NYSE$NSC

Norfolk Southern Corp · Q3 2018 earnings

Q3 2018 earnings · · Investor relations

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.95B

Previous: $2.67B+10.4%
EPS (adj)

$2.52

Previous: $1.75+44.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.33B

Previous: -$1.32B-0.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$624M

Previous: -$809M+22.9%
Net Income

$702M

Previous: $506M+38.7%
Operating Income

$1.02B

Previous: $911M+12.0%
Gross Profit

-$274M

Previous: $2.47B-111.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$729M

Previous: $724M+0.7%
Total Assets

$36.3B

Previous: $35.2B+3.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Norfolk Southern · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.95B

Q3 2018+10.4%vs Q3 2017
Beat estimate in 14 of 16 quarters(88%)
ActualEstimate

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2018

Historical avgQ3 2018

+0.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.3%

Avg return

30 days after

57%

41 / 72 earnings

Positive

+11.7%

Q2 2024

Best reaction

-8.6%

Q3 2012

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.0%-2.9%-2.4%
Q4 2025+1.9%+4.9%+10.6%
Q3 2025-1.3%-1.5%+0.9%
Q2 2025-3.0%-4.0%-3.0%
Q1 2025+0.9%+0.8%+9.1%
Q4 2024+1.8%-0.8%-2.6%
Q3 2024+3.6%+1.2%+6.5%
Q2 2024+11.7%+12.8%+8.7%
Q1 2024-1.7%-1.5%-7.4%
Q4 2023+0.2%-1.1%+8.5%
Q3 2023-5.6%-4.4%+10.0%
Q2 2023-0.1%-1.2%-11.1%
Q1 2023-3.0%+0.7%+1.7%
Q4 2022-5.7%-6.9%-12.2%
Q3 2022+3.6%+5.7%+16.9%
Q2 2022+0.1%+3.4%+3.4%
Q1 2022+4.4%+0.8%-5.3%
Q4 2021-1.8%-1.0%-5.2%
Q3 2021+2.2%+0.7%-6.0%
Q2 2021-2.6%-2.6%-0.8%
Q1 2021-0.4%+0.4%-0.3%
Q4 2020+1.6%+0.8%+5.9%
Q3 2020+1.0%+5.6%+19.2%
Q2 2020+2.0%+2.9%+16.2%
Q1 2020+0.3%-1.5%+4.5%
Q4 2019+4.8%+1.1%-10.9%
Q3 2019-3.1%-0.6%+2.2%
Q2 2019-4.6%-2.4%-13.9%
Q1 2019+0.6%+0.6%-1.2%
Q4 2018+0.6%+1.7%+11.6%
Q3 2018+4.6%+2.6%+4.4%
Q2 2018+5.7%+5.0%+9.0%
Q1 2018+7.2%+6.3%+13.4%
Q4 2017-2.3%-0.2%-6.0%
Q3 2017+0.7%+0.4%-1.7%
Q2 2017-5.0%-5.4%-0.7%
Q1 2017+1.7%+0.8%+4.8%
Q4 2016+2.5%+2.6%+3.0%
Q3 2016-2.1%-0.3%+11.9%
Q2 2016-2.9%-4.5%-0.5%
Q1 2016+9.8%
Q4 2015+1.8%
Q3 2015+4.7%
Q2 2015+2.4%
Q1 2015-3.4%
Q4 2014-0.6%
Q3 2014-1.8%
Q2 2014+0.2%
Q1 2014-1.9%
Q4 2013+5.6%
Q3 2013+9.0%
Q2 2013-3.5%
Q1 2013-0.2%
Q4 2012+2.6%
Q3 2012-8.6%
Q2 2012-0.7%
Q1 2012+5.1%
Q4 2011-2.8%
Q3 2011-1.6%
Q2 2011-1.7%
Q1 2011+0.5%
Q4 2010+0.1%
Q4 2009+0.1%
Q3 2010+1.6%
Q2 2010+2.8%
Q1 2009+1.1%
Q1 2010+1.4%
Q2 2009+0.7%
Q4 2007+0.7%
Q3 2009-1.1%
Q3 2008-1.1%
Q4 2008-1.1%

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