Skip to content

Norfolk Southern NSC Business Segments

FY'25FY'24FY'23FY'22
Total by Business
Railway Operating Revenues Market Group Coal$1.49B-7.7%$1.61B-6.0%$1.71B-1.2%$1.73B+32.3%
Railway Operating Revenues Market Group Intermodal$3.01B-1.1%$3.04B-1.6%$3.09B-16.1%$3.68B+16.4%
Railway Operating Revenues Market Group Merchandise$7.68B+2.9%$7.47B+1.6%$7.35B+0.3%$7.33B+9.9%
Market groups percent of total railway operating revenues by Product
Agriculture, Forest And Consumer Products21%0.0pp21%0.0pp21%+2.0pp19%-1.0pp
Automotive10%+1.0pp9%0.0pp9%+1.0pp8%0.0pp
Chemicals18%0.0pp18%+1.0pp17%0.0pp17%-1.0pp
Coal12%-1.0pp13%-1.0pp14%0.0pp14%+2.0pp
Intermodal25%0.0pp25%0.0pp25%-4.0pp29%+1.0pp
Metals/construction14%0.0pp14%0.0pp14%+1.0pp13%-1.0pp

Chart any of these lines over time, or line them up against competitors.

Compare these in charts →

Questions, answered.

How does Norfolk Southern break its business down?
Norfolk Southern (NSC) reports total by business across 3 parts — Railway Operating Revenues Market Group Coal, Railway Operating Revenues Market Group Intermodal and Railway Operating Revenues Market Group Merchandise. Each is extracted from the segment footnotes and tracked over time.
Where does Norfolk Southern's segment data come from?
Segment breakdowns are pulled from the segment footnotes in Norfolk Southern's SEC filings (the XBRL dimensional tags), so every line ties back to a reported figure. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any segment for its full history.