TTM
$11.87
YoY change
+10.2%
5Y CAGR
+10.2%
Peak year (2017)
$18.61
Latest annual
$12.75
EPS (Diluted) history chart for Norfolk Southern (NSC) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: $12.75
EPS (Diluted) growth chart for Norfolk Southern (NSC) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +10.2%
EPS (Diluted) history table for Norfolk Southern (NSC) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | $12.75 | +10.2% | +$1.18 | ||
| 2024 | $11.57 | +44.3% | +$3.55 | ||
| 2023 | $8.02 | -42.2% | −$5.86 | ||
| 2022 | $13.88 | +14.6% | +$1.77 | ||
| 2021 | $12.11 | +54.5% | +$4.27 | ||
| 2020 | $7.84 | -23.5% | −$2.41 | ||
| 2019 | $10.25 | +7.8% | +$0.74 | ||
| 2018 | $9.51 | -48.9% | −$9.10 | ||
| 2017 | $18.61 | +231.1% | +$12.99 | ||
| 2016 | $5.62 | +10.2% | +$0.52 | ||
| 2015 | $5.10 | -20.2% | −$1.29 | ||
| 2014 | $6.39 | +5.8% | +$0.35 | ||
| 2013 | $6.04 | +12.5% | +$0.67 | ||
| 2012 | $5.37 | -1.5% | −$0.08 | ||
| 2011 | $5.45 | +36.3% | +$1.45 | ||
| 2010 | $4.00 | +44.9% | +$1.24 | ||
| 2009 | $2.76 | -38.9% | −$1.76 | ||
| 2008 | $4.52 | +22.8% | +$0.84 | ||
| 2007 | $3.68 | +3.1% | +$0.11 | ||
| 2006 | $3.57 | +14.8% | +$0.46 | ||
| 2005 | $3.11 | +34.6% | +$0.80 | ||
| 2004 | $2.31 | +68.6% | +$0.94 | ||
| 2003 | $1.37 | +16.1% | +$0.19 | ||
| 2002 | $1.18 | +21.6% | +$0.21 | ||
| 2001 | $0.97 | +115.6% | +$0.52 | ||
| 2000 | $0.45 | -28.6% | −$0.18 | ||
| 1999 | $0.63 | -67.4% | −$1.30 | ||
| 1998 | $1.93 | +1.6% | +$0.03 | ||
| 1997 | $1.90 | -5.5% | −$0.11 | ||
| 1996 | $2.01 | +11.7% | +$0.21 | ||
| 1995 | $1.80 | +10.4% | +$0.17 | ||
| 1994 | $1.63 | -10.9% | −$0.20 | ||
| 1993 | $1.83 | +40.8% | +$0.53 | ||
| 1992 | $1.30 | +1757.1% | +$1.23 | ||
| 1991 | $0.07 | -94.0% | −$1.09 | ||
| 1990 | $1.16 | 0.0% | $0.00 | ||
| 1989 | $1.16 | 0.0% | $0.00 | ||
| 1988 | $1.16 | +286.7% | +$0.86 | ||
| 1987 | $0.30 | -67.0% | −$0.61 | ||
| 1986 | $0.91 | +3.4% | +$0.03 | ||
| 1985 | $0.88 | — | — |
- 2025$12.75+10.2%
- 2024$11.57+44.3%
- 2023$8.02-42.2%
- 2022$13.88+14.6%
- 2021$12.11+54.5%
- 2020$7.84-23.5%
- 2019$10.25+7.8%
- 2018$9.51-48.9%
- 2017$18.61+231.1%
- 2016$5.62+10.2%
- 2015$5.10-20.2%
- 2014$6.39+5.8%
- 2013$6.04+12.5%
- 2012$5.37-1.5%
- 2011$5.45+36.3%
- 2010$4.00+44.9%
- 2009$2.76-38.9%
- 2008$4.52+22.8%
- 2007$3.68+3.1%
- 2006$3.57+14.8%
- 2005$3.11+34.6%
- 2004$2.31+68.6%
- 2003$1.37+16.1%
- 2002$1.18+21.6%
- 2001$0.97+115.6%
- 2000$0.45-28.6%
- 1999$0.63-67.4%
- 1998$1.93+1.6%
- 1997$1.90-5.5%
- 1996$2.01+11.7%
- 1995$1.80+10.4%
- 1994$1.63-10.9%
- 1993$1.83+40.8%
- 1992$1.30+1757.1%
- 1991$0.07-94.0%
- 1990$1.160.0%
- 1989$1.160.0%
- 1988$1.16+286.7%
- 1987$0.30-67.0%
- 1986$0.91+3.4%
- 1985$0.88—
EPS (Diluted) values are taken from Norfolk Southern's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EPS (Diluted) at Norfolk Southern (NSC)
According to Norfolk Southern's latest reported financial statements, the company's current diluted EPS (TTM) is $11.87. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) is net income divided by the diluted weighted-average shares outstanding over the period. It expresses profit on a per-share basis — the figure investors use to value an individual share — and accounts for potential dilution from options, RSUs, and convertible securities.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported diluted EPS of $12.75 – grew 10.2% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Norfolk Southern diluted EPS expanded at a +10.2% compound annual rate, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Norfolk Southern diluted EPS plunged from $18.61 in 2017 to $12.75 in 2025, a 31.5% drawdown.
2017 marks the peak diluted EPS at $18.61, with the historical low of $0.07 recorded in 1991.
Norfolk Southern EPS (Diluted) by Year
Norfolk Southern EPS (Diluted) 2025: $12.75
Norfolk Southern posted diluted EPS of $12.75 in 2025, grew 10.2% from 2024.
Norfolk Southern EPS (Diluted) 2024: $11.57
In 2024, Norfolk Southern reported diluted EPS of $11.57, surged 44.3% from 2023.
Norfolk Southern EPS (Diluted) 2023: $8.02
Norfolk Southern diluted EPS in 2023 was $8.02, plunged 42.2% below 2022.
Norfolk Southern EPS (Diluted) 2022: $13.88
2022's diluted EPS for Norfolk Southern came in at $13.88, grew 14.6% from 2021.
Norfolk Southern EPS (Diluted) 2021: $12.11
Norfolk Southern diluted EPS in 2021 was $12.11.
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Sector peers by EPS (Diluted)
Industrials peers of Norfolk Southern (NSC), ranked by their latest diluted EPS
| $18.83 | |
| $18.50 | |
| $11.97 | |
| $10.46 | |
| $8.16 | |
| $4.96 | |
| $2.48 | |
| −$1.69 |
- $18.83
- $18.50
- $11.97
- $10.46
- $8.16
- $4.96
- $2.48
- −$1.69
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