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% quarter-over-quarter from $1.9 billion in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

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

  • Payables for Q1 2026 came in at $1.7 billion, up 17.3% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.7 billion (up 17.3% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.9 billion, up 9.33% from the prior year.
  • Payables slipped to $1.7 billion in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $1.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Payables peaked at $1.9 billion in Q2 2024 and troughed at $1.2 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.6 billion and a median of $1.5 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Payables.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Payables jumped 44.94% in 2024, then slipped 24.19% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Payables shows it stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then climbed by 17.59% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then gained by 4.03% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then increased by 9.33% to $1.9 billion in 2025, then retreated by 9.02% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Payables at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, $1.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.7 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 3.74 Bn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 1.12 Bn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 1.70 Bn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 1.92 Bn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 1.42 Bn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn 272.90 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 583.20 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 44.09 Mn
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 1.74 Mn
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - 55.67 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