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Norfolk Southern (NSC) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Historic FCF Payout Ratio for Norfolk Southern (NSC) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.91.

  • Norfolk Southern's FCF Payout Ratio fell 1817.54% to 0.91 in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.56, marking a year-over-year decrease of 2291.2%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.56 for FY2025, which is 2291.2% down from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Norfolk Southern reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.91 as of Q4 2025, which was down 1817.54% from 0.42 recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Norfolk Southern's 5-year FCF Payout Ratio high stood at 2.61 for Q3 2023, and its period low was 1.87 during Q4 2023.
  • For the 5-year period, Norfolk Southern's FCF Payout Ratio averaged around 0.59, with its median value being 0.46 (2022).
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Norfolk Southern's FCF Payout Ratio surged by 77014.44% in 2023, and later tumbled by 19217.27% in 2024.
  • Norfolk Southern's FCF Payout Ratio (Quarter) stood at 0.53 in 2021, then surged by 307.89% to 2.17 in 2022, then tumbled by 186.36% to 1.87 in 2023, then surged by 159.25% to 1.11 in 2024, then dropped by 18.18% to 0.91 in 2025.
  • Its FCF Payout Ratio was 0.91 in Q4 2025, compared to 0.42 in Q3 2025 and 0.5 in Q2 2025.