Norfolk Southern (NSC) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Long-Term Debt Repayments of $11 million for Q3 2026, down 96.3% from $301 million a year earlier and down 98.2% from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Norfolk Southern's Long-Term Debt Repayments came in at $623 million, up 12.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $559 million, down 47.0% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Debt Repayments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Long-Term Debt Repayments came in at $1.06 billion in FY2024 (-20.9%), $1.33 billion in FY2023 (+141.2%), $553 million in FY2022 (-5.3%) and $584 million in FY2021 (+53.3%).
- Five-year quarterly Long-Term Debt Repayments spans a low of $1 million in Q1 2022 and a high of $852 million in Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Long-Term Debt Repayments gained in three of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 43.5%.
- The high point for year-over-year Long-Term Debt Repayments in five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 550.4%); the low point was Q3 2022 (a decline of 99.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $606 million (Q2 2026), $1 million (Q1 2026) and $5 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | LT Debt Repayment (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 179.72 Bn | 171.97 Bn | - | 13.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 95.95 Bn | 91.18 Bn | - | 1.00 Mn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.51 Bn | 61.36 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 48.00 Mn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.84 Bn | 81.57 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 4.29 Mn |
| 5 | Fedex | 76.69 Bn | 42.88 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 11.00 Mn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 56.72 Bn | 38.90 Bn | - | 1.23 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 34.91 Bn | 1.56 Bn | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.51 Bn | -22.18 Bn | - | 1.00 Bn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 30.13 Bn | 14.39 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 606.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 301.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 252.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 852.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 202.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 401.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 131.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 800.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 549.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 491.00 Mn |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Long-Term Debt Repayments API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-debt-repayments", "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=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();