Norfolk Southern (NSC) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Net Cash Flow of -$189.0 million for Q1 2026, up 70.24% year-over-year from -$111.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 268.75% quarter-over-quarter from $112.0 million in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$189.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$189.0 million, up 70.24% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $335.0 million (down 5.37% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$111.0 million, down 252.05% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow eased to -$189.0 million in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $112.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $950.0 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$916.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $29.5 million and a median of $62.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Net Cash Flow sank 1054.17% in 2024, then jumped 4142.86% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$758.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 108.18% to $62.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 974.19% to $666.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 83.18% to $112.0 million in 2025, then sank by 268.75% to -$189.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Net Cash Flow at -$189.0 million in Q1 2026, $112.0 million in Q4 2025, and $115.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn -529.00 Mn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 294.00 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn -189.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 162.61 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn -250.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn -69.20 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 177.40 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn -299,000.00
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -2.55 Mn
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -189.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -189.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 112.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 112.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 115.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 115.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 297.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 297.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -635.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -635.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 666.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 666.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 316.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 316.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -916.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -916.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 62.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 62.00 Mn