chamoun
BMO Capital
Hold
Maintained
$355.00
+3.4%
07/27/2026
Daniel Moore CFA
Robert W. Baird
Hold
Maintained
$377.00
+9.8%
07/27/2026
Thomas Wadewitz
UBS
Hold
Maintained
$363.00
+5.7%
07/24/2026
Brian Ossenbeck
J.P. Morgan
Hold
Maintained
$338.00
-1.6%
07/24/2026
Walter Spracklin
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintained
$360.00
+4.8%
07/23/2026
Ariel Rosa
Citi
Hold
Maintained
$376.00
+9.5%
07/24/2026
Brandon Oglenski
Barclays
Buy
Maintained
$400.00
+16.5%
07/24/2026
Jason Seidl
TD Cowen
Buy
Reiterated
$376.00
+9.5%
07/22/2026
Christian Wetherbee
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintained
$365.00
+6.3%
07/23/2026
Harrison Bauer
Susquehanna
Hold
Reiterated
$360.00
+4.8%
07/14/2026
Unknown Analyst
Raymond James
Hold
Maintained
-
-
07/13/2026
Bascome Majors
Stephens
Hold
Initiated
$354.00
+3.1%
07/08/2026
Unknown Analyst
Stephens
Hold
Initiated
$354.00
+3.1%
07/08/2026
David Vernon
Bernstein
Buy
Maintained
$378.00
+10.1%
06/25/2026
Jonathan Chappell
Evercore ISI
Hold
Maintained
$325.00
-5.3%
06/25/2026
Kristina Ruggeri
Argus Research
Hold
Maintained
-
-
06/09/2026
Unknown Analyst
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintained
$350.00
+1.9%
05/12/2026
Stephanie Moore
Jefferies
Hold
Maintained
$350.00
+1.9%
03/02/2026
Last report
Jul 23, 2026
Fiscal period
Q2 2026
EPS / Est. (USD)
$3.52 / $3.32
+5.92%beat
Revenue / Est. (USD)
3.46B / 3.38B
+2.61%beat
Fiscal Q2 2026 earnings call
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At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
Previous reportsAll values in USD
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Income statement
Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Revenue
3.10B
2.97B
3.00B
3.46B
Cost of goods sold
1.62B
1.69B
1.68B
1.88B
Cost of revenue
1.62B
1.69B
1.68B
1.88B
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
-
-
-
-
Operating expense
348.00M
353.00M
352.00M
358.00M
Total operating expenses
1.97B
2.05B
2.03B
2.24B
Operating income
1.14B
927.00M
967.00M
1.22B
Other non operating income
2.00M
173.00M
7.00M
5.00M
EBT including unusual items
924.00M
765.00M
715.00M
959.00M
EBT excluding unusual items
940.00M
905.00M
777.00M
1.03B
Income tax expense
213.00M
121.00M
168.00M
225.00M
Effective tax rate
23.05%
15.82%
23.50%
23.46%
Other operating expenses
-
-
-
-
Net income
711.00M
644.00M
547.00M
734.00M
Net profit margin
22.91%
21.65%
18.25%
21.18%
Earnings per share
3.30
3.22
2.65
3.52
Interest and investment income
-
-
-
-
Interest expense
-197.00M
-195.00M
-197.00M
-197.00M
Net interest expenses
-197.00M
-195.00M
-197.00M
-197.00M
Depreciation and amortization charges
348.00M
353.00M
352.00M
358.00M
EBITDA
1.48B
1.28B
1.32B
1.58B
Gain or loss from assets sale
-85.00M
-111.00M
-17.00M
-1.00M
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