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Norfolk Southern Corporation NSC | NYSE

$296.29 $0.00 | 0.00%

Next Earnings: Apr 13, 2026

Company Overview:

Market Cap: $0
Trailing PE: 0x
52-Week Range: $212.24 - $319.94

10 Year NSC Performance Metrics:

Total Return (with DRIP): 345.0% (16.10% CAGR)
Total Return (no DRIP): 314.5% (15.28% CAGR)
Share Price: 265.2% (13.83% CAGR)
Dividend Increase: 128.8% (8.68% CAGR)
Dividend Yield (FWD): 1.82% ($5.40)
NSC 10-yr Total Return ($10K invested)
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NSC Dividend Payments, Yield & Share Price charts

Dividend Payments & Yield
NSC Dividend CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 6.40%10Y: 8.63%
Share Price
NSC Price CAGR:1Y: 37.52%2Y: 8.94%5Y: 1.69%10Y: 14.09%

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NSC Dividend Safety: Payout & Dividend to Free Cash Flow Ratios.

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NSC Earnings, Revenue, Cash & Debt, Shares Outstaning:

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NSC Revenue CAGR:1Y: -1.65%2Y: -1.62%5Y: 2.94%10Y: 1.68%
NSC - Earnings Per Share (EPS)
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NSC EPS CAGR:1Y: -11.15%2Y: 10.98%5Y: 1.68%10Y: 9.11%
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NSC Net Income CAGR:1Y: -12.14%2Y: 10.54%5Y: -0.82%10Y: 5.96%
NSC - EBITDA
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NSC EBITDA CAGR:1Y: -10.62%2Y: -22.80%5Y: 5.04%10Y: 7.02%
NSC - Free Cash Flow
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NSC Free Cash Flow CAGR:1Y: 819.57%2Y: 301.25%5Y: 42.69%10Y: 39.64%
NSC - Free Cash Flow / Share
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NSC Free Cash Flow / Share CAGR:1Y: 825.29%2Y: 301.94%5Y: 46.00%10Y: 43.63%
NSC - Operating Income
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NSC Operating Income CAGR:1Y: -14.27%2Y: 60.22%5Y: -0.97%10Y: 3.85%
NSC - Gross Profit
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NSC Gross Profit CAGR:1Y: 91.86%2Y: -1.01%5Y: 13.02%10Y: 8.89%
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NSC Shares Outstanding CAGR:1Y: -0.75%2Y: -0.33%5Y: -2.47%10Y: -2.86%
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NSC Share Buybacks CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: -100.00%5Y: -100.00%10Y: -100.00%
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NSC Stock-Based Comp CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: -100.00%5Y: -100.00%10Y: -100.00%
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NSC Expenses CAGR:1Y: 118.52%2Y: 31.50%5Y: 27.31%10Y: 9.27%
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NSC Dividend CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 6.40%10Y: 8.63%
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NSC Revenue CAGR:1Y: -1.65%2Y: -1.62%5Y: 2.94%10Y: 1.68%

Revenue, EPS, Net Income & Ebitda - Estimates VS Actual:

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NSC Actual Revenue CAGR:1Y: -1.65%2Y: -1.62%5Y: 2.94%10Y: 1.68%
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NSC Actual EPS CAGR:1Y: -11.15%2Y: 10.98%5Y: 1.68%10Y: 9.11%
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NSC Actual Net Income CAGR:1Y: -12.14%2Y: 10.54%5Y: -0.82%10Y: 5.96%
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NSC Actual EBITDA CAGR:1Y: -10.62%2Y: -22.80%5Y: 5.04%10Y: 7.02%

Ratios, Profit Margins & Return on Capital:

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NSC Net Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: -10.68%2Y: 12.36%5Y: -3.65%10Y: 4.21%
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NSC Gross Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: 95.10%2Y: 0.62%5Y: 9.80%10Y: 7.09%
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NSC Dividends Info:

Annual Dividend: $5.4
Forward Yield: 1.82%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-02-06
Lifetime Dividends / Share: $71.69

NSC Dividend History: Dates, Payments & Yield list

Below is a schedule of all NSC dividend payments, ex-dates, share price on the day of the payment as well as TTM & forward yield

Ex-Date Payment Date Amount TTM Yield Forward Yield Price on Ex-Date
02/06/202602/20/2026$1.3501.76%1.71%$316.23
11/07/202511/20/2025$1.3501.9%1.93%$280.22
08/01/202508/20/2025$1.3501.96%1.89%$285.49
05/02/202505/20/2025$1.3502.41%2.21%$244.08
02/07/202502/20/2025$1.3502.17%2.17%$249.41
11/01/202411/20/2024$1.3502.16%2.09%$258.93
08/02/202408/20/2024$1.3502.22%2.24%$240.77
05/02/202405/20/2024$1.3502.31%2.34%$230.33
02/02/202402/20/2024$1.3502.15%2.13%$253.79
02/01/202402/20/2024$1.3502.12%2.13%$253.79
11/02/202311/20/2023$1.3502.81%2.55%$212.12
08/03/202308/21/2023$1.3502.33%2.57%$210.09
05/04/202305/22/2023$1.3502.54%2.47%$218.24
02/02/202302/21/2023$1.3501.99%2.4%$224.55
11/03/202211/21/2022$1.2402.18%1.99%$249.26
08/05/202208/22/2022$1.2401.92%1.93%$256.91
05/05/202205/20/2022$1.2401.81%2.17%$228.86
02/03/202202/21/2022$1.2401.6%1.92%$258.35
11/04/202111/19/2021$1.0901.46%1.59%$273.72
08/06/202108/20/2021$1.0901.57%1.66%$262.27
05/06/202105/20/2021$0.9901.35%1.43%$276.91
02/04/202103/10/2021$0.9901.55%1.53%$259.29
11/05/202012/10/2020$0.9401.67%1.59%$236.50
08/06/202009/10/2020$0.9401.92%1.76%$213.17
05/07/202006/10/2020$0.9402.22%1.99%$188.55
02/06/202003/10/2020$0.9401.73%2.34%$160.51
10/31/201912/10/2019$0.9401.98%1.99%$188.68
08/02/201909/10/2019$0.9401.9%2.11%$178.58
05/02/201906/10/2019$0.8601.65%1.71%$201.41
02/01/201903/11/2019$0.8601.88%1.9%$180.84
11/01/201812/10/2018$0.8001.81%2.05%$155.88
08/03/201809/10/2018$0.8001.66%1.78%$180.12
05/03/201806/11/2018$0.7201.89%1.84%$156.12
02/01/201803/12/2018$0.7201.72%2.02%$142.56
11/02/201712/11/2017$0.6101.85%1.72%$141.55
08/03/201709/11/2017$0.6102.13%1.93%$126.42
05/03/201706/12/2017$0.6102.05%2.04%$119.70
02/01/201703/10/2017$0.6101.98%2.04%$119.66
11/02/201612/12/2016$0.5902.57%2.13%$110.69
08/04/201609/12/2016$0.5902.69%2.55%$92.38
05/04/201606/10/2016$0.5902.66%2.81%$84.09
02/03/201603/10/2016$0.5903.51%3.12%$75.76
11/04/201512/10/2015$0.5902.94%2.69%$87.68
08/05/201509/10/2015$0.5902.86%2.99%$79.04
05/06/201506/10/2015$0.5902.34%2.61%$90.54
04/29/201506/10/2015$0.5902.25%2.61%$90.54
02/04/201503/10/2015$0.5902.13%2.19%$107.58
11/05/201412/10/2014$0.5702.02%2.25%$101.28
07/30/201409/10/2014$0.5702.09%2.11%$107.99
04/30/201406/10/2014$0.5402.24%2.12%$101.92
02/05/201403/10/2014$0.5402.27%2.29%$94.43
10/30/201312/10/2013$0.5202.36%2.32%$89.78
07/31/201309/10/2013$0.5202.76%2.72%$76.34
05/01/201306/10/2013$0.5002.66%2.56%$77.98
01/30/201303/11/2013$0.5002.86%2.67%$75.02
10/31/201212/10/2012$0.5003.16%3.22%$62.08
08/09/201209/10/2012$0.5002.54%2.76%$72.40
05/02/201206/11/2012$0.4702.44%2.85%$65.92
02/01/201203/12/2012$0.4702.38%2.84%$66.09
11/02/201112/12/2011$0.4302.28%2.35%$73.08
08/03/201109/12/2011$0.4302.21%2.66%$64.76
05/04/201106/10/2011$0.4002.1%2.27%$70.37
02/02/201103/10/2011$0.4002.4%2.46%$64.95
11/03/201012/10/2010$0.3602.25%2.3%$62.69
08/04/201009/10/2010$0.3602.4%2.45%$58.85
05/05/201006/10/2010$0.3402.33%2.42%$56.16
02/03/201003/10/2010$0.3402.81%2.52%$53.87
11/04/200912/10/2009$0.3402.73%2.6%$52.24
08/05/200909/10/2009$0.3403.08%2.76%$49.23
04/29/200906/10/2009$0.3403.72%3.35%$40.54
02/04/200903/10/2009$0.3403.29%4.82%$28.21
11/05/200812/10/2008$0.3202.14%2.65%$48.39
07/30/200809/10/2008$0.3201.58%1.96%$65.47
04/30/200806/10/2008$0.2901.85%1.8%$64.59
01/30/200803/10/2008$0.2901.98%2.27%$51.14
10/31/200712/10/2007$0.2601.86%1.97%$52.72
08/01/200709/10/2007$0.2601.64%2.12%$49.10
05/02/200706/11/2007$0.2201.53%1.61%$54.50
01/31/200703/12/2007$0.2201.49%1.8%$49.01
11/01/200612/11/2006$0.1801.29%1.41%$50.95
08/02/200609/11/2006$0.1801.48%1.73%$41.61
05/03/200606/12/2006$0.1601.04%1.33%$48.28
02/01/200603/10/2006$0.1601.07%1.26%$50.83
11/02/200512/12/2005$0.1301.16%1.21%$42.96
08/03/200509/12/2005$0.1301.21%1.42%$36.59
05/04/200506/10/2005$0.1101.31%1.4%$31.39
02/02/200503/10/2005$0.1101.12%1.17%$37.51
11/03/200412/10/2004$0.1001.05%1.14%$35.10
08/04/200409/10/2004$0.1001.25%1.37%$29.15
05/05/200406/10/2004$0.0801.34%1.28%$24.99
02/04/200403/10/2004$0.0801.43%1.51%$21.14
11/05/200312/10/2003$0.0801.46%1.41%$22.70
07/30/200309/10/2003$0.0801.54%1.68%$19.08
04/30/200306/10/2003$0.0701.32%1.31%$21.35
02/05/200303/10/2003$0.0701.39%1.54%$18.19
10/30/200212/10/2002$0.0701.25%1.4%$19.96
07/31/200209/10/2002$0.0701.23%1.36%$20.61
05/01/200206/10/2002$0.0601.12%1.09%$21.92
01/30/200203/11/2002$0.0601.08%0.95%$25.29
10/31/200112/10/2001$0.0601.43%1.27%$18.90
08/01/200109/10/2001$0.0601.91%1.27%$18.90
05/02/200106/11/2001$0.0602.71%1.11%$21.62
01/31/200103/12/2001$0.0604.04%1.38%$17.34
11/01/200012/11/2000$0.2005.64%5.56%$14.38
08/02/200009/11/2000$0.2004.2%5.06%$15.81
05/03/200006/12/2000$0.2004.74%4.43%$18.06
02/02/200003/10/2000$0.2004.91%6.07%$13.19
11/03/199912/10/1999$0.2003.38%3.75%$21.31
08/04/199909/10/1999$0.2002.75%2.94%$27.19
05/05/199906/10/1999$0.2002.25%2.3%$34.75
02/03/199903/10/1999$0.2002.97%2.7%$29.63
11/04/199812/10/1998$0.2002.49%2.64%$30.25
08/05/199809/10/1998$0.2002.84%2.69%$29.69
04/29/199806/10/1998$0.2002.43%2.56%$31.31
02/04/199803/10/1998$0.2002.41%2.18%$36.69
11/05/199712/10/1997$0.2002.52%2.58%$31.06
07/30/199709/10/1997$0.2002.12%2.46%$32.54
04/30/199706/10/1997$0.2002.58%2.43%$32.92
02/05/199703/10/1997$0.2002.58%2.47%$32.42
10/30/199612/10/1996$0.1872.52%2.54%$29.38
07/31/199609/10/1996$0.1872.72%2.66%$28.04
05/01/199606/10/1996$0.1872.61%2.59%$28.79
01/31/199603/11/1996$0.1872.69%2.63%$28.42
11/01/199512/11/1995$0.1732.78%2.58%$26.92
08/02/199509/11/1995$0.1732.82%2.81%$24.63
05/01/199506/12/1995$0.1733.03%3.2%$21.67
01/30/199503/10/1995$0.1733.15%3.15%$22.00
10/31/199412/12/1994$0.1603.05%3.16%$20.25
08/01/199408/03/1994$0.1603.05%3.02%$21.21
05/02/199406/10/1994$0.1603.02%2.97%$21.54
01/31/199403/10/1994$0.1602.57%2.84%$22.54
11/01/199311/03/1993$0.1602.78%2.92%$21.92
08/02/199309/10/1993$0.1602.84%2.87%$22.29
05/03/199306/10/1993$0.1502.94%2.83%$21.17
02/01/199302/03/1993$0.1502.83%2.78%$21.58
11/02/199212/10/1992$0.1502.93%2.86%$21.00
08/03/199209/10/1992$0.1502.98%3.23%$18.58
05/04/199206/10/1992$0.1502.68%2.9%$20.67
02/03/199203/10/1992$0.1502.91%3.11%$19.29
10/28/199112/10/1991$0.1332.67%2.82%$18.92
07/29/199109/10/1991$0.1333.27%3.19%$16.71
04/29/199106/10/1991$0.1333.48%3.32%$16.08
01/28/199103/11/1991$0.1333.54%3.58%$14.88
10/29/199012/10/1990$0.1334.26%3.93%$13.58
07/30/199009/10/1990$0.1333.37%3.97%$13.42
04/30/199006/11/1990$0.1203.83%3.36%$14.29
01/29/199003/12/1990$0.1203.87%3.82%$12.58
10/30/198912/11/1989$0.1203.78%3.69%$13.00
07/31/198909/11/1989$0.1203.62%3.63%$13.21
05/01/198906/12/1989$0.1103.84%3.5%$12.58
01/30/198903/10/1989$0.1103.88%3.83%$11.50
10/31/198812/12/1988$0.1104.13%4.11%$10.71
08/01/198809/12/1988$0.1104.37%4.61%$9.54
05/02/198806/10/1988$0.1004.41%4.31%$9.29
02/01/198803/10/1988$0.1004.34%4.18%$9.58
11/02/198712/10/1987$0.1004.98%5.03%$7.96
08/03/198709/10/1987$0.1003.41%3.44%$11.63
05/04/198706/10/1987$0.1003.97%3.69%$10.83
02/02/198703/10/1987$0.1003.73%3.72%$10.74
11/03/198611/05/1986$0.0944.12%4.01%$9.42
07/28/198607/30/1986$0.0944.26%4.3%$8.78
04/28/198604/30/1986$0.0943.75%3.99%$9.47
02/03/198602/05/1986$0.0944.1%3.96%$9.53
10/28/198510/30/1985$0.0944.9%4.76%$7.93
07/29/198507/31/1985$0.0944.9%4.9%$7.71
04/29/198505/01/1985$0.0945.16%5.48%$6.89
01/28/198501/30/1985$0.0945.01%5.31%$7.11
10/29/198410/31/1984$0.0895.66%5.56%$6.40
07/30/198408/01/1984$0.0896.33%6.34%$5.61
04/30/198405/02/1984$0.0895.36%5.63%$6.31
01/30/198402/01/1984$0.0890%5.18%$6.86
10/31/198311/02/1983$0.0780%4.54%$6.86
08/01/198308/03/1983$0.0780%4.54%$6.86
05/02/198305/04/1983$0.0780%4.54%$6.86
01/31/198302/02/1983$0.0780%4.54%$6.86
10/29/198211/03/1982$0.0780%4.54%$6.86
08/02/198208/04/1982$0.0780%4.54%$6.86

Projected Future Returns & Dividends for NSC

Based on past 10-year performance, here are NSC growth metrics:

Share price CAGR of +14.09%
Dividend CAGR of +8.68%

Using NSC CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:

NSC (DRIP)NSC - No DRIP
Current Price$296.29$296.29
Start Shares33.7533.75
Start Value$10,000$10,000
  
After 10 years:
Final Share Count39.1233.75
Dividends Payment$3.10$3.10
Annual Dividends$485$419
Yield on cost4.85%4.19%
Share Price$970.54$970.54
Total Dividends$2,979$2,726
Final Value$37,966$35,483

Estimated Future Value + Dividends - NSC

NOTE: Above numbers are our estimate based on NSC's Dividend and Price CAGR over past 10 years. These numbers should only be considered as "potential future returns"! DRIP assumes reinvesting dividends; No-DRIP assumes collecting dividends as cash.

We cannot guarantee that your actual returns will meet these estimates.

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Company Info

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) had its IPO on 1982-06-02, and is trader on NYSE stock exchange.

Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, scrap paper, beverages, canned goods, and consumer products; chemicals consist of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, and sand; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal. It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports; and provides commuter rail passenger transportation services and operates an intermodal network. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated approximately 19,300 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

NSC website: https://www.norfolksouthern.com


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