Norfolk Southern's revenue has grown 1.7% a year over three years, and grown 3.6% a year over five, with earnings per share compounding at 9.3%. Revenue growth, 3-year annual rate: +1.7% (Railroads median +5.8%). Revenue growth, 5-year rate: +3.6%, growth has slowed since the five-year average. Earnings per share, 3-year rate: +9.3%, earnings outgrew revenue: margins or the share count worked for shareholders. Years of annual history on file: 19, FY2007 to FY2025, as filed.

NSCNorfolk Southern

Industrials

$329.85+16% 1Y

$329.85

$275.7852 weeks$352.99

Is it growing?

Watch

Growth is fading: earnings down −9% year on year and operating margin narrowing (−5.8 points).

2 to watch, 1 neutral

Revenue trend+6% in a year

Trailing-twelve-month revenue vs a year earlier, from the company's own filings. Five-year pace: +4% a year.

Earnings trend−9% in a year

Trailing-twelve-month earnings per share against a year earlier. Growing slower than revenue, so the growth is costing something.

Margin direction−5.8 points operating

Trailing-twelve-month operating margin, 31.5% now against 37.2% a year earlier.

All from SEC EDGAR, as of Sep 30, 2026.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

Revenue growth, 3 yearsbehind 72% of the market

Where this answer is blind. These are trailing numbers from the filings, not forecasts: an acquisition or a one-off year can flatter them, so check the quarters.

Is NSC growing?

Norfolk Southern's revenue has grown 1.7% a year over three years, and grown 3.6% a year over five, with earnings per share compounding at 9.3%.

+1.7%

Revenue growth, 3-year annual rate · Railroads median +5.8% · growing slowly · compounded from trailing twelve-month revenue

Revenue growth, 5-year rate: +3.6%
Revenue growth, 5-year rate · +1.7% over three · growth has slowed since the five-year average
Earnings per share, 3-year rate: +9.3%
Earnings per share, 3-year rate · revenue +1.7% · earnings outgrew revenue: margins or the share count worked for shareholders
Years of annual history on file: 19
Years of annual history on file · FY2007 to FY2025, as filed