Growth Metrics

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Invested Capital of $16.4 billion for Q1 2026, up 8.94% year-over-year from $15.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 49.71% on a QoQ basis from $32.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Invested Capital data on file, last reported at $16.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Invested Capital rose 8.94% year-over-year to $16.4 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $16.4 billion (up 8.94% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $32.6 billion, up 3.56% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital slipped to $16.4 billion in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $32.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Invested Capital topped out at $32.6 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $12.5 billion in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Invested Capital is $14.6 billion (2022), against an average of $18.0 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Invested Capital fell 12.91%; it then grew 20.14% in 2025.
  • Tracing NSC's Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at $27.9 billion in 2022, then gained by 7.33% to $30.0 billion in 2023, then advanced by 5.18% to $31.5 billion in 2024, then increased by 3.56% to $32.6 billion in 2025, then slumped by 49.71% to $16.4 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC Invested Capital figures stand at $16.4 billion (Q1 2026), $32.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $15.7 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 20.29 Bn
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 32.45 Bn
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 16.41 Bn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 35.65 Bn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn 17.64 Bn
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn 6.53 Bn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 3.48 Bn
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn 233.30 Mn
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - -97.69 Mn
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 Mn - 15.89 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 32.63 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 15.75 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 15.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 15.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 31.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 14.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 13.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 12.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 29.96 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 13.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 12.77 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 12.73 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 27.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 13.63 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 13.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 14.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 27.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 14.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 15.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 15.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 27.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 15.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 14.95 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 15.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 27.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 15.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 15.71 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 15.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 26.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 15.98 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 17.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 26.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 26.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 22.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 22.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 22.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 22.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 22.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 22.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 21.62 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 22.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 21.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 21.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 21.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 21.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 21.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 21.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 21.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 20.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 19.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 18.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 18.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 18.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 18.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 17.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 17.83 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 17.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 17.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 17.61 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 17.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 17.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 17.72 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 4.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 10.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 17.41 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 10.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 10.25 Bn