Here's What to Expect From Norfolk Southern's Next Earnings Report

Atlanta, Georgia-based Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) primarily provides rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. Valued at a market cap of $54.7 billion, the company operates one of the largest freight rail networks in North America and transports industrial products, including automotive, agriculture, coal, and intermodal goods, across 22 states and the District of Columbia. It is scheduled to announce its fiscal Q1 earnings for 2025 before the market opens on Wednesday, Apr. 23.

Prior to this event, analysts project this transportation company to report a profit of $2.83 per share, up 13.7% from $2.49 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has surpassed Wall Street's bottom-line estimates in three of the last four quarters, while missing on another occasion. Its earnings of $3.04 per share in the previous quarter outpaced the consensus estimates by nearly 3.1%.