Norfolk Southern Corporation
NSCRailroadsClosed
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What it reported
Reported 89 days ago, on 2026-07-23.
Forecast against the result
| Forecast | Reported | Surprise | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.4B | 3.5B+12.5% year on year | +3.6% |
| Net income | 747.8M | 734.0M-4.4% year on year | -1.8% |
| Earnings per share | 3.32 | 3.52+7.0% year on year | +6.0% |
Year on year compares the same quarter a year earlier (2025-07-29), not the quarter before.
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What the market expects
For the quarter ending 2026-09-30.
Against the same quarter last year (2025-10-23): EPS +5.0%revenue +11.8%
These are third-party analyst forecasts. CoinUnited.io does not produce them and does not choose which analysts are included.
Where the revenue comes from
- Railway Operating Revenues Market Group Merchand61.6%2.1B
- Railway Operating Revenues Market Group Intermod26.2%908.0M
- Railway Operating Revenues Market Group Coal12.2%424.0M
Most recent reported quarter (2026-06-30).
Track record
Next report expected 2026-10-22. Reports quarterly.
Beat estimates 7 of the last 8 quarters. The typical gap is +0.13 per share.
How much it actually moves
±2.7%
Median move across the two sessions around the report, over its last 8 results. On an ordinary two-day stretch it moves 1.1%.
2026-07-23+5.49%
2024-10-22Move over the two sessions around each report2026-07-23
Beat or miss, then up or down
| Rose | Fell | |
|---|---|---|
| Beat | 5 | 2 |
| Missed | 0 | 1 |
Counted across 8 results. This is what happened, not what will.
Where analysts put it in 12 months
A different timescale from the rest of this page: these are 12-month views, not the two-day move around a report.
| Firm | Target | Set on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna | 350.00 | 2026-10-02 | TheFly |
| RBC Capital | 330.00 | 2026-09-24 | TheFly |
| BMO Capital | 355.00 | 2026-07-27 | TheFly |
| Robert W. Baird | 377.00 | 2026-07-27 | TheFly |
| UBS | 363.00 | 2026-07-24 | TheFly |
| Barclays | 400.00 | 2026-07-24 | TheFly |
| Evercore ISI | 358.00 | 2026-07-23 | StreetInsider |
From 7 firms that published a target in the last 180 days, latest call per firm. Targets are set by those firms; CoinUnited.io does not produce or endorse them.
Reported results
| Reported | EPS forecast | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | 3.32 | 3.52 | +6.0% | +3.6% |
| 2026-04-24 | 2.49 | 2.65 | +6.4% | +0.1% |
| 2026-01-29 | 2.76 | 3.22 | +16.7% | -0.9% |
| 2025-10-23 | 3.19 | 3.3 | +3.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025-07-29 | 3.31 | 3.29 | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2025-04-23 | 2.66 | 2.69 | +1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2025-01-29 | 2.94 | 3.04 | +3.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024-10-22 | 3.11 | 3.25 | +4.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024-07-25 | 2.86 | 3.06 | +7.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024-04-24 | 2.53 | 2.49 | -1.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024-01-26 | 2.87 | 2.83 | -1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023-10-25 | 2.69 | 2.65 | -1.5% | +0.8% |
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WAB EPS history for NSC runs from 1985-09-30 to 2026-07-23, 135 reports.Reaction history covers its last 8 results, which is as deep as our daily price baseline reaches.