Norfolk Southern NSC
NYSE NSC
$349.77 +3.15 (+0.91%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:39 PM EDT

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) posted quarterly Other Working Capital Changes of -$46.0 million for Q2 2026, down 155.56% year-over-year from $82.8 million in Q2 2025, and up 31.34% quarter-over-quarter from -$67.0 million in Q1 2026.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported Other Working Capital Changes for 17 consecutive years, with -$46.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Other Working Capital Changes fell 155.56% year-over-year to -$46.0 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$253.0 million (down 32.46% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$230.0 million, up 1.71% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes grew to -$46.0 million in Q2 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from -$67.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Other Working Capital Changes topped out at $91.0 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$45.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Other Working Capital Changes has averaged $1.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$19.0 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Other Working Capital Changes surged 147.83% — and 2023, when it tumbled 263.64%.
  • Norfolk Southern's Other Working Capital Changes stood at -$34.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 138.24% to -$81.0 million in 2023, then surged by 44.44% to -$45.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 46.67% to -$66.0 million in 2025, then soared by 30.3% to -$46.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Other Working Capital Changes at -$46.0 million in Q2 2026, -$67.0 million in Q1 2026, and -$66.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 181.82 Bn 179.71 Bn 6.50 Bn
2 Csx 95.32 Bn 93.93 Bn 3.29 Bn
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 85.60 Bn 85.34 Bn 2.92 Bn
4 Canadian National Railway 79.39 Bn 79.39 Bn -
5 Norfolk Southern 78.48 Bn 77.41 Bn -
6 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 50.36 Bn 49.69 Bn 1.16 Bn
7 Trinity Industries 2.36 Bn 2.20 Bn 109.90 Mn
8 Greenbrier Companies 1.42 Bn 1.14 Bn 81.10 Mn
9 Foster L B 395.67 Mn 389.89 Mn 30.87 Mn
10 FreightCar America 235.97 Mn 171.68 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -17.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -17.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -45.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -45.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -45.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 91.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 91.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 91.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -14.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -23.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -23.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -23.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 75.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 75.00 Mn