Norfolk Southern (NSC) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) posted Inventory of $327 million for Q2 2026, up 4.5% from $313 million a year earlier and up 4.8% from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Norfolk Southern's Inventory came in at $271 million, down 2.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Inventory shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Norfolk Southern's Inventory was $277 million in FY2024 (+4.9%), $264 million in FY2023 (+4.3%), $253 million in FY2022 (+16.1%) and $218 million in FY2021 (-1.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Inventory in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Inventory increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Inventory in the past five years was Q2 2022, with growth of 17.5%; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a decline of 5.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Inventory for the three prior quarters was $312 million (Q1 2026), $271 million (Q4 2025) and $297 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.83 Bn | 157.35 Bn | - | 919.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.94 Bn | 83.15 Bn | - | 406.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.07 Bn | 75.78 Bn | - | 391.83 Mn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.39 Bn | 47.31 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.35 Bn | 64.99 Bn | - | 327.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.01 Bn | 33.95 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.83 Bn | 38.01 Bn | - | 2.56 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.82 Bn | 36.08 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.96 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 5.35 Mn |
| 10 | Copart | 25.14 Bn | 9.56 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 51.38 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 327.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 312.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 271.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 297.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 313.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 273.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 277.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 288.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 308.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 270.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 264.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 303.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 272.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 262.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 253.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 276.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 289.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 264.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 218.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 235.00 Mn |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Inventory 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=inventory&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();