Growth Metrics

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Payables (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Payables of $1.7 billion for Q1 2026, up 17.3% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 9.02% on a QoQ basis from $1.9 billion in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Payables data on file, last reported at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Payables rose 17.3% year-over-year to $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.7 billion (up 17.3% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.9 billion, up 9.33% from the prior year.
  • Payables eased to $1.7 billion in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $1.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Payables topped out at $1.9 billion in Q2 2024 and bottomed at $1.2 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Payables is $1.5 billion (2023), against an average of $1.6 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Payables surged 44.94%; it then retreated 24.19% in 2025.
  • Tracing NSC's Payables over 5 years: stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then gained by 17.59% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then increased by 4.03% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then climbed by 9.33% to $1.9 billion in 2025, then declined by 9.02% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC Payables figures stand at $1.7 billion (Q1 2026), $1.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.7 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 3.74 Bn
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 1.12 Bn
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 1.70 Bn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 1.92 Bn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn 1.42 Bn
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn 272.90 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 583.20 Mn
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn 44.09 Mn
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - 55.67 Mn
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 Mn - 1.26 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.94 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.55 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 1.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 1.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 1.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 1.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 1.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 1.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 1.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 1.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 1.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 1.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 1.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 1.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 1.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 1.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 1.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 1.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.32 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 1.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 1.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 1.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 1.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 1.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 1.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 1.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 1.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 1.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 1.37 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 1.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 1.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 1.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 295.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 1.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 1.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 1.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 209.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 1.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 1.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 1.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 125.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 1.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 1.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 987.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 233.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 980.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 945.00 Mn