Norfolk Southern (NSC) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) posted Cash & Equivalents of $1.6 billion for Q3 2026, up 12.7% from $1.42 billion a year earlier and up 49.5% from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Norfolk Southern's Cash & Equivalents came in at $1.53 billion, down 6.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Norfolk Southern's Cash & Equivalents was $1.64 billion in FY2024 (+4.7%), $1.57 billion in FY2023 (+243.9%), $456 million in FY2022 (-45.6%) and $839 million in FY2021 (-24.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Equivalents increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 27.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 243.9%; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a decline of 64.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Equivalents for the three prior quarters was $1.07 billion (Q2 2026), $1.34 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.53 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 2.21 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 1.22 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 6.84 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 281.16 Mn |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 13.06 Bn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | 3.79 Bn |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | 6.65 Bn |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 466.22 Mn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.95 Bn | 16.22 Bn | - | 2.86 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 975.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 659.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 652.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 556.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 552.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 456.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 839.00 Mn |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Cash & Equivalents 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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();