Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
Cash conversion cycle
| Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days of inventory on hand (DOH) | days | — | 13.44 | 14.67 | 12.90 | 12.10 | 12.07 | 12.31 | 10.25 | 10.31 | 12.09 | 11.01 | 11.12 | 11.53 | 13.15 | 14.46 | 13.80 | 11.74 | 12.92 | 13.64 | 13.84 |
| Days of sales outstanding (DSO) | days | 29.61 | 32.89 | 33.66 | 37.10 | 32.19 | 39.04 | 35.89 | 36.35 | 34.44 | 35.85 | 31.32 | 32.95 | 32.88 | 33.99 | 37.15 | 34.20 | 31.97 | 31.75 | 32.66 | 35.15 |
| Number of days of payables | days | 96.98 | 74.98 | 70.50 | 68.30 | 43.01 | 67.67 | 61.34 | 57.16 | 38.93 | 59.79 | 57.32 | 55.81 | 32.44 | 70.81 | 65.46 | 61.71 | 45.78 | 65.77 | 61.89 | 59.88 |
| Cash conversion cycle | days | -67.37 | -28.65 | -22.17 | -18.30 | 1.27 | -16.55 | -13.14 | -10.56 | 5.82 | -11.86 | -15.00 | -11.74 | 11.97 | -23.67 | -13.85 | -13.71 | -2.07 | -21.10 | -15.59 | -10.89 |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Cash conversion cycle = DOH + DSO – Number of days of payables
= — + 29.61 – 96.98
= -67.37
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Cash conversion cycle
Norfolk Southern Corporation
NSC
-67.37
CSX Corporation
CSX
-0.95
Greenbrier Companies Inc
GBX
123.25
Union Pacific Corporation
UNP
0.00
See also:
Norfolk Southern Corporation Cash Conversion Cycle (Quarterly Data)