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Payments to Acquire Investments
Norfolk Southern Payments to Acquire Investments increased by 50.0% to $3.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 99.5%, from $609.00M to $3.00M.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2017
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 24, 2026
How to read this metric
Increases suggest a strategy of diversifying capital or building strategic partnerships, while decreases may indicate a focus on core operations.
Detailed definition
This represents cash outflows for the purchase of financial assets, such as equity stakes in other companies, debt secur...
Peer comparison
Commonly found in the investing section of the cash flow statement as 'Payments to acquire investments' or 'Purchases of securities'.
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other_payments_to_acquire_investmentsHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $5.00M | $0.00 | $1.00M | $6.00M | $1.00M | $0.00 | $6.00M | $114.00M | $1.00M | $205.00M | $112.00M | $609.00M | $4.00M | $2.00M | $3.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -100.0% | — | +500.0% | -83.3% | -100.0% | — | >999% | -99.1% | >999% | -45.4% | +443.8% | -99.3% | -50.0% | +50.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +20.0% | — | -100.0% | +0.0% | >999% | — | >999% | -1.8% | >999% | -98.0% | -98.2% | -99.5% |
Range$0.00 – $609.00M
CAGR-13.6%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth-0.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Norfolk Southern's payments to acquire investments?
- Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported payments to acquire investments of $3.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Norfolk Southern's payments to acquire investments changed year-over-year?
- Norfolk Southern's payments to acquire investments decreased by 99.5% year-over-year, from $609.00M to $3.00M.
- What does payments to acquire investments mean?
- Cash used to purchase financial investments or equity stakes in other entities.