Norfolk Southern (NSC) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern's (NSC) FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.41 in Q3 2026, down 1.9% from 0.42 a year earlier and down 16.2% from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Norfolk Southern's FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.74 as of Sep 30, 2026, up 26.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.56, down 98.7% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, FCF Payout Ratio came in at 43.61 in FY2024, 1.48 in FY2023 (+187.6%), 0.51 in FY2022 (+39.0%) and 0.37 in FY2021 (-17.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio since Q1 2023.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Payout Ratio in the last five years was growth of 809.0% in Q3 2023, against a decline of 82.6% in Q3 2024 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 0.25 |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 0.25 |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | - |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 0.41 |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | - |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.95 Bn | 16.22 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.91 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.61 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.11 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.65 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.72 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.01 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.17 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.33 |
API Access
Norfolk Southern FCF Payout Ratio 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();