Norfolk Southern NSC
NYSE NSC
$350.72 +4.10 (+1.18%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Norfolk Southern (NSC) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$416.0 million for Q2 2026, little changed year-over-year from -$418.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 95.31% quarter-over-quarter from -$213.0 million in Q1 2026.

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

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 consecutive years, with -$416.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Cash from Investing Activities changed 0.48% year-over-year to -$416.0 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$1.8 billion (down 6.55% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$2.6 billion, up 7.84% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities eased to -$416.0 million in Q2 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from -$213.0 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.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$542.0 million across 5 years, with a median of -$415.0 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cash from Investing Activities surged 101.4% — and 2025, when it tumbled 5954.55%.
  • Norfolk Southern's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$543.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 45.12% to -$788.0 million in 2023, then soared by 101.4% to $11.0 million in 2024, then sank by 5954.55% to -$644.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 35.4% to -$416.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Cash from Investing Activities at -$416.0 million in Q2 2026, -$213.0 million in Q1 2026, and -$644.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 182.58 Bn 180.47 Bn 6.50 Bn -1.08 Bn
2 Csx 95.72 Bn 94.33 Bn 3.29 Bn -754.00 Mn
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 85.71 Bn 85.44 Bn 2.92 Bn -550.87 Mn
4 Canadian National Railway 79.38 Bn 79.38 Bn - -
5 Norfolk Southern 78.72 Bn 77.65 Bn - -416.00 Mn
6 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 50.38 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.16 Bn -55.00 Mn
7 Trinity Industries 2.37 Bn 2.21 Bn 109.90 Mn -111.60 Mn
8 Greenbrier Companies 1.43 Bn 1.15 Bn 81.10 Mn -14.60 Mn
9 Foster L B 392.93 Mn 387.15 Mn 30.87 Mn -3.56 Mn
10 FreightCar America 235.01 Mn 170.72 Mn - -

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -416.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -416.00 Mn
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