Norfolk Southern (NSC) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Inventory Average of $291.5 million for Q1 2026, up 6.0% year-over-year from $275.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.64% quarter-over-quarter from $284.0 million in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $291.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Inventory Average for Q1 2026 came in at $291.5 million, up 6.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $291.5 million (up 6.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $274.0 million, up 1.29% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average climbed to $291.5 million in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $284.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Inventory Average peaked at $305.0 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at $241.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $279.1 million and a median of $282.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Inventory Average climbed 17.46% in 2022, then decreased 3.44% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Inventory Average shows it stood at $264.5 million in 2022, then rose by 7.18% to $283.5 million in 2023, then slipped by 0.35% to $282.5 million in 2024, then increased by 0.53% to $284.0 million in 2025, then rose by 2.64% to $291.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Inventory Average at $291.5 million in Q1 2026, $284.0 million in Q4 2025, and $305.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 812.50 Mn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 414.50 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 291.50 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 374.69 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 2.80 Bn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn 476.15 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 650.70 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 64.35 Mn
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 1.32 Mn
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - 86.27 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 291.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 284.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 305.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 293.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 275.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 282.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 298.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 289.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 267.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 283.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 287.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 267.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 257.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 264.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 282.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 276.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 241.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 226.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 240.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 243.50 Mn