Norfolk Southern Past Earnings Performance
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Norfolk Southern's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -1.9%, while the Transportation industry saw earnings growing at 17.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.2% per year. Norfolk Southern's return on equity is 11.3%, and it has net margins of 11.7%.
Key information
-1.9%
Earnings growth rate
1.7%
EPS growth rate
| Transportation Industry Growth | -9.5% |
| Revenue growth rate | 3.2% |
| Return on equity | 11.3% |
| Net Margin | 11.7% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
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Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Norfolk Southern makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 24 | 12,028 | 1,411 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 12,156 | 1,824 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 12,320 | 2,087 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 12,692 | 2,568 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 12,962 | 3,030 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 12,745 | 3,268 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 12,360 | 3,239 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 11,869 | 3,033 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 11,418 | 3,034 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 11,142 | 3,003 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 10,863 | 2,914 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 10,517 | 2,729 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 9,803 | 2,302 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 9,789 | 2,010 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 9,906 | 2,004 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 10,241 | 2,093 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 11,081 | 2,421 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 11,296 | 2,717 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 11,502 | 2,752 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 11,608 | 2,796 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 11,581 | 2,785 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 11,458 | 2,660 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 11,231 | 5,927 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 10,954 | 5,732 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 10,693 | 5,519 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 10,551 | 5,400 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 10,372 | 1,849 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 10,226 | 1,801 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 10,043 | 1,709 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 9,888 | 1,663 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 9,916 | 1,607 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 10,105 | 1,600 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 10,364 | 1,628 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 10,511 | 1,550 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 10,863 | 1,700 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 11,173 | 1,808 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 11,502 | 1,936 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 11,624 | 1,994 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 11,635 | 1,995 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 11,436 | 1,917 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 11,196 | 1,821 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 11,245 | 1,903 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 11,048 | 1,803 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 10,917 | 1,722 | 0 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: NFS has a large one-off loss of $1.1B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: NFS's current net profit margins (11.7%) are lower than last year (23.4%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: NFS's earnings have declined by 1.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: NFS's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: NFS had negative earnings growth (-53.4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Transportation industry average (0.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: NFS's Return on Equity (11.3%) is considered low.