| Annual · values | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.36 B USD | 4.05 B USD | 3.18 B USD | 4.22 B USD | 4.25 B USD | 3.64 B USD | 3.89 B USD | 3.73 B USD | 3.25 B USD | 3.03 B USD | 2.88 B USD | 2.85 B USD |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.39 B USD | 1.35 B USD | 1.30 B USD | 1.22 B USD | 1.18 B USD | 1.15 B USD | 1.14 B USD | 1.10 B USD | 1.06 B USD | 1.03 B USD | 1.06 B USD | 956.00 M USD |
| Stock-Based Compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capital Expenditures | 2.20 B USD | 2.38 B USD | 2.35 B USD | 1.95 B USD | 1.47 B USD | 1.49 B USD | 2.02 B USD | 1.95 B USD | 1.72 B USD | 1.89 B USD | 2.38 B USD | 2.12 B USD |
| Cash Flow from Investing | -2.56 B USD | -2.78 B USD | -2.18 B USD | -1.60 B USD | -1.22 B USD | -1.18 B USD | -1.76 B USD | -1.66 B USD | -1.48 B USD | -1.83 B USD | -2.09 B USD | -2.00 B USD |
| Cash Flow from Financing | -1.91 B USD | -1.20 B USD | 115.00 M USD | -3.00 B USD | -3.31 B USD | -1.93 B USD | -1.99 B USD | -2.31 B USD | -2.04 B USD | -1.35 B USD | -662.00 M USD | -1.32 B USD |
| Dividends Paid | 1.22 B USD | 1.22 B USD | 1.23 B USD | 1.17 B USD | 1.03 B USD | 960.00 M USD | 949.00 M USD | 844.00 M USD | 703.00 M USD | 695.00 M USD | 713.00 M USD | 687.00 M USD |
| Stock Buybacks | 534.00 M USD | 0 USD | 622.00 M USD | 3.11 B USD | 3.39 B USD | 1.44 B USD | 2.10 B USD | 2.78 B USD | 1.01 B USD | 803.00 M USD | 1.07 B USD | 318.00 M USD |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.16 B USD | 1.67 B USD | 830.00 M USD | 2.27 B USD | 2.79 B USD | 2.14 B USD | 1.87 B USD | 1.77 B USD | 1.53 B USD | 1.15 B USD | 492.00 M USD | 734.00 M USD |
Norfolk Southern Corporation is a railroad and transportation company that provides freight rail services across the Eastern United States. Norfolk Southern Corporation moves a broad mix of commodities and products, including intermodal shipments, automotive goods, agricultural products, metals, chemicals, forest products, coal, and industrial materials. The company also supports logistics through rail-linked services such as access to terminals, property management, and selected transportation-related infrastructure activities. Its network connects major markets, ports, and manufacturing centers, making it an important carrier for supply chains that depend on efficient long-haul freight movement. Norfolk Southern Corporation serves industries that require large-scale, time-sensitive, and high-capacity transport solutions, and it plays a central role in the movement of raw materials, intermediate goods, and finished products throughout its operating region.