Norfolk Southern (NSC) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability of $7.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 3.76% year-over-year from $7.5 billion in Q1 2025, and up 0.61% quarter-over-quarter from $7.7 billion in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability data on file, last reported at $7.8 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability for Q1 2026 came in at $7.8 billion, up 3.76% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $7.8 billion (up 3.76% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $7.7 billion, up 3.92% from the prior year.
  • Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability grew to $7.8 billion in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $7.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability peaked at $7.8 billion in Q4 2023 and troughed at $7.2 billion in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $7.4 billion and a median of $7.3 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability gained 6.87% in 2023, then dropped 4.43% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability shows it stood at $7.3 billion in 2022, then advanced by 6.87% to $7.8 billion in 2023, then slipped by 4.43% to $7.4 billion in 2024, then grew by 3.92% to $7.7 billion in 2025, then climbed by 0.61% to $7.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability at $7.8 billion in Q1 2026, $7.7 billion in Q4 2025, and $7.7 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 7.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.71 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 7.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 7.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 7.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 7.53 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 7.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 7.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 7.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 7.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 7.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 7.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 7.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 7.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 7.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 7.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 7.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 7.76 Bn