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Quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q1

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Revenue — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2023

Revenue for the reported quarter declined compared to the immediately preceding quarter. However, it rose relative to the same quarter one year earlier.

Key takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q1

Revenue for the reported quarter declined compared to the immediately preceding quarter. However, it rose relative to the same quarter one year earlier.

Financial snapshot

Reported revenue, sequential change, year-over-year change, and trailing four-quarter revenue.

Quarter revenue

$3.1B

Revenue reported for this quarter.

Quarter-over-quarter

-3.2%

Change from the immediately preceding quarter.

Year-over-year

+7.4%

Change from the comparable year-ago quarter.

Trailing four quarters

$13B

Sum of the latest four reported quarters.

Quarterly revenue trend

The latest four reported quarters with year-over-year comparisons.

Period endedRevenueYear-over-year change
Jun 30, 2022$3.3B+16.1%
Sep 30, 2022$3.3B+17.2%
Dec 31, 2022$3.2B+13.5%
Mar 31, 2023$3.1B+7.4%

Revenue performance

Revenue decreased from the prior quarter, breaking a streak of consecutive quarterly gains. The trailing twelve-month revenue remained above the prior year's level.

Quarterly comparison

Compared with the preceding quarter, revenue was lower. In contrast, revenue was higher than in the same quarter one year earlier.

What to watch

The sequential decline marks a reversal from the prior quarters' upward trend.