Growth Metrics

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% on a QoQ basis from -$644.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities rose 79.14% year-over-year to -$213.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.8 billion (up 10.37% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$2.6 billion, up 7.84% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities climbed to -$213.0 million in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from -$644.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $11.0 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$1.8 billion in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$414.0 million (2025), against an average of -$549.4 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Cash from Investing Activities soared 101.4%; it then sank 5954.55% in 2025.
  • Tracing NSC's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$543.0 million in 2022, then sank by 45.12% to -$788.0 million in 2023, then soared by 101.4% to $11.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 5954.55% to -$644.0 million in 2025, then soared by 66.93% to -$213.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC Cash from Investing Activities figures stand at -$213.0 million (Q1 2026), -$644.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$483.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn -988.00 Mn
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn -567.00 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn -213.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn -490.03 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn -1.11 Bn
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn -70.20 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 46.10 Mn
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn -2.96 Mn
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - -
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 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
Sep 30, 2023 -653.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -653.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -350.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -350.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -391.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -391.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -543.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -543.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -346.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -346.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -379.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -379.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -335.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -335.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -375.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -375.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -318.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -318.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -327.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -327.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -202.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -202.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -357.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -357.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -278.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -278.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -307.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -307.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -233.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -233.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -441.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -441.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -471.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -471.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -502.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -502.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -350.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -350.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -517.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -517.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -355.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -355.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -415.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -415.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -371.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -371.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -307.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -307.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -350.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -350.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -420.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -420.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -404.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -404.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -502.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -502.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -418.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -418.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -504.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -504.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -408.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -408.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -380.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -380.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -855.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -855.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -474.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -474.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -378.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -378.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -748.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -748.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -607.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -607.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -393.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -393.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -254.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -254.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -525.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -525.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -562.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -562.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -441.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -441.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -366.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -366.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -542.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -542.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -520.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -520.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -496.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -496.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -436.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -436.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -567.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -567.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -404.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -404.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -419.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -419.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -382.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -382.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -450.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -450.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -275.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -275.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -371.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -371.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -360.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -360.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -484.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -484.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -318.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -318.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -405.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -405.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 -244.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 -244.00 Mn