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Operating Cash Flow for Norfolk Southern (NSC)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$344.00M

YoY change

+7.6%

5Y CAGR

+3.7%

Peak year (2025)

$4.36B

Operating Cash Flow history chart for Norfolk Southern (NSC) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: $4.36B

Operating Cash Flow growth chart for Norfolk Southern (NSC) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: +7.6%

Operating Cash Flow history table for Norfolk Southern (NSC) from 1989 to 2025

  • 2025$4.36B+7.6%
  • 2024$4.05B+27.5%
  • 2023$3.18B-24.7%
  • 2022$4.22B-0.8%
  • 2021$4.25B+17.0%
  • 2020$3.64B-6.6%
  • 2019$3.89B+4.5%
  • 2018$3.73B+14.5%
  • 2017$3.25B+7.2%
  • 2016$3.03B+5.5%
  • 2015$2.88B+0.9%
  • 2014$2.85B-7.3%
  • 2013$3.08B+0.4%
  • 2012$3.06B-5.0%
  • 2011$3.23B+18.9%
  • 2010$2.71B+45.9%
  • 2009$1.86B-31.5%
  • 2008$2.71B+16.4%
  • 2007$2.33B+5.8%
  • 2006$2.21B+4.8%
  • 2005$2.10B+26.7%
  • 2004$1.66B+57.6%
  • 2003$1.05B+31.3%
  • 2002$803.00M+22.8%
  • 2001$654.00M-51.3%
  • 2000$1.34B+151.8%
  • 1999$533.00M-40.1%
  • 1998$890.00M-22.6%
  • 1997$1.15B-4.5%
  • 1996$1.20B-2.6%
  • 1995$1.24B+8.1%
  • 1994$1.14B+30.8%
  • 1993$874.60M-8.7%
  • 1992$958.20M+25.7%
  • 1991$762.40M-23.4%
  • 1990$994.70M-10.2%
  • 1989$1.11B—

Operating Cash Flow values are taken from Norfolk Southern's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Cash Flow at Norfolk Southern (NSC)

Operating Cash Flow for Norfolk Southern (NSC): headline value $344.00M · YoY +7.6%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

As of the 2025 fiscal year, Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported operating cash flow of $4.36B – grew 7.6% year-over-year.

Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Norfolk Southern operating cash flow expanded at a +3.7% compound annual rate, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.

The record annual operating cash flow stands at $4.36B, reached in 2025; the historical low of $533.00M was recorded in 1999.

Norfolk Southern Operating Cash Flow by Year

Norfolk Southern Operating Cash Flow 2025: $4.36B

Norfolk Southern posted operating cash flow of $4.36B in 2025, grew 7.6% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Norfolk Southern Operating Cash Flow 2024: $4.05B

In 2024, Norfolk Southern reported operating cash flow of $4.05B, grew 27.5% from 2023.

Norfolk Southern Operating Cash Flow 2023: $3.18B

Norfolk Southern operating cash flow in 2023 was $3.18B, declined 24.7% below 2022.

Norfolk Southern Operating Cash Flow 2022: $4.22B

2022's operating cash flow for Norfolk Southern came in at $4.22B, edged down 0.8% below 2021.

Norfolk Southern Operating Cash Flow 2021: $4.25B

Norfolk Southern operating cash flow in 2021 was $4.25B.

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