Norfolk Southern (NSC) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Short term Debt of $649 million for Q3 2026, up 6.9% from $607 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Norfolk Southern posted Short term Debt of $607 million, up 9.4% from FY2024.
- Short term Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Short term Debt came in at $555 million in FY2024, $4 million in FY2023 (-99.3%), $603 million in FY2022 (+9.0%) and $553 million in FY2021 (-4.5%).
- Five-year quarterly Short term Debt spans a low of $4 million in Q4 2023 and a high of $1.15 billion in Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Short term Debt gained in five of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 43.6%.
- The high point for year-over-year Short term Debt in five years was Q2 2025 (growth of 254.1%); the low point was Q4 2023 (a decline of 99.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $649 million (Q2 2026), $609 million (Q1 2026) and $607 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 176.01 Bn | 168.25 Bn | - |
| 2 | Csx | 93.62 Bn | 88.85 Bn | - |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 92.85 Bn | 69.67 Bn | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 82.31 Bn | 81.35 Bn | - |
| 5 | Fedex | 74.59 Bn | 40.78 Bn | - |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 72.94 Bn | 67.40 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 59.87 Bn | 42.05 Bn | - |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.08 Bn | -18.61 Bn | - |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.91 Bn | 33.76 Bn | - |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 32.51 Bn | -871.89 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 649.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 649.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 609.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 607.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 607.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 903.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 555.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 555.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 555.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 255.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 405.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 405.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 403.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 603.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 605.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 605.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 553.00 Mn |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Short term Debt 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=short-term-debt&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "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=short-term-debt&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();