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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.

Delivers adjusted net income and EPS growth of 8% despite weather-related disruptions Reiterates full-year guidance while recognizing macro-economic uncertainty ATLANTA , April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced Wednesday its first quarter 2025 financial results. For the quarter, revenue was $3.0 billion, income from railway operations was $1.1 billion, operating ratio was 61.7%, and diluted earnings per share were $3.31.

ATLANTA , April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced today a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable May 20, 2025, to shareholders of record on May 2, 2025.

Norfolk Southern Corporation's Q1 earnings might outperform CSX Corporation due to fewer operational disruptions and lower costs from infrastructure projects and rerouting expenses. CSX was impacted by infrastructure rebuild projects which could drive more traffic on Norfolk Southern's network. Intermodal volumes increased by 2% for CSX, partly due to tariff-related pull-forwards, indicating potential revenue growth for NSC.

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Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for Norfolk Southern (NSC), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2025.

NSC's first-quarter 2025 top line is expected to have been significantly affected by weak freight demand and tariff-related uncertainties.