The cash flow of NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP over the past 10 years
Chart NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP: operating cash flow, capital expenditures, free cash flow, fiscal 2016–2025 Open the chart →In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP's operating cash flow was $4.36B and its capital expenditures $2.2B, leaving free cash flow of $2.16B. Free cash flow was above zero in all 10 years shown. It ranged from $28M in fiscal 2024 to $2.79B in fiscal 2021. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2024, at $4.02B.
Year by year
| Fiscal year | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditures | Free cash flow* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025ended Dec 31, 2025 | $4.36B | $2.2B | $2.16B |
| 2024ended Dec 31, 2024 | $4.05B | $4.02B* | $28M |
| 2023ended Dec 31, 2023 | $3.18B | $2.35B* | $830M |
| 2022ended Dec 31, 2022 | $4.22B | $1.95B | $2.27B |
| 2021ended Dec 31, 2021 | $4.25B | $1.47B | $2.79B |
| 2020ended Dec 31, 2020 | $3.64B | $1.49B | $2.14B |
| 2019ended Dec 31, 2019 | $3.89B | $2.02B | $1.87B |
| 2018ended Dec 31, 2018 | $3.73B | $1.95B | $1.77B |
| 2017ended Dec 31, 2017 | $3.25B | $1.72B | $1.53B |
| 2016ended Dec 31, 2016 | $3.03B | $1.89B | $1.15B |
Fiscal years as NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.
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