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NSC

Latest: FY2025 · Thesis page →
Revenue$12.2B+0.5% YoY
Net income$2.9B+9.6% YoY
Free cash flow$2.2B+29.1% 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$4.6B$9.2B$13.8BFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Margin trend

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

● Gross margin   ● Operating margin   ● Net margin
11%22%33%44%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

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).

+14%-5%-0%+0%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Income statement

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

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$11.1B$12.7B$12.2B$12.1B$12.2B
YoY—+14.4%-4.6%-0.3%+0.5%
Cost of goods sold—————
YoY—————
Gross profit—————
YoY—————
Research & development—————
YoY—————
Selling, general & administrative—————
YoY—————
Operating income$4.4B$4.8B$2.9B$4.1B$4.4B
YoY—+8.1%-40.7%+42.8%+7.0%
Pretax income$3.9B$4.1B$2.3B$3.3B$3.7B
YoY—+6.5%-43.8%+43.5%+10.1%
Income tax$873.0M$860.0M$493.0M$707.0M$792.0M
YoY—-1.5%-42.7%+43.4%+12.0%
Net income$3.0B$3.3B$1.8B$2.6B$2.9B
YoY—+8.8%-44.1%+43.5%+9.6%
EPS — basic$12.16$13.92$8.04$11.58$12.76
YoY—+14.5%-42.2%+44.0%+10.2%
EPS — diluted$12.11$13.88$8.02$11.57$12.75
YoY—+14.6%-42.2%+44.3%+10.2%
Weighted shares — basic246.9M234.8M226.9M226.1M225.0M
Weighted shares — diluted248.1M235.6M227.4M226.4M225.3M

Balance sheet

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

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash & equivalents$839.0M$456.0M$1.6B$1.6B$1.5B
YoY—-45.6%+243.9%+4.7%-6.8%
Marketable securities (current)—————
YoY—————
Accounts receivable$976.0M$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B$988.0M
YoY—+17.6%-0.1%-6.8%-7.6%
Inventory—————
YoY—————
Total current assets$2.2B$2.0B$3.3B$3.2B$3.2B
YoY—-7.4%+63.0%-2.5%+0.3%
Total assets$38.5B$38.9B$41.7B$43.7B$45.2B
YoY—+1.0%+7.1%+4.9%+3.6%
Total current liabilities$2.5B$2.6B$2.6B$3.5B$3.8B
YoY—+5.1%-0.6%+34.7%+6.5%
Total liabilities$24.9B$26.2B$28.9B$29.4B$29.7B
YoY—+5.2%+10.4%+1.7%+1.1%
Total equity$13.6B$12.7B$12.8B$14.3B$15.5B
YoY—-6.7%+0.4%+11.9%+8.7%
Shares outstanding240.2M228.1M225.7M226.3M224.4M
YoY—-5.0%-1.1%+0.3%-0.8%

Cash flow

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

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Operating cash flow$4.3B$4.2B$3.2B$4.1B$4.4B
YoY—-0.8%-24.7%+27.5%+7.6%
Capital expenditures$1.5B$1.9B$2.3B$2.4B$2.2B
YoY—+32.5%+19.5%+2.3%-7.4%
Free cash flow$2.8B$2.3B$852.0M$1.7B$2.2B
YoY—-18.3%-62.5%+96.1%+29.1%
Dividends paid—————
YoY—————
Share repurchases$3.4B$3.1B$622.0M$0$534.0M
YoY—-8.3%-80.0%-100.0%—

Margins & ratios

Derived from the reported dollars above — no separate source.

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Gross margin—————
Operating margin39.9%37.7%23.5%33.6%35.8%
Net margin27.0%25.7%15.0%21.6%23.6%
Free cash flow margin25.0%17.8%7.0%13.8%17.7%
Effective tax rate22.5%20.8%21.2%21.2%21.6%
Current ratio0.86x0.76x1.24x0.90x0.85x
Total liabilities / equity1.82x2.05x2.26x2.05x1.91x

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.