Norfolk Southern Corporation

holding company formed in 1982 for Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway
Organization business Q20858163
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 19 annual filings
Revenue
$12.18B
▲ 0.5% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$2.87B
▲ 9.6% YoY FY2025
Assets
$45.24B
▲ 3.6% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$12.75
▲ 10.2% YoY FY2025
$0.00$3.50B$7.01B$10.51B$14.02B FY2007: $9.43BFY2008: $10.66BFY2009: $7.97BFY2010: $9.52BFY2011: $11.17BFY2012: $11.04BFY2013: $11.24BFY2014: $11.62BFY2015: $10.51BFY2016: $9.89BFY2017: $10.55B · NI $5.40B (51.2% margin)FY2018: $11.46B · NI $2.67B (23.3% margin)FY2019: $11.30B · NI $2.72B (24.1% margin)FY2020: $9.79B · NI $2.01B (20.6% margin)FY2021: $11.14B · NI $3.00B (27.0% margin)FY2022: $12.74B · NI $3.27B (25.7% margin)FY2023: $12.16B · NI $1.83B (15.0% margin)FY2024: $12.12B · NI $2.62B (21.6% margin)FY2025: $12.18B · NI $2.87B (23.6% margin) '07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25
■ Revenue ■ Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0001628280-26-006268

Summary

Norfolk Southern Corporation is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Norfolk Southern Corporation is in the country of United States[3].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's instance of is recorded as public company[5].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's instance of is recorded as holding company[6].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Norfolk, Virginia[7].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Alan H. Shaw[8].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Norfolk Southern Railway[9].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Norfolk Southern Railroad Company[10].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[11].
  • 1982 marks the founding of Norfolk Southern Corporation[12].
  • 1980 marks the founding of Norfolk Southern Corporation[13].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's official website is recorded as http://www.nscorp.com[14].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/norfolk-southern-corporation-history/[15].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's legal form is recorded as Q130264748[16].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's different from is recorded as Norfolk Southern Railway[17].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+9432000000'}[18].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+10661000000'}[19].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+7969000000'}[20].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+9516000000'}[21].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+11172000000'}[22].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+11040000000'}[23].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+11245000000'}[24].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+11624000000'}[25].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+10511000000'}[26].
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+9888000000'}[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1982[12] and 1980[13].

Leadership

Norfolk Southern Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Alan H. Shaw[8].

Operations

Norfolk Southern Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Norfolk, Virginia[7]. Subsidiaries include Norfolk Southern Railway[9], a public company[28], in United States[29], founded in 1990[30], headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia[31] and Norfolk Southern Railroad Company[10], a business[32], in United States[33], founded in 1846[34], headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia[35].

Ownership

Norfolk Southern Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[11].

Why It Matters

Norfolk Southern Corporation ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Polygon.io. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Form 10-K. sec.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Form 10-K. sec.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Form 10-K. sec.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Form 10-K. sec.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Form 10-K. sec.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Form 10-K. sec.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Form 10-K. sec.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Form 10-K. sec.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Form 10-K. sec.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Form 10-K. sec.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Total revenue → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+9432000000'}, {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+10661000000'}, {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+7969000000'} +13
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