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

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Other Working Capital Changes of -$67.0 million for Q1 2026, down 116.13% year-over-year from $415.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 58.64% quarter-over-quarter from -$162.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Other Working Capital Changes data on file, last reported at -$67.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Other Working Capital Changes for Q1 2026 came in at -$67.0 million, down 116.13% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$266.0 million (down 8766.67% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$230.0 million, down 4500.0% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes rose to -$67.0 million in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from -$162.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Other Working Capital Changes peaked at $189.0 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$162.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$18.6 million and a median of -$31.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Other Working Capital Changes.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Other Working Capital Changes soared 655.88% in 2023, then slumped 600.0% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Other Working Capital Changes shows it stood at -$34.0 million in 2022, then soared by 655.88% to $189.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 60.32% to $75.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 316.0% to -$162.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 58.64% to -$67.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Other Working Capital Changes at -$67.0 million in Q1 2026, -$162.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$14.0 million 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 -67.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -67.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -162.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -162.00 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
Mar 31, 2025 -31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 75.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 75.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 53.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 53.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -100.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -100.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -33.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 189.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 189.00 Mn