Growth Metrics

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Cash from Operations of 344000000.0 for Q1 2026, down 63.79% year-over-year from 950000000.0 in Q1 2025, and down 67.64% on a QoQ basis from 1063000000.0 in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Cash from Operations data on file, last reported at 344000000.0 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Operations fell 63.79% year-over-year to 344000000.0 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3755000000.0 (down 9.8% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4361000000.0, up 7.63% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations retreated to 344000000.0 in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from 1063000000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Operations topped out at 1413000000.0 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 344000000.0 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Operations is 994000000.0 (2022), against an average of 950470588.24.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Cash from Operations surged 85.76%; it then slumped 63.79% in 2026.
  • Tracing NSC's Cash from Operations over 5 years: stood at 798000000.0 in 2022, then slipped by 15.66% to 673000000.0 in 2023, then jumped by 41.31% to 951000000.0 in 2024, then climbed by 11.78% to 1063000000.0 in 2025, then tumbled by 67.64% to 344000000.0 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC Cash from Operations figures stand at 344000000.0 (Q1 2026), 1063000000.0 (Q4 2025), and 1271000000.0 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 2.44 Bn
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 1.27 Bn
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 344.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 711.70 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn 199.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn 99.60 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 158.70 Mn
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn -10.44 Mn
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - -
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 Mn - -1.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 344.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 344.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 950.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 950.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 951.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 951.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 839.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 839.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 673.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 673.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 660.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 660.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 673.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 673.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 1.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 798.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 798.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.41 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 994.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 994.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 942.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 942.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.22 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 1.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 1.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 870.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 870.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 1.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 1.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 803.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 803.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 955.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 955.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 895.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 895.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 1.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 1.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 1.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 1.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 881.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 881.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 842.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 842.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 1.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 1.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 1.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 1.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 816.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 816.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 788.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 788.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 889.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 889.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 730.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 730.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 846.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 846.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 722.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 722.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 880.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 880.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 553.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 553.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 879.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 879.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 700.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 700.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 707.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 707.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 870.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 870.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 631.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 631.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 569.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 569.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 909.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 909.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 849.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 849.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 588.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 588.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 674.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 674.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 898.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 898.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 783.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 783.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 723.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 723.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 589.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 589.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 813.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 813.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 628.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 628.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 1.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 1.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 463.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 463.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 1.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 1.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 1.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 1.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 652.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 652.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 586.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 586.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 746.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 746.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 624.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 624.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 758.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 758.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 485.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 485.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 732.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 732.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 289.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 289.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 354.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 354.00 Mn