Norfolk Southern (NSC) Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) recorded Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) of $36.63 billion in Q2 2026, up 2.0% from $35.92 billion a year earlier and up 0.5% from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Norfolk Southern reported Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) of $36.48 billion, up 1.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) has increased for five straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) came in at $35.83 billion in FY2024 (+7.5%), $33.33 billion in FY2023 (+3.6%), $32.16 billion in FY2022 (+1.6%) and $31.65 billion in FY2021 (+1.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) has increased for 22 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 3.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) has ranged between 0.6% (Q3 2021) and 8.7% (Q1 2024) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $36.44 billion (Q1 2026), $36.48 billion (Q4 2025) and $36.11 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PP&E (Net) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 60.20 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 36.95 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 41.33 Bn |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 36.63 Bn |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 37.89 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 42.04 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 41.54 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 4.44 Bn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 47.96 Bn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.73 Bn | 12.74 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 13.20 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 36.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 35.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 35.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 35.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 35.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 32.67 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 32.47 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 32.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.43 Bn |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Property, Plant & Equipment (Net) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=property-plant-and-equipment-net&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "property-plant-and-equipment-net", "ticker": "NSC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=property-plant-and-equipment-net&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();