Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
Interest coverage
| Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 4,457,000 | 4,624,000 | 5,133,000 | 5,082,000 | 4,136,000 | 3,855,000 | 3,021,000 | 2,506,000 | 3,042,000 | 3,411,000 | 3,885,000 | 4,509,000 | 4,822,000 | 4,757,000 | 4,637,000 | 4,582,000 | 4,524,000 | 4,401,000 | 4,130,000 | 3,587,000 |
| Interest expense (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 792,000 | 796,000 | 802,000 | 805,000 | 807,000 | 803,000 | 782,000 | 748,000 | 722,000 | 704,000 | 699,000 | 699,000 | 692,000 | 680,000 | 667,000 | 658,000 | 646,000 | 641,000 | 632,000 | 627,000 |
| Interest coverage | 5.63 | 5.81 | 6.40 | 6.31 | 5.13 | 4.80 | 3.86 | 3.35 | 4.21 | 4.85 | 5.56 | 6.45 | 6.97 | 7.00 | 6.95 | 6.96 | 7.00 | 6.87 | 6.53 | 5.72 |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT (ttm) ÷ Interest expense (ttm)
= $4,457,000K ÷ $792,000K
= 5.63
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Interest coverage
Norfolk Southern Corporation
NSC
5.63
CSX Corporation
CSX
5.52
Greenbrier Companies Inc
GBX
3.74
Union Pacific Corporation
UNP
8.00
See also:
Norfolk Southern Corporation Interest Coverage (Quarterly Data)