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NSC

Latest: Q3 FY26 · Thesis page →
Revenue$3.5B+13.6% YoY
Net income$759.0M+6.8% YoY
Free cash flow$736.0M+2.2% YoY
Gross margin—

Revenue vs Net income

Reported dollars from 10-Q / 10-K filings. Q4 bars are derived (annual less nine months) where the 10-K does not tag Q4 separately.

■ Revenue   ■ Net income
$0$1.3B$2.5B$3.8BQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26

Margin trend

Gross, operating and net margin. Margins are derived from reported dollars.

● Gross margin   ● Operating margin   ● Net margin
15%24%33%41%Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26

Revenue YoY growth

Year-over-year change vs the same quarter (or fiscal year) a year earlier. Shown where the prior-year period is in the 8-quarter snapshot (latest four quarters).

-2%+0%+11%+14%Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26

Income statement

From 10-Q / 10-K XBRL. Values in reported dollars; EPS in $/share; share counts in shares.

Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Revenue$3.0B$3.0B$3.1B$3.1B$3.0B$3.0B$3.5B$3.5B
YoY————-1.7%+0.2%+11.4%+13.6%
Cost of goods sold————————
YoY————————
Gross profit————————
YoY————————
Research & development————————
YoY————————
Selling, general & administrative————————
YoY————————
Operating income$1.1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.1B$937.0M$877.0M$1.1B$1.1B
YoY————-17.2%-23.5%-4.3%+4.7%
Pretax income$928.0M$978.0M$998.0M$924.0M$765.0M$715.0M$959.0M$987.0M
YoY————-17.6%-26.9%-3.9%+6.8%
Income tax$195.0M$228.0M$230.0M$213.0M$121.0M$168.0M$225.0M$228.0M
YoY————-37.9%-26.3%-2.2%+7.0%
Net income$733.0M$750.0M$768.0M$711.0M$644.0M$547.0M$734.0M$759.0M
YoY————-12.1%-27.1%-4.4%+6.8%
EPS — basic—$3.31$3.41$3.16—$2.43$3.26$3.38
YoY—————-26.6%-4.4%+7.0%
EPS — diluted—$3.31$3.41$3.16—$2.43$3.26$3.37
YoY—————-26.6%-4.4%+6.6%
Weighted shares — basic—226.1M225.0M224.4M—224.5M224.6M224.6M
Weighted shares — diluted—226.5M225.2M224.7M—225.0M225.0M225.2M

Balance sheet

Point-in-time values at each quarter (or fiscal year) end.

Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Cash & equivalents$1.6B$1.0B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B$1.3B$1.1B$1.6B
YoY————-6.8%+33.3%-18.0%+12.7%
Marketable securities (current)————————
YoY————————
Accounts receivable$1.1B$1.2B$1.1B$1.1B$988.0M$1.1B$1.2B$1.2B
YoY————-7.6%-8.8%+4.8%+11.5%
Inventory————————
YoY————————
Total current assets$3.2B$2.7B$2.9B$3.0B$3.2B$3.0B$2.8B$3.3B
YoY————+0.3%+12.0%-3.6%+9.5%
Total assets$43.7B$43.8B$44.2B$44.6B$45.2B$45.1B$45.1B$45.9B
YoY————+3.6%+3.0%+2.2%+3.1%
Total current liabilities$3.5B$3.5B$3.7B$3.5B$3.8B$3.3B$3.4B$3.7B
YoY————+6.5%-3.3%-8.1%+4.5%
Total liabilities$29.4B$29.3B$29.4B$29.4B$29.7B$29.3B$28.9B$29.2B
YoY————+1.1%+0.1%-1.7%-0.7%
Total equity$14.3B$14.5B$14.8B$15.1B$15.5B$15.8B$16.3B$16.7B
YoY————+8.7%+8.9%+9.9%+10.5%
Shares outstanding226.3M225.4M224.6M224.4M224.4M224.6M224.6M224.6M
YoY————-0.8%-0.4%+0.0%+0.1%

Cash flow

Quarterly values derived from year-to-date filings (Q4 from the 10-K). Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures.

Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Operating cash flow$951.0M$950.0M$1.1B$1.3B$1.1B$344.0M$1.1B$1.3B
YoY————+11.8%-63.8%-2.1%+4.0%
Capital expenditures$675.0M$449.0M$475.0M$551.0M$729.0M$382.0M$439.0M$586.0M
YoY————+8.0%-14.9%-7.6%+6.4%
Free cash flow$276.0M$501.0M$602.0M$720.0M$334.0M$-38.0M$615.0M$736.0M
YoY————+21.0%-107.6%+2.2%+2.2%
Dividends paid————————
YoY————————
Share repurchases$0$248.0M$208.0M$78.0M$0$5.0M$0$0
YoY—————-98.0%-100.0%-100.0%

Margins & ratios

Derived from the reported dollars above — no separate source.

Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Gross margin————————
Operating margin37.4%38.3%37.8%35.4%31.5%29.3%32.4%32.6%
Net margin24.2%25.1%24.7%22.9%21.7%18.2%21.2%21.5%
Free cash flow margin9.1%16.7%19.4%23.2%11.2%-1.3%17.7%20.9%
Effective tax rate21.0%23.3%23.0%23.1%15.8%23.5%23.5%23.1%
Current ratio0.90x0.78x0.79x0.86x0.85x0.91x0.83x0.90x
Total liabilities / equity2.05x2.02x1.99x1.94x1.91x1.85x1.78x1.75x

Peer comparison — latest full year

Same sector (Industrials), sorted by revenue. All figures from the same EDGAR XBRL snapshot.

TickerRevenueRevenue YoYGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF margin
NSC FY25 · this stock$12.2B+0.5%—35.8%23.6%17.7%
FDX FY26$94.7B+7.7%—5.8%4.7%—
BA FY25$89.5B+34.5%4.8%4.8%2.5%-2.1%
UPS FY25$88.7B-2.6%—8.9%6.3%5.4%
RTX FY25$88.6B+9.7%—10.5%7.6%9.0%
LMT FY25$75.0B+5.6%10.2%10.3%6.7%—
GD FY25$52.5B+10.1%—10.2%8.0%7.5%
UBER FY25$52.0B+18.3%—10.7%19.3%18.8%
GE FY25$45.9B+18.5%——19.0%—
DE FY25$45.7B-11.7%——11.0%13.4%
CAT FY10$42.6B+31.5%—9.3%——

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (10-Q / 10-K), snapshot generated 2026-11-03 for 218 tickers. Q4 values are derived as the 10-K annual less the first nine months, since Q4 is not separately tagged in company facts; cash-flow quarterly values are derived from year-to-date filings the same way. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Blank cells mean the filing does not report that line item under a standard US-GAAP tag — nothing is estimated or filled in. Descriptive research, not investment advice. How EarnIQ builds fundamentals.