Norfolk Southern NSC
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Change in Cash (2010 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) posted quarterly Change in Cash of -$272.0 million for Q2 2026, down 191.58% year-over-year from $297.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 43.92% quarter-over-quarter from -$189.0 million in Q1 2026.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Change in Cash (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported Change in Cash for 17 consecutive years, with -$272.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Change in Cash fell 191.58% year-over-year to -$272.0 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$234.0 million (down 136.34% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$111.0 million, down 252.05% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash slipped to -$272.0 million in Q2 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from -$189.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $950.0 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$916.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Change in Cash has averaged $12.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $34.5 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Change in Cash sank 1054.17% — and 2025, when it jumped 4142.86%.
  • Norfolk Southern's Change in Cash stood at -$758.0 million in 2022, then surged by 108.18% to $62.0 million in 2023, then surged by 974.19% to $666.0 million in 2024, then sank by 83.18% to $112.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 342.86% to -$272.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Change in Cash at -$272.0 million in Q2 2026, -$189.0 million in Q1 2026, and $112.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 182.58 Bn 180.47 Bn 6.50 Bn 872.00 Mn
2 Csx 95.72 Bn 94.33 Bn 3.29 Bn 43.00 Mn
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 85.71 Bn 85.44 Bn 2.92 Bn -31.09 Mn
4 Canadian National Railway 79.38 Bn 79.38 Bn - -
5 Norfolk Southern 78.72 Bn 77.65 Bn - -272.00 Mn
6 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 50.38 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.16 Bn 139.00 Mn
7 Trinity Industries 2.37 Bn 2.21 Bn 109.90 Mn 17.30 Mn
8 Greenbrier Companies 1.43 Bn 1.15 Bn 81.10 Mn -240.20 Mn
9 Foster L B 392.93 Mn 387.15 Mn 30.87 Mn 1.79 Mn
10 FreightCar America 235.01 Mn 170.72 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -272.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -189.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 112.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 115.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 297.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -635.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 666.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 316.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -916.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 62.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 950.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 96.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -758.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -45.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -312.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 732.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -626.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -205.00 Mn