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Norfolk Southern Corporation
NSC · Norfolk Southern Corporation · Industrials
Up next day
8/12
67%
Fell despite growth
1/12
Good earnings ignored
Avg earnings move
±2.1%
typical swing on earnings
Price when beating
+1.9%
avg over 9 beats
Biggest single move
+10.9%
'24.6 · largest reaction
How this stock reacts to earnings
Traits seen across its recent earnings reactions
Good results usually push the stock up
Up the next day 6 of 9 beats (67%)
Reaction is erratic and hard to predict
Avg +1.9% on a beat, +0.7% on a miss
vs Industrials sector avg (197 peers)
This
+1.6%
Sector
+0.5%
Avg next-day reaction
Earnings number vs guidance — which drives it?
How often the beat/miss matched the actual price move
The number and guidance move the price about equally
Moved opposite to results 5 of last 12 times (42%)
3xBeat but fell
Even a beat sells off if guidance disappoints
2xMissed but rose
Even a miss rebounds if guidance reassures
Earnings timeline · tap a bar for that quarter
Oct 22Before open
'26.9 expectedEst. EPS $3.59
Quarter ended 6/2026
Reported 2026-07-23
Next-day move
+0.6%
After 5 days -4.2%
vs Consensus$3.32→$3.52+5.9% beat
EPS
$3.52
YoY +7%
Revenue
$3.5B
YoY +11%
Next-Q guidance
—
N/A
Price around earnings
+17% run-up before
Earnings trend · last 12 quarters
EPS$3.52YoY +7%
'23.9'26.6
Revenue$3.5BYoY +11%
'23.9'26.6
Price vs earnings · last 12 quarters
↑Up↓Down
Bad news out
weak · up ↑
3x25%
Met expectations
good · up ↑
5x42%
Disappointment
weak · down ↓
2x17%
Good earnings ignored
good · down ↓
2x17%
← ← Weak earningsStrong earnings → →
Mostly 'honest' — good earnings, price up · 5 of 12q (42%)
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