Norfolk Southern (NSC) Return on Assets ROA from the third quarter of 2026 to third quarter of 2025 and for the year 2026, Average High and Low, Fundamental Ratios from Sep 30 2026 to Sep 30 2025 - CSIMarket
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Norfolk Southern Corp  (NYSE: NSC)
    Sector • Transportation    Industry • Railroads
   Industry • Railroads
   Sector • Transportation


Norfolk Southern's ROA from the third quarter of 2026 to the third quarter of 2025 and 5 Year Period

Return on Assets, Quarterly Results, Trends, Rankings, Statistics


What is Norfolk Southern's ROA in the third quarter of 2026?
Norfolk Southern Corp achieved a return on average assets (ROA) of 5.95 % in its third quarter of 2026, which is below Norfolk Southern's average return on assets, which stands at 6.42%.

ROA has improved compared to 5.87% in the second quarter of 2026, due to net income growth.

However, within the Transportation sector 15 other companies had a higher return on assets. While Return on assets, overall ranking has advanced in the Sep 30 2026 quarter, so far to 1043, from total ROA ranking in the second quarter of 2026 at 1120.

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Return On Assets (Sep 30 2026)
III. Quarter		 (Jun 30 2026)
II. Quarter		 (Mar 31 2026)
I. Quarter		 (Dec 31 2025)
IV. Quarter		 (Sep 30 2025)
III. Quarter
Y / Y Total Assets Change 1.95 % 0.93 % 3 % 3.56 % 3.06 %
Y / Y Net Income Change 6.75 % -4.56 % -27.07 % -12.14 % -35.3 %
Net Income (TTM) in million 2,683 2,635 2,670 2,873 2,962
Return On Assets (TTM) 5.95 % 5.87 % 5.96 % 6.46 % 6.72 %
NSC's Total Ranking # 1043 # 1120 # 921 # 827 # 832
Total Assets (TTM) in million 45,451 44,567 45,113 45,236 44,580
Seq. Total Assets Change 1.98 % -1.21 % -0.27 % 1.47 % 0.96 %
Seq. Net Income Change 3.55 % 34 % -15.06 % -9.42 % -7.42 %

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Return On Assets Company Ranking
Within: No.
Industry # 4
Sector # 16
Overall # 1040

Return On Assets Statistics
High Average Low
16.48 %
6.42 %
3.45 %
(Sep 30 2018)   (Mar 31 2024)





Financial Statements
Norfolk Southern's Assets $ 45,451 million NSC's Balance sheet
Norfolk Southern's Income $ 759 million Quarterly NSC's Income Statement
NSC's Income by Division See NSC's Income by Division



Annual Return On Assets (Dec 31 2025)
FY 2025		 (Dec 31 2024)
FY 2024		 (Dec 31 2023)
FY 2023		 (Dec 31 2022)
FY 2022		 (Dec 31 2021)
FY 2021
Y / Y Total Assets Change 12.92 % 4.87 % 7.12 % 1.02 % 1.4 %
Total Assets in million 49,325 43,682 41,652 38,885 38,493
Y / Y Net Income Change 9.57 % 43.51 % -44.13 % 8.82 % 49.28 %
Net Income in million 2,873 2,622 1,827 3,270 3,005
Annual Return On Assets 5.82 % 6 % 4.39 % 8.41 % 7.81 %

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Comment on NSC's ROA in the fiscal year ending 2025
In the fiscal year 2025 ROA deteriorated to 5.82 %, despite annual net income growth of 9.57 % to $2,873.00 million, from $2,622.00 million a year ago, as NSC's assets increase to $49,325.00 million, by 9.57 %.


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Companies with similar Return On Assets at Sep 30 2026, within Transportation Sector ROA
C h Robinson Worldwide Inc   11.88 %
Union Pacific Corp  10.76 %
Landstar System Inc   9.45 %
J b Hunt Transport Services Inc   8.48 %
Csx Corporation  8.06 %
Saia Inc   7.74 %
Republic Airways Holdings Inc   6.76 %
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation  5.99 %
Norfolk Southern Corp  5.92 %
Skywest Inc  5.57 %
United Airlines Holdings Inc   4.37 %
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd  4.35 %
Fedex Corporation  4.16 %
Trinity Industries Inc  3.93 %
Delta Air Lines Inc   3.89 %
Southwest Airlines Co   3.54 %
Schneider National Inc   2.87 %
The Greenbrier Companies Inc   1.80 %
Knight swift Transportation Holdings Inc   1.27 %

Date modified: 2026-10-23T15:26:57+00:00


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