Norfolk Southern (NSC) Current Assets (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) recorded Current Assets of $2.8 billion in Q2 2026, down 3.6% from $2.91 billion a year earlier and down 7.4% from the prior quarter.
Norfolk Southern (NSC) Current Assets (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Norfolk Southern reported Current Assets of $3.2 billion, up 0.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Current Assets has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Current Assets came in at $3.19 billion in FY2024 (-2.5%), $3.27 billion in FY2023 (+63.0%), $2.01 billion in FY2022 (-7.4%) and $2.17 billion in FY2021 (-6.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Current Assets since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Current Assets rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 5.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Current Assets in the last five years was growth of 63.0% in Q4 2023, against a decline of 29.6% in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $3.02 billion (Q1 2026), $3.2 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.04 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Current Assets (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.83 Bn | 157.35 Bn | - | 5.53 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.94 Bn | 83.15 Bn | - | 3.41 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.07 Bn | 75.78 Bn | - | 2.50 Bn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.39 Bn | 47.31 Bn | - | 17.55 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.35 Bn | 64.99 Bn | - | 2.80 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.01 Bn | 33.95 Bn | - | 27.90 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.83 Bn | 38.01 Bn | - | 14.24 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.82 Bn | 36.08 Bn | - | 1.00 Bn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.96 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 7.21 Bn |
| 10 | Copart | 25.14 Bn | 9.56 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 5.57 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.80 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.91 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.69 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.72 Bn |
Norfolk Southern Current Assets API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-assets&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-assets", "ticker": "NSC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-assets&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();