NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP
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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP (NYSE:NSC) is a publicly traded company in the Energy & Transportation sector. Wiseek has independently scored 20 items for NSC at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-23, rated 8/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 13 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for NSC spans 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A, 10-K.
Recent high-impact activity:
- STB Rejects Dismissal Bids, Keeps Norfolk Southern-Union Pacific Merger Review Alive
- Norfolk Southern CEO Flags 250-Basis-Point Fuel Hit to Operating Ratio, Q3 Below Seasonal Trends
- Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Add Service Guarantees to $71.5B Merger Pitch
- Norfolk Southern Q2 2026: Revenue Hits $3.5B, Adjusted EPS $3.52 Beats, Merger Costs Weigh on GAAP
- Norfolk Southern Tops Q2 Views but Lifts Expense Outlook on Fuel Costs
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
6.16 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 7,619,508 shares in NSC as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 32.8% increase from the prior period — about 6.2 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 40.1% of NSC volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.