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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
NYSE: NSC · Real-Time Price · USD
316.71
-2.18 (-0.68%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
317.66
+0.95 (0.30%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 7:52 PM EDT

Norfolk Southern Employees

Norfolk Southern had 19,300 employees as of December 31, 2025. The number of employees decreased by 300 or -1.53% compared to the previous year.

Employees
19,300
Change (1Y)
-300
Growth (1Y)
-1.53%
Revenue / Employee
$631,347
Profits / Employee
$138,187
Market Cap
71.13B

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Employees History

Date Employees Change Growth
Dec 31, 202519,300-300-1.53%
Dec 31, 202419,600-1,100-5.31%
Dec 31, 202320,7001,4007.25%
Dec 31, 202219,3001,2006.63%
Dec 31, 202118,100-1,000-5.24%
Dec 31, 202019,100-5,487-22.32%
Dec 31, 201924,587-2,075-7.78%
Dec 31, 201826,662-448-1.65%
Dec 31, 201727,110-934-3.33%
Dec 31, 201628,044-2,412-7.92%
Dec 31, 201530,4569743.30%
Dec 31, 201429,482-621-2.06%
Dec 31, 201330,103-840-2.71%
Dec 31, 201230,9436142.02%
Dec 31, 201130,3291,7706.20%
Dec 31, 201028,559-34-0.12%
Dec 31, 200928,593-2,116-6.89%
Dec 31, 200830,709-97-0.31%
Dec 31, 200730,8062650.87%
Dec 31, 200630,5412470.82%
Dec 31, 200530,2941,8196.39%
Dec 31, 200428,475-278-0.97%
Dec 31, 200328,753-217-0.75%
Dec 31, 200228,970-1,924-6.23%
Dec 31, 200130,894-2,844-8.43%
Dec 31, 200033,7382,5728.25%
Dec 31, 199931,1666,86628.26%
Dec 31, 199824,300-1,517-5.88%
Dec 31, 199725,817-13-0.05%
Dec 31, 199625,830-1,114-4.13%
Dec 31, 199526,944-224-0.82%
Dec 31, 199427,168-2,136-7.29%
Dec 31, 199329,304-831-2.76%
Dec 31, 199230,135-1,817-5.69%
Dec 31, 199131,952-1,329-3.99%
Dec 31, 199033,281-1,031-3.00%
Dec 31, 198934,312-227-0.66%
Dec 31, 198834,539-1,563-4.33%
Dec 31, 198736,102-2,195-5.73%
Dec 31, 198638,297-1,497-3.76%
Dec 31, 198539,7941,7964.73%
Dec 31, 198437,998--
Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources.

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