Norfolk Southern (NSC) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$213.0 million for Q1 2026, up 79.14% year-over-year from -$118.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 66.93% quarter-over-quarter from -$644.0 million in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$213.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$213.0 million, up 79.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.8 billion (up 10.37% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$2.6 billion, up 7.84% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities advanced to -$213.0 million in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from -$644.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at $11.0 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$1.8 billion in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$549.4 million and a median of -$414.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Cash from Investing Activities surged 101.4% in 2024, then tumbled 5954.55% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$543.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 45.12% to -$788.0 million in 2023, then surged by 101.4% to $11.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 5954.55% to -$644.0 million in 2025, then surged by 66.93% to -$213.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Cash from Investing Activities at -$213.0 million in Q1 2026, -$644.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$483.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn -988.00 Mn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn -567.00 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn -213.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn -490.03 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn -1.11 Bn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn -70.20 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 46.10 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn -2.96 Mn
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -115,000.00
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -213.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -213.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -644.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -644.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -483.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -483.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -414.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -414.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 11.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 11.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -224.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -224.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -723.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -723.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.84 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -788.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -788.00 Mn