Growth Metrics

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% on a QoQ basis from $284.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly Inventory Average rose 6.0% year-over-year to $291.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $291.5 million (up 6.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $274.0 million, up 1.29% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average improved to $291.5 million in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $284.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Inventory Average topped out at $305.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $241.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Inventory Average is $282.5 million (2022), against an average of $279.1 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Inventory Average gained 17.46%; it then fell 3.44% in 2023.
  • Tracing NSC's Inventory Average over 5 years: stood at $264.5 million in 2022, then grew by 7.18% to $283.5 million in 2023, then retreated by 0.35% to $282.5 million in 2024, then climbed by 0.53% to $284.0 million in 2025, then grew by 2.64% to $291.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC Inventory Average figures stand at $291.5 million (Q1 2026), $284.0 million (Q4 2025), and $305.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 812.50 Mn
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 414.50 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 291.50 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 374.69 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn 2.80 Bn
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn 476.15 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 650.70 Mn
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn 64.35 Mn
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - 86.27 Mn
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 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
Mar 31, 2021 231.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 234.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 252.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 261.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 254.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 255.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 261.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 242.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 217.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 237.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 263.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 252.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 233.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 233.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 267.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 285.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 269.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 279.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 303.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 310.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 293.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 279.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 282.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 272.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 252.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 242.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 250.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 245.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 231.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 223.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 226.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 237.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 231.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 226.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 239.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 235.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 218.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 210.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 206.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 195.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 179.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 174.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 179.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 179.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 172.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 168.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 180.00 Mn