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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP Free Cash Flow 2007-2026 | NSC

Annual FY2007–FY2025 · quarterly through Q2 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

$2.16B

+29.1%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From $992.0M in FY2007 to $2.16B in FY2025: 2.2× in 18 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26−$38M−107.6%$615M+2.2%Not reportedNot reported
FY25$501M+77.7%$602M+28.6%$720M+11.6%$334M+21.0%
FY24$282M−62.1%$468M+205.9%$645M+451.3%$276M+269.3%
FY23$745M+23.1%$153M−73.1%$117M−87.9%−$163M−223.5%
FY22$605M−19.3%$569M−21.0%$968M+18.3%$132M−73.4%
Share24%26%34%16%

Shaded by size: darkest is the largest quarter shown; ringed is the latest reported; a dash marks a quarter with no separate figure. Each quarter sits by its period-end date. Share: its typical part of the fiscal year.

Key Statistics

Trend DirectionGrowing
CAGR

+0.1%

FY2020
$2.14B
FY2025
$2.16B

5 years selected · on the chart

Free Cash Flow History

Year-over-year comparison from 10-K annual reports

  1. $2.16B
YoY changeLargest recent move+119.3%in FY16Latest +29.1%

Free Cash Flow, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2025$2.16B+29.1%10-K
FY2024$1.67B+96.1%10-K
FY2023$852.0M−62.5%10-K
FY2022$2.27B−18.3%10-K
FY2021$2.79B+30.0%10-K
FY2020$2.14B+14.4%10-K
FY2019$1.87B+5.5%10-K
FY2018$1.77B+16.0%10-K
FY2017$1.53B+33.4%10-K
FY2016$1.15B+119.3%10-K
FY2015$523.0M−34.4%10-K
FY2014$797.0M−28.0%10-K
FY2013$1.11B+34.3%10-K
FY2012$824.0M−22.8%10-K
FY2011$1.07B−14.2%10-K
FY2010$1.24B+121.7%10-K
FY2009$561.0M−51.5%10-K
FY2008$1.16B+16.6%10-K
FY2007$992.0M—10-K

What is NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP's current free cash flow?

NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP (NSC) annual free cash flow for 2025 was $2.16B, a 29.08% increase from 2024. NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP free cash flow for the quarter ending June 30, 2026 was $615.0M.

What was NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP's free cash flow in 2024?

NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP annual free cash flow for 2024 was $1.67B, a 96.13% increase from 2023.

What was NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP's free cash flow in 2023?

NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP annual free cash flow for 2023 was $852.0M, a 62.53% decline from 2022.

What is NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP's 5-year free cash flow CAGR?

NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP free cash flow grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.13% from FY2020 to FY2025, going from $2.14B to $2.16B over 5 years.

Company
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP
Ticker
NSC
Sector
Other
Industry
Railroads, Line-Haul Operating