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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP NSC
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP dividends
Dividend yield1.73%
Dividend payout42.3%
Paid from FCF56.3%
Safetymoderate
Per share (TTM)$5.40
Years paying (in our data)10 · rising
Dividends by year
Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.
By fiscal year
| FY | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total dividends paid | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.0B | $960.0M | $949.0M | $844.0M | $703.0M | $695.0M |
| Per share | $5.39 | $5.39 | $5.39 | $4.95 | $4.14 | $3.74 | $3.57 | $3.01 | $2.42 | $2.35 |
| Yield then (approx) | 1.85% | 2.11% | 2.29% | 2.02% | 1.52% | 1.58% | 1.72% | 1.80% | 1.61% | 2.00% |
Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.
Per-share dividends by quarter · as declared
| Period end | Dividend / share | Yield then (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $1.35 | 1.61% |
| 2026-03-31 | $1.35 | 1.71% |
| 2025-09-30 | $1.35 | 1.91% |
| 2025-06-30 | $1.35 | 1.94% |
| 2025-03-31 | $1.35 | 2.41% |
| 2024-09-30 | $1.35 | 2.16% |
| 2024-06-30 | $1.35 | 2.16% |
| 2024-03-31 | $1.35 | 2.34% |
| 2023-09-30 | $1.35 | 2.83% |
| 2023-06-30 | $1.35 | 2.31% |
| 2023-03-31 | $1.35 | 2.66% |
| 2022-09-30 | $1.24 | 2.17% |
Per-share amounts are declared dividends tagged to each fiscal quarter (exact ex-/pay-dates aren't in the filings). “Yield then” annualises that quarter's dividend over the month-end share price at the time — approximate.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.