Norfolk Southern (NSC) Accounts Payables (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) posted Accounts Payables of $2.06 billion for Q3 2026, up 24.6% from $1.66 billion a year earlier and up 15.8% from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Accounts Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Norfolk Southern's Accounts Payables came in at $1.86 billion, up 9.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Accounts Payables has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Norfolk Southern's Accounts Payables was $1.7 billion in FY2024 (+4.0%), $1.64 billion in FY2023 (+26.7%), $1.29 billion in FY2022 (-4.3%) and $1.35 billion in FY2021 (+33.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Accounts Payables in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Accounts Payables has increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 8.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Accounts Payables in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 33.0%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 4.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Accounts Payables for the three prior quarters was $1.78 billion (Q2 2026), $1.7 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.86 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Accounts Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 176.01 Bn | 168.25 Bn | - | 4.32 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 93.62 Bn | 88.85 Bn | - | 1.14 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 92.85 Bn | 69.67 Bn | - | 6.15 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 82.31 Bn | 81.35 Bn | - | 2.21 Bn |
| 5 | Fedex | 74.59 Bn | 40.78 Bn | - | 4.97 Bn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 72.94 Bn | 67.40 Bn | - | 2.06 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 59.87 Bn | 42.05 Bn | - | 6.60 Bn |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.08 Bn | -18.61 Bn | - | 5.40 Bn |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.91 Bn | 33.76 Bn | - | 88.46 Mn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 32.51 Bn | -871.89 Mn | - | 698.83 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.78 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.35 Bn |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Accounts Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=accounts-payables&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "accounts-payables", "ticker": "NSC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=accounts-payables&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();