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% quarter-over-quarter from 1063000000.0 in Q4 2025.

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

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

  • Cash from Operations for Q1 2026 came in at 344000000.0, down 63.79% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3755000000.0 (down 9.8% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4361000000.0, up 7.63% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations fell to 344000000.0 in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from 1063000000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Operations peaked at 1413000000.0 in Q3 2022 and troughed at 344000000.0 in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 950470588.24 and a median of 994000000.0 in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash from Operations.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Cash from Operations jumped 85.76% in 2024, then plunged 63.79% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Operations shows it stood at 798000000.0 in 2022, then declined by 15.66% to 673000000.0 in 2023, then soared by 41.31% to 951000000.0 in 2024, then increased by 11.78% to 1063000000.0 in 2025, then sank by 67.64% to 344000000.0 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Cash from Operations at 344000000.0 in Q1 2026, 1063000000.0 in Q4 2025, and 1271000000.0 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Ops. (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 2.44 Bn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 1.27 Bn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 344.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 711.70 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 199.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn 99.60 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 158.70 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn -10.44 Mn
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -4.46 Mn
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 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