Norfolk Southern Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index
Norfolk Southern Corporation cash flow quality index. Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.65x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $1.06 Billion exceeds net income of $644.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See NSC free cash flow debt coverage to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Norfolk Southern Corporation (1989–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Norfolk Southern Corporation from 1989 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Norfolk Southern Corporation across 37 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore debt repayment capacity of Norfolk Southern Corporation to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Norfolk Southern Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1989–2025)
Norfolk Southern Corporation cash flow quality index by year from 1989 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Norfolk Southern Corporation. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see NSC cash flow metrics.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.52x | $4.36 Billion | $2.87 Billion | ▼ -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.55x | $4.05 Billion | $2.62 Billion | ▼ -11.2% |
| 2023 | 1.74x | $3.18 Billion | $1.83 Billion | ▲ +34.8% |
| 2022 | 1.29x | $4.22 Billion | $3.27 Billion | ▼ -8.8% |
| 2021 | 1.42x | $4.25 Billion | $3.00 Billion | ▼ -21.6% |
| 2020 | 1.81x | $3.64 Billion | $2.01 Billion | ▲ +26.4% |
| 2019 | 1.43x | $3.89 Billion | $2.72 Billion | ▲ +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.40x | $3.73 Billion | $2.67 Billion | ▲ +132.2% |
| 2017 | 0.60x | $3.25 Billion | $5.40 Billion | ▼ -66.9% |
| 2016 | 1.82x | $3.03 Billion | $1.67 Billion | ▼ -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.85x | $2.88 Billion | $1.56 Billion | ▲ +29.7% |
| 2014 | 1.43x | $2.85 Billion | $2.00 Billion | ▼ -11.5% |
| 2013 | 1.61x | $3.08 Billion | $1.91 Billion | ▼ -8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.75x | $3.06 Billion | $1.75 Billion | ▲ +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.68x | $3.23 Billion | $1.92 Billion | ▼ -7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.81x | $2.71 Billion | $1.50 Billion | ▲ +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.80x | $1.86 Billion | $1.03 Billion | ▲ +13.7% |
| 2008 | 1.58x | $2.71 Billion | $1.72 Billion | ▼ -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.59x | $2.33 Billion | $1.46 Billion | ▲ +7.0% |
| 2006 | 1.49x | $2.21 Billion | $1.48 Billion | ▼ -9.4% |
| 2005 | 1.64x | $2.10 Billion | $1.28 Billion | ▼ -8.7% |
| 2004 | 1.80x | $1.66 Billion | $923.00 Million | ▼ -10.4% |
| 2003 | 2.01x | $1.05 Billion | $525.00 Million | ▲ +15.0% |
| 2002 | 1.75x | $803.00 Million | $460.00 Million | ▼ -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.81x | $654.00 Million | $362.00 Million | ▼ -76.8% |
| 2000 | 7.80x | $1.34 Billion | $172.00 Million | ▲ +249.9% |
| 1999 | 2.23x | $533.00 Million | $239.00 Million | ▲ +31.6% |
| 1998 | 1.70x | $890.00 Million | $525.00 Million | ▲ +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.65x | $1.15 Billion | $699.00 Million | ▲ +5.2% |
| 1996 | 1.56x | $1.20 Billion | $770.40 Million | ▼ -9.9% |
| 1995 | 1.74x | $1.24 Billion | $712.70 Million | ▲ +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.71x | $1.14 Billion | $667.80 Million | ▲ +7.5% |
| 1993 | 1.59x | $874.60 Million | $548.70 Million | ▼ -7.2% |
| 1992 | 1.72x | $958.20 Million | $557.70 Million | ▼ -93.3% |
| 1991 | 25.67x | $762.40 Million | $29.70 Million | ▲ +1335.1% |
| 1990 | 1.79x | $994.70 Million | $556.10 Million | ▼ -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.83x | $1.11 Billion | $606.20 Million | — |