Norfolk Southern (NSC) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Change in Inventory of $41.0 million for Q1 2026, up 1125.0% year-over-year from $3.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 257.69% quarter-over-quarter from -$26.0 million in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at $41.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at $41.0 million, up 1125.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $39.0 million (up 1200.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$6.0 million, down 146.15% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory improved to $41.0 million in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from -$26.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $46.0 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$39.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $5.5 million and a median of $6.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Change in Inventory tumbled 166.67% in 2025, then soared 1125.0% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at -$23.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 69.57% to -$39.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 71.79% to -$11.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 136.36% to -$26.0 million in 2025, then surged by 257.69% to $41.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Change in Inventory at $41.0 million in Q1 2026, -$26.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$16.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 51.00 Mn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn -
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 41.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn -
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 28.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn 14.10 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn -43.60 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 8.39 Mn
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 223,000.00
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 41.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 41.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -26.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -26.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -16.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -16.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 40.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -11.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -11.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -20.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -20.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 38.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 38.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -39.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -39.00 Mn