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 Operations (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) posted quarterly Cash from Operations of 1054000000.0 for Q2 2026, down 2.14% year-over-year from 1077000000.0 in Q2 2025, and up 206.4% quarter-over-quarter from 344000000.0 in Q1 2026.

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

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported Cash from Operations for 18 consecutive years, with 1054000000.0 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Cash from Operations fell 2.14% year-over-year to 1054000000.0; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 3732000000.0 (down 11.23% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4361000000.0, up 7.63% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations climbed to 1054000000.0 in Q2 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from 344000000.0 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.
  • Historically, Cash from Operations has averaged 956222222.22 across 5 years, with a median of 1005500000.0 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cash from Operations jumped 85.76% — and 2026, when it plunged 63.79%.
  • Norfolk Southern's Cash from Operations stood at 798000000.0 in 2022, then fell by 15.66% to 673000000.0 in 2023, then jumped by 41.31% to 951000000.0 in 2024, then rose by 11.78% to 1063000000.0 in 2025, then fell by 0.85% to 1054000000.0 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Cash from Operations at 1054000000.0 in Q2 2026, 344000000.0 in Q1 2026, and 1063000000.0 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Ops. (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 182.58 Bn 180.47 Bn 6.50 Bn 3.08 Bn
2 Csx 95.72 Bn 94.33 Bn 3.29 Bn 1.33 Bn
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 85.71 Bn 85.44 Bn 2.92 Bn 1.25 Bn
4 Canadian National Railway 79.38 Bn 79.38 Bn - -
5 Norfolk Southern 78.72 Bn 77.65 Bn - 1.05 Bn
6 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 50.38 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.16 Bn 441.00 Mn
7 Trinity Industries 2.37 Bn 2.21 Bn 109.90 Mn 72.80 Mn
8 Greenbrier Companies 1.43 Bn 1.15 Bn 81.10 Mn -226.80 Mn
9 Foster L B 392.93 Mn 387.15 Mn 30.87 Mn 17.86 Mn
10 FreightCar America 235.01 Mn 170.72 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 1.05 Bn
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