Norfolk Southern said its operating ratio for Q1 2025 was 61.7% and its adjusted operating ratio was 67.9%. The company cited lower railway operating expenses as a factor in the increase in income from railway operations, explaining that insurance recoveries related to the Eastern Ohio Incident exceeded incremental Incident-related expenses.

1. 01

   Norfolk Southern said its operating ratio for Q1 2025 was 61.7% and its adjusted operating ratio was 67.9%. The company cited lower railway operating expenses as a factor in the increase in income from railway operations, explaining that insurance recoveries related to the Eastern Ohio Incident exceeded incremental Incident-related expenses.

2. 02

   Norfolk Southern said railway operating revenues for Q1 2025 decreased $11 million compared with the same period last year. The company cited decreased average revenue per unit as a factor, driven by lower fuel surcharge revenue and an adverse mix of traffic, and said fuel surcharge revenues were $202 million in Q1 2024 ($260 million).

3. 03

   Norfolk Southern said that in Q1 2025 insurance recoveries exceeded additional Incident-related expenses by $185 million, whereas in 2024 the same period incurred expenses of $592 million net of insurance proceeds. The company added that for the first 3 months of 2025 insurance recoveries collected exceeded incremental cash expenditures by $58 million.

4. 04

   Norfolk Southern said cash provided by operating activities for the first 3 months of 2025 was $950 million (compared with $839 million for the same period last year) and cash used in financing activities was $564 million. The company said it spent $248 million on repurchases of Common Stock and that $6.6 billion remains authorized by its Board of Directors for repurchase as of March 31, 2025.

Key figures

Quarter ended March 31, 2025

Revenue

$3.0B

Operating income

$1.1B

Net income

$750M

EPS

$3.31

Operating cash flow

$950M

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