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Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Third Quarter

 

 

First Nine Months

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Railway operating revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise

 

$

2,188

 

 

$

1,969

 

 

$

6,206

 

 

$

5,804

 

Intermodal

 

919

 

 

759

 

 

 

2,576

 

 

 

2,262

 

Coal

 

419

 

 

375

 

 

 

1,207

 

 

 

1,140

 

Total railway operating revenues

 

 

3,526

 

 

 

3,103

 

 

 

9,989

 

 

 

9,206

 

Railway operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

753

 

 

738

 

 

 

2,237

 

 

 

2,169

 

Purchased services and rents

 

546

 

 

519

 

 

 

1,618

 

 

 

1,537

 

Fuel

 

420

 

 

237

 

 

 

1,081

 

 

700

 

Depreciation

 

363

 

 

348

 

 

 

1,073

 

 

 

1,040

 

Materials and other

 

224

 

 

147

 

 

625

 

 

547

 

Merger-related expenses

 

42

 

 

15

 

 

145

 

 

15

 

Restructuring and other charges

 

 

—

 

 

12

 

 

6

 

 

22

 

Eastern Ohio incident

 

28

 

 

 

(11

)

 

53

 

 

 

(243

)

Total railway operating expenses

 

 

2,376

 

 

 

2,005

 

 

 

6,838

 

 

 

5,787

 

Income from railway operations

 

 

1,150

 

 

 

1,098

 

 

 

3,151

 

 

 

3,419

 

Other income – net

 

30

 

 

23

 

 

97

 

 

78

 

Interest expense on debt

 

193

 

 

197

 

 

587

 

 

597

 

Income before income taxes

 

987

 

 

924

 

 

 

2,661

 

 

 

2,900

 

Income taxes

 

228

 

 

213

 

 

621

 

 

671

 

Net income

 

$

759

 

 

$

711

 

 

$

2,040

 

 

$

2,229

 

Earnings per share – diluted

 

$

3.37

 

 

$

3.16

 

 

$

9.06

 

 

$

9.88

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted

 

225.2

 

 

224.7

 

 

225.1

 

 

225.5

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


 

Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

($ in millions)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,598

 

 

$

1,530

 

Accounts receivable – net

 

 

1,229

 

 

988

 

Materials and supplies

 

353

 

 

271

 

Other current assets

 

145

 

 

409

 

Total current assets

 

 

3,325

 

 

 

3,198

 

Investments

 

 

4,186

 

 

 

4,089

 

Properties less accumulated depreciation of $15,259 and $14,617, respectively

 

 

36,857

 

 

 

36,479

 

Other assets

 

 

1,581

 

 

 

1,470

 

Total assets

 

$

45,949

 

 

$

45,236

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

2,064

 

 

$

1,863

 

Income and other taxes

 

236

 

 

340

 

Other current liabilities

 

732

 

 

965

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

649

 

 

607

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

3,681

 

 

 

3,775

 

Long-term debt

 

 

15,964

 

 

 

16,480

 

Other liabilities

 

 

1,702

 

 

 

1,723

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

7,872

 

 

 

7,711

 

Total liabilities

 

 

29,219

 

 

 

29,689

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock $1.00 per share par value, 1,350,000,000 shares authorized; outstanding

   224,616,686 and 224,420,699 shares, respectively, net of treasury shares

 

226

 

 

226

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

2,356

 

 

 

2,296

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(213

)

 

 

(210

)

Retained income

 

 

14,361

 

 

 

13,235

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

16,730

 

 

 

15,547

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

45,949

 

 

$

45,236

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


 

Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

First Nine Months

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

($ in millions)

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

2,040

 

 

$

2,229

 

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

1,073

 

 

 

1,040

 

Deferred income taxes

 

162

 

 

 

315

 

Gains and losses on properties

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(142

)

Changes in assets and liabilities affecting operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(243

)

 

 

(53

)

Materials and supplies

 

 

(82

)

 

 

(20

)

Other current assets

 

79

 

 

 

68

 

Current liabilities other than debt

 

 

(108

)

 

 

25

 

Other – net

 

 

(182

)

 

 

(164

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

2,720

 

 

 

3,298

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property additions

 

 

(1,407

)

 

 

(1,475

)

Property sales and other transactions

 

273

 

 

 

120

 

Investment purchases

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(615

)

Investment sales and other transactions

 

32

 

 

 

52

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(1,108

)

 

 

(1,918

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

 

(910

)

 

 

(912

)

Common stock transactions

 

 

(11

)

 

 

1

 

Purchase and retirement of common stock

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(534

)

Proceeds from borrowings

 

—

 

 

 

396

 

Debt repayments

 

 

(618

)

 

 

(554

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(1,544

)

 

 

(1,603

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

68

 

 

 

(223

)

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

At beginning of year

 

 

1,530

 

 

 

1,641

 

At end of period

 

$

1,598

 

 

$

1,418

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest (net of amounts capitalized)

 

$

564

 

 

$

570

 

Income taxes (net of refunds)

 

556

 

 

 

433

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Merger-Related Expenses

During the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, we incurred merger-related expenses of $42 million and $145 million, respectively, primarily related to costs associated with employee retention agreements, third-party advisor fees, and legal fees. During 2025, we incurred merger-related expenses of $15 million for both the third quarter and the first nine months.

2. Restructuring and Other Charges

During the first nine months of 2026, we recorded $6 million in severance costs associated with organizational changes. During 2025, we recorded expenses of $12 million in the third quarter and $22 million in the first nine months associated with the rationalization of certain software development projects that had not been placed into service and the restructuring of certain technology functions, including severance costs for impacted employees.

3. Eastern Ohio Incident

On February 3, 2023, a train operated by us derailed in East Palestine, Ohio (the Incident). During the third quarter of 2026, we incurred expenses of $28 million, as compared to $13 million of net expenses for the same period last year. The total amounts recognized include the impact of $3 million and $16 million in recoveries during the third quarters of 2026 and 2025, respectively. In the first nine months of 2026 and 2025, we recognized $53 million of expenses and $219 million of net benefits, respectively, which include $7 million and $394 million of recoveries during the first nine months of 2026 and 2025, respectively.

4. Stock Repurchase Program

We did not repurchase any shares of common stock in the first nine months of 2026, while we repurchased and retired 2.2 million shares of common stock under our stock repurchase program during the same period last year at a cost of $533 million, inclusive of accrued excise taxes. “Purchase and retirement of common stock” in 2026 as presented on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows reflects the payment of excise taxes on shares repurchased in 2025.