Norfolk Southern Corp reports results for the quarter ended September 30 - Earnings Summary

Norfolk Southern

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Norfolk Southern Corp NSC.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $3.62​​ per share for the quarter ended September 30, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $3.30.  The mean expectation of twenty one analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $3.47 per share. Wall Street expected results to range from $3.39  to $3.58 per share.
Revenue rose 13.6% to $3.53 billion from a year ago; analysts expected $3.48 billion. 
Norfolk Southern Corp's reported EPS for the quarter was $3.37​.
The company reported quarterly net income of $759 million.
Norfolk Southern Corp shares had risen by 6.2% this quarter and gained 13.6% so far this year.
FORECAST CHANGES
The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by about 0.6% in the last three months.​ 
In the last 30 days, eighteen analysts negatively revised earnings estimates
RECOMMENDATIONS
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy," 17 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell." The average consensus recommendation for the ground freight & logistics peer group is  "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Norfolk Southern Corp is $354.50, about 7.4% above its last closing price of $328.09
This summary was machine generated from LSEG data October 22 at 02:23 p.m. UTC. ​All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)
QUARTER ENDING
ESTIMATE 
ACTUAL
BEAT, MET, MISSED
Sep. 30 2026 
3.47
3.62
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Jun. 30 2026 
3.31
3.52
Beat
Mar. 31 2026 
2.51
2.65
Beat
Dec. 31 2025 
2.76
3.22
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