Financing Cash Flow
Norfolk Southern Financing Cash Flow decreased by 4.2% to -$320.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 43.3%, from -$564.00M to -$320.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -12.8% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$83.00M | -$1.10B | -$1.19B | $73.00M | -$950.00M | -$1.11B | -$1.01B | -$686.00M | -$319.00M | $943.00M | $177.00M | $89.00M | -$306.00M | -$686.00M | -$296.00M | -$564.00M | -$366.00M | -$673.00M | -$307.00M | -$320.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | <-999% | -8.2% | +106.1% | <-999% | -17.1% | +8.9% | +32.3% | +53.5% | +395.6% | -81.2% | -49.7% | -443.8% | -124.2% | +56.9% | -90.5% | +35.1% | -83.9% | +54.4% | -4.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | <-999% | -0.8% | +15.1% | <-999% | +66.4% | +184.8% | +117.5% | +113.0% | +4.1% | -172.7% | -267.2% | -733.7% | -19.6% | +1.9% | -3.7% | +43.3% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Norfolk Southern's financing cash flow?
- Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported financing cash flow of -$320.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Norfolk Southern's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Norfolk Southern's financing cash flow increased by 43.3% year-over-year, from -$564.00M to -$320.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Norfolk Southern's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Norfolk Southern's financing cash flow has grown at a -12.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$3.31B to -$1.91B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.