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Norfolk Southern NSC Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

Revenue$3.0B+0.2%

Operating income$877.0M-23.5%

Net income$547.0M-27.1%

EPS (diluted)$2.43-26.6%

Balance sheet

Cash & equivalents$1.3B+33.3%

Total debt$236.0M-17.2%

Total equity$15.8B+8.9%

Total assets$45.1B+3.0%

Cash flow

CapEx$382.0M-14.9%

Free cash flow-$38.0M-108%

Valuation

Market cap$70.09B+22.8%

P/E26.3×+9.1×

P/S5.8×+1.0×

Profitability

Operating margin33.5%-7.8pp

Net margin21.9%-5.5pp

FCF margin13.3%-2.3pp

Returns & leverage

Return on equity17.6%-6.9pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio0.9×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Norfolk Southern in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Norfolk Southern’s 10-Q, filed April 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Norfolk Southern's operating cash flow?: Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported operating cash flow of $344M in Q1 2026.
How has Norfolk Southern's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Norfolk Southern's operating cash flow decreased by 63.8% year-over-year, from $950M to $344M.
What is the long-term trend for Norfolk Southern's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Norfolk Southern's operating cash flow has grown at a 0.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.26B to $4.36B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.