NSC earnings

Norfolk Southern Corporation

NSC chart · All upcoming earnings

Next report 2026-10-22
When Thursday before open
In38 days
EPS estimate3.59
1-day std dev3.8%

How NSC has moved on earnings, close to close (last 30)?Measured close to close. Day 1 = the last close before the report to the next close (the following session for after-close reports). Day 2 / Day 3 are that single session on its own. 5-day is the cumulative move from the pre-report close through the 5th session.

10 20 30 Max
MoveMeanMedianStd devHit rate
Day 1 +0.3% -0.6% 3.8% 47%
Day 2 +0.2% +0.3% 1.7% 60%
Day 3 -0.1% -0.4% 1.6% 40%
5-day +1.0% +0.6% 3.9% 57%
Biggest pop
+10.9%
Biggest drop
-5.9%
On a beat
+1.5%
On a miss
-3.0%
1-mo drift
+1.2%

Day 1 price move on each of the last 30 reports

Day 1 = the close-to-close move on the first session to trade the news — hover for the EPS surprise.

Report history

ReportEstActualSurpriseGap1-day+5d+1mo
2026-07-23 beat 3.32 3.52 +5.9% +3.6% +5.3% -4.2% +0.6%
2026-04-24 beat 2.49 2.65 +6.3% +0.6% -0.5% -1.2% +0.2%
2026-01-29 beat 2.76 3.22 +16.5% -0.2% +2.0% +5.8% +9.4%
2025-10-23 beat 3.20 3.30 +3.0% -0.1% -1.2% +1.0% +0.9%
2025-07-29 miss 3.31 3.29 -0.5% -3.8% -3.0% +0.8% -1.9%
2025-04-23 beat 2.68 2.69 +0.5% +2.3% +0.9% +0.9% +8.0%
2025-01-29 beat 2.94 3.04 +3.3% +4.9% +1.8% -1.6% -4.3%
2024-10-22 beat 3.11 3.25 +4.5% +3.8% +4.9% -3.1% -0.6%
2024-07-25 beat 2.86 3.06 +7.0% +8.6% +10.9% -1.5% -2.0%
2024-04-24 beat 2.53 3.29 +29.8% -2.1% -3.6% -2.4% -4.2%
2024-01-26 miss 2.87 2.83 -1.4% -2.1% -1.5% +7.2% +7.8%
2023-10-25 miss 2.70 2.65 -1.7% -5.2% -5.3% +2.4% +16.2%
2023-07-27 miss 3.11 2.95 -5.2% +0.0% -0.7% -3.4% -10.5%
2023-04-26 beat 3.15 3.32 +5.5% -1.0% -2.9% +1.0% +5.1%
2023-01-25 miss 3.44 3.42 -0.7% -1.8% -5.0% +2.4% -7.5%
2022-10-26 beat 3.60 3.75 +4.2% +2.2% +2.9% +1.5% +13.6%
2022-07-27 miss 3.47 3.45 -0.5% -1.3% -0.6% +2.9% +8.1%
2022-04-27 beat 2.92 2.93 +0.4% +0.1% +3.1% +0.8% -9.8%
2022-01-26 beat 3.04 3.12 +2.6% +1.5% -2.1% +4.1% -3.2%
2021-10-27 beat 2.92 3.06 +5.0% +1.2% +0.1% +0.2% -6.1%
2021-07-28 beat 2.97 3.28 +10.3% -0.1% -2.3% -1.3% +1.0%
2021-04-28 beat 2.54 2.66 +4.6% -0.1% +0.8% +1.0% -1.7%
2021-01-27 beat 2.48 2.64 +6.5% -1.6% -1.0% +4.5% +7.0%
2020-10-28 beat 2.37 2.51 +5.9% -3.0% -2.7% +11.4% +22.5%
2020-07-29 beat 1.36 1.53 +12.3% +1.6% +4.2% +0.1% +10.4%
2020-04-29 beat 2.24 2.58 +15.2% +4.5% +5.7% -6.7% -1.1%
2020-01-29 beat 2.28 2.55 +12.0% +6.1% +4.9% -0.5% -15.1%
2019-10-23 miss 2.59 2.58 -0.5% -1.7% -2.2% +0.1% +3.1%
2019-07-24 miss 2.79 2.70 -3.2% -7.0% -5.9% +3.3% -6.1%
2019-04-24 beat 2.18 2.51 +15.1% +2.3% +2.5% -3.1% -3.3%

“1-day” is the close-to-close move over the session that first traded on the news (the next session for after-close reports). “+5d / +1mo” are the further drift from that close.

Earnings dates & estimates from Yahoo Finance (refreshed 2026-09-13); price reactions from end-of-day data. History, not a forecast. Not investment advice.