Norfolk Southern (NSC) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern's Ending Cash Balance came in at $1.6 billion for Q3 2026, up 12.7% from $1.42 billion a year earlier and up 49.5% from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Norfolk Southern's Ending Cash Balance was $1.53 billion, down 6.8% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Ending Cash Balance was $1.64 billion in FY2024 (+4.7%), $1.57 billion in FY2023 (+243.9%), $456 million in FY2022 (-45.6%) and $839 million in FY2021 (-24.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Ending Cash Balance since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Ending Cash Balance increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 27.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Ending Cash Balance over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 243.9%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 64.9%).
- Business Quant data shows NSC's Ending Cash Balance at $1.07 billion (Q2 2026), $1.34 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.53 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 173.89 Bn | 166.14 Bn | - | 2.22 Bn |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.43 Bn | 69.25 Bn | - | 6.84 Bn |
| 3 | Csx | 92.32 Bn | 87.54 Bn | - | 1.22 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.94 Bn | 80.97 Bn | - | 281.16 Mn |
| 5 | Fedex | 73.33 Bn | 39.53 Bn | - | 13.31 Bn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 72.41 Bn | 66.87 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 56.90 Bn | 39.09 Bn | - | 3.88 Bn |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.27 Bn | -21.43 Bn | - | 6.79 Bn |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.49 Bn | 33.33 Bn | - | 466.22 Mn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.18 Bn | 15.44 Bn | - | 2.86 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 975.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 659.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 652.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 556.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 552.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 456.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 839.00 Mn |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();