Norfolk Southern (NSC) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) posted Inventory of $353 million for Q3 2026, up 18.9% from $297 million a year earlier and up 8.0% 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 Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Inventory in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Inventory has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 5.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Inventory in the past five years was Q3 2026, with growth of 18.9%; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a decline of 5.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Inventory for the three prior quarters was $327 million (Q2 2026), $312 million (Q1 2026) and $271 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 176.01 Bn | 168.25 Bn | - | 985.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 93.62 Bn | 88.85 Bn | - | 401.00 Mn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 92.85 Bn | 69.67 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 82.31 Bn | 81.35 Bn | - | 406.59 Mn |
| 5 | Fedex | 74.59 Bn | 40.78 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 72.94 Bn | 67.40 Bn | - | 353.00 Mn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 59.87 Bn | 42.05 Bn | - | 2.64 Bn |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.08 Bn | -18.61 Bn | - | 1.95 Bn |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.91 Bn | 33.76 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 32.51 Bn | -871.89 Mn | - | 5.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 353.00 Mn |
| 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 |
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();