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Norfolk Southern

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Ticker: NSC
NSC

Price

Dividend metrics

Annual payout (TTM) 
$5.40
Yield (TTM) 
1.576%
Payout ratio 
45.29%
Payout frequency 
Quarterly
Dividend growth (3Y) 
2.874%
Next payment 
$1.35

Dividend history & forecast

$1.894

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Status

Ex-date

Pay Date

Yield

% Change

Amount

20271.71%+2.68%$5.545
Forecasted06.11.202720.11.20270.4%0%$1.386
Forecasted07.08.202720.08.20270.41%0%$1.386
Forecasted08.05.202720.05.20270.44%0%$1.386
Forecasted06.02.202720.02.20270.46%+2.68%$1.386
20261.66%0%$5.40
Announced06.11.202620.11.20260.39%0%$1.35
Paid07.08.202620.08.20260.4%0%$1.35
Paid08.05.202620.05.20260.43%0%$1.35
Paid06.02.202620.02.20260.44%0%$1.35
20252.11%0%$5.40
Paid07.11.202520.11.20250.48%0%$1.35
Paid01.08.202520.08.20250.48%0%$1.35
Paid02.05.202520.05.20250.61%0%$1.35
Paid07.02.202520.02.20250.53%0%$1.35
20242.25%0%$5.40
Paid01.11.202420.11.20240.54%0%$1.35
Paid02.08.202420.08.20240.55%0%$1.35
Paid02.05.202420.05.20240.59%0%$1.35
Paid01.02.202420.02.20240.57%0%$1.35
20232.58%+8.87%$5.40
Paid02.11.202320.11.20230.75%0%$1.35
Paid03.08.202321.08.20230.64%0%$1.35
Paid04.05.202320.05.20230.66%0%$1.35
Paid02.02.202321.02.20230.53%+8.87%$1.35
20221.98%+19.23%$4.96
Paid03.11.202221.11.20220.55%0%$1.24
Paid05.08.202220.08.20220.49%0%$1.24
Paid05.05.202220.05.20220.48%0%$1.24
Paid03.02.202221.02.20220.46%+13.76%$1.24
20211.57%+10.64%$4.16
Paid04.11.202119.11.20210.39%0%$1.09
Paid06.08.202120.08.20210.42%+10.1%$1.09
Paid06.05.202120.05.20210.36%0%$0.99
Paid04.02.202110.03.20210.4%+5.32%$0.99
20201.93%+4.44%$3.76
Paid05.11.202010.12.20200.43%0%$0.94
Paid06.08.202010.09.20200.47%0%$0.94
Paid07.05.202010.06.20200.58%0%$0.94
Paid06.02.202010.03.20200.46%0%$0.94
20191.95%+18.42%$3.60
Paid31.10.201910.12.20190.51%0%$0.94
Paid02.08.201910.09.20190.53%+9.3%$0.94
Paid02.05.201910.06.20190.43%0%$0.86
Paid01.02.201911.03.20190.49%+7.5%$0.86
20181.95%+24.59%$3.04
Paid01.11.201810.12.20180.48%0%$0.80
Paid03.08.201810.09.20180.46%+11.11%$0.80
Paid03.05.201811.06.20180.5%0%$0.72
Paid01.02.201810.03.20180.51%+18.03%$0.72
20172.01%+3.39%$2.44
Paid02.11.201711.12.20170.47%0%$0.61
Paid03.08.201711.09.20170.52%0%$0.61
Paid03.05.201710.06.20170.53%0%$0.61
Paid01.02.201710.03.20170.5%+3.39%$0.61
20162.73%0%$2.36
Paid02.11.201610.12.20160.61%0%$0.59
Paid04.08.201610.09.20160.65%0%$0.59
Paid04.05.201610.06.20160.67%0%$0.59
Paid03.02.201610.03.20160.8%0%$0.59
20152.54%+6.31%$2.36
Paid04.11.201510.12.20150.7%0%$0.59
Paid05.08.201510.09.20150.69%0%$0.59
Paid06.05.201510.06.20150.59%0%$0.59
Paid04.02.201510.03.20150.57%+3.51%$0.59
20142.21%+8.82%$2.22
Paid05.11.201410.12.20140.51%0%$0.57
Paid30.07.201410.09.20140.55%+5.56%$0.57
Paid30.04.201410.06.20140.56%0%$0.54
Paid05.02.201410.03.20140.59%+3.85%$0.54
20132.67%+5.15%$2.04
Paid30.10.201310.12.20130.6%0%$0.52
Paid31.07.201310.09.20130.69%+4%$0.52
Paid01.05.201310.06.20130.64%0%$0.50
Paid30.01.201311.03.20130.74%0%$0.50
20122.84%+16.87%$1.94
Paid31.10.201210.12.20120.84%0%$0.50
Paid09.08.201210.09.20120.68%+6.38%$0.50
Paid02.05.201211.06.20120.68%0%$0.47
Paid01.02.201210.03.20120.63%+9.3%$0.47
20112.36%+18.57%$1.66
Paid02.11.201110.12.20110.59%0%$0.43
Paid03.08.201110.09.20110.59%+7.5%$0.43
Paid04.05.201110.06.20110.55%0%$0.40
Paid02.02.201110.03.20110.63%+11.11%$0.40
20102.52%+2.94%$1.40
Paid03.11.201010.12.20100.59%0%$0.36
Paid04.08.201010.09.20100.65%+5.88%$0.36
Paid05.05.201010.06.20100.6%0%$0.34
Paid03.02.201010.03.20100.69%0%$0.34
20093.27%+11.48%$1.36
Paid04.11.200910.12.20090.66%0%$0.34
Paid05.08.200910.09.20090.76%0%$0.34
Paid29.04.200910.06.20090.94%0%$0.34
Paid04.02.200910.03.20090.91%+6.25%$0.34
20082.15%+27.08%$1.22
Paid05.11.200810.12.20080.65%0%$0.32
Paid30.07.200810.09.20080.46%+10.34%$0.32
Paid30.04.200810.06.20080.49%0%$0.29
Paid30.01.200810.03.20080.55%+11.54%$0.29
20071.84%+41.18%$0.96
Paid31.10.200710.12.20070.5%0%$0.26
Paid01.08.200710.09.20070.5%+18.18%$0.26
Paid02.05.200711.06.20070.41%0%$0.22
Paid31.01.200710.03.20070.44%+22.22%$0.22
20061.4%+41.67%$0.68
Paid01.11.200611.12.20060.36%0%$0.18
Paid02.08.200611.09.20060.42%+12.5%$0.18
Paid03.05.200610.06.20060.29%0%$0.16
Paid01.02.200610.03.20060.32%+23.08%$0.16
20051.33%+33.33%$0.48
Paid02.11.200510.12.20050.32%0%$0.13
Paid03.08.200510.09.20050.35%+18.18%$0.13
Paid04.05.200510.06.20050.34%0%$0.11
Paid02.02.200510.03.20050.31%+10%$0.11
20041.37%+20%$0.36
Paid03.11.200410.12.20040.3%0%$0.10
Paid04.08.200410.09.20040.37%+25%$0.10
Paid05.05.200410.06.20040.34%0%$0.08
Paid04.02.200410.03.20040.36%0%$0.08
20030.82%+15.38%$0.30
Paid05.11.200310.12.20030.4%0%$0.08
Paid30.07.200310.09.20030.41%+14.29%$0.08
Paid30.04.200310.06.2003-0%$0.07
Paid05.02.200310.03.2003-0%$0.07
2002-+8.33%$0.26
Paid30.10.200210.12.2002-0%$0.07
Paid31.07.200210.09.2002-+16.67%$0.07
Paid01.05.200210.06.2002-0%$0.06
Paid30.01.200211.03.2002-0%$0.06
2001--70%$0.24
Paid31.10.200110.12.2001-0%$0.06
Paid01.08.200110.09.2001-0%$0.06
Paid02.05.200111.06.2001-0%$0.06
Paid31.01.200110.03.2001--70%$0.06
2000-0%$0.80
Paid01.11.200011.12.2000-0%$0.20
Paid02.08.200011.09.2000-0%$0.20
Paid03.05.200010.06.2000-0%$0.20
Paid02.02.200010.03.2000-0%$0.20
1999-0%$0.80
Paid03.11.199910.12.1999-0%$0.20
Paid04.08.199910.09.1999-0%$0.20
Paid05.05.199910.06.1999-0%$0.20
Paid03.02.199910.03.1999-0%$0.20
1998-0%$0.80
Paid04.11.199810.12.1998-0%$0.20
Paid05.08.199810.09.1998-0%$0.20
Paid29.04.199810.06.1998-0%$0.20
Paid04.02.199810.03.1998-0%$0.20
1997-+7.14%$0.80
Paid05.11.199710.12.1997-0%$0.20
Paid30.07.199710.09.1997-0%$0.20
Paid30.04.199710.06.1997-0%$0.20
Paid05.02.199710.03.1997-+7.14%$0.20
1996-+7.7%$0.747
Paid30.10.199610.12.1996-0%$0.187
Paid31.07.199610.09.1996-0%$0.187
Paid01.05.199610.06.1996-0%$0.187
Paid31.01.199611.03.1996-+7.69%$0.187
1995-+8.33%$0.693
Paid01.11.199511.12.1995-0%$0.173
Paid02.08.199511.09.1995-0%$0.173
Paid01.05.199510.06.1995-+0.02%$0.173
Paid30.01.199510.03.1995-+8.31%$0.173
1994-+3.23%$0.64
Paid31.10.199410.12.1994-0%$0.16
Paid01.08.199410.09.1994-0%$0.16
Paid02.05.199410.06.1994-0%$0.16
Paid31.01.199410.03.1994-0%$0.16
1993-+3.33%$0.62
Paid01.11.199310.12.1993-0%$0.16
Paid02.08.199310.09.1993-+6.67%$0.16
Paid03.05.199310.06.1993-0%$0.15
Paid01.02.199310.03.1993-0%$0.15
1992-+12.53%$0.60
Paid02.11.199210.12.1992-0%$0.15
Paid03.08.199210.09.1992-0%$0.15
Paid04.05.199210.06.1992-0%$0.15
Paid03.02.199210.03.1992-+12.53%$0.15
1991-+5.25%$0.533
Paid28.10.199110.12.1991-0%$0.133
Paid29.07.199110.09.1991-0%$0.133
Paid29.04.199110.06.1991-0%$0.133
Paid28.01.199111.03.1991-0%$0.133
1990-+10.13%$0.507
Paid29.10.199010.12.1990-0%$0.133
Paid30.07.199010.09.1990-+11.08%$0.133
Paid30.04.199011.06.1990-0%$0.12
Paid29.01.199010.03.1990-0%$0.12
1989-+9.52%$0.46
Paid30.10.198911.12.1989-0%$0.12
Paid31.07.198911.09.1989-+9.09%$0.12
Paid01.05.198910.06.1989-0%$0.11
Paid30.01.198910.03.1989-0%$0.11
1988-+40%$0.42
Paid31.10.198810.12.1988-0%$0.11
Paid01.08.198810.09.1988-+10%$0.11
Paid02.05.198810.06.1988-0%$0.10
Paid01.02.198810.03.1988-0%$0.10
1987--$0.30
Paid02.11.198710.12.1987-0%$0.10
Paid03.08.198710.09.1987-0%$0.10
Paid04.05.198710.06.1987--$0.10

Frequently asked questions

Norfolk Southern's dividends are paid out in February, May, August, and November.
On a quarterly basis.
The dividend yield is currently 1.58% and distributions have increased by 2.87% in the last 3 years.
The last payment was made on 20.08.2026.
If you had Norfolk Southern in your securities account on 07.08.2026, you received the distribution.
Norfolk Southern paid out a dividend of $5.40 in 2025.
Norfolk Southern paid out a dividend of $5.40 in 2024.
To receive the next dividend, Norfolk Southern must be booked in the securities account on 06.11.2026.
On 20.11.2026, $1.35 per share is to be paid out as a dividend.

Dividend growth 

1 Year

Low growth0.00%

3 Year

Low growth2.874%

5 Year

Strong growth7.508%

10 Year

Strong growth8.63%

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