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Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

ATLANTA , May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jason Zampi will participate in a fireside chat at the Wolfe Research 18th Annual Global Transportation & Industrials Conference. Details on how to listen to the discussion follow below.

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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 23, 2025 8:45 AM ET Company Participants Luke Nichols - Senior Director of IR Mark George - President and CEO John Orr - EVP and COO Ed Elkins - Chief Commercial Officer Jason Zampi - EVP, Treasurer, and CFO Conference Call Participants Kenneth Hoexter - Bank of America Christian Wetherbee - Wells Fargo Scott Group - Wolfe Research Brian Ossenbeck - JPMorgan Jonathan Chappell - Evercore ISI Jason Seidl - TD Cowen Brandon Oglenski - Barclays Bank Stephanie Moore - Jefferies Thomas Wadewitz - UBS Walter Spracklin - RBC Capital Markets Richa Harnain - Deutsche Bank Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Norfolk Southern Corporation First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, note that all participant lines are in the listen-only mode.

NSC's first-quarter 2025 earnings improve year over year while revenues decrease.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Norfolk Southern (NSC) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.69 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.72 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.49 per share a year ago.