Norfolk Southern Dividend

Q: What is the Norfolk Southern Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Norfolk Southern dividend yield over the last 5 years is 2.02% and the average over the last 10 years is 2.06%. The payout ratio of Norfolk Southern in relation to the last financial year is 67.33%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 42.69%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Norfolk Southern dividend safe?

Norfolk Southern has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 23 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00% . The average Norfolk Southern Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 8.45% . The average for the last 10 years is 9.30% .

$235.25

0.81% day before yesterday

NYSE, Dec 27, 10:00 pm CET

ISIN

US6558441084

Symbol

NSC

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

NYSE Composite, S&P 500

Sector

Transportation

Industry

Railroad

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Norfolk Southern Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2025 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Norfolk Southern Stock

Current dividend yield	1.59 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	9.88 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	7.32 %
Payout 3Y	1.55 %

When does Norfolk Southern pay a dividend?

The Norfolk Southern stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Norfolk Southern stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were February, May, August and November . Dividends from Norfolk Southern are distributed via February, May, August and November.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2024	$1.35 $1.35	Nov 01 2024 Nov 01 2024 Nov 20 2024 Nov 01 24 Nov 20 24	Nov 20 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.35 $1.35	Aug 02 2024 Aug 02 2024 Aug 20 2024 Aug 02 24 Aug 20 24	Aug 20 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.35 $1.35	May 02 2024 May 02 2024 May 20 2024 May 02 24 May 20 24	May 20 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.35 $1.35	Feb 01 2024 Feb 01 2024 Feb 20 2024 Feb 01 24 Feb 20 24	Feb 20 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.35 $1.35	Nov 02 2023 Nov 02 2023 Nov 20 2023 Nov 02 23 Nov 20 23	Nov 20 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.35 $1.35	Aug 03 2023 Aug 03 2023 Aug 21 2023 Aug 03 23 Aug 21 23	Aug 21 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.35 $1.35	May 04 2023 May 04 2023 May 20 2023 May 04 23 May 20 23	May 20 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.35 $1.35	Feb 02 2023 Feb 02 2023 Feb 21 2023 Feb 02 23 Feb 21 23	Feb 21 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.24 $1.24	Nov 03 2022 Nov 03 2022 Nov 21 2022 Nov 03 22 Nov 21 22	Nov 21 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.24 $1.24	Aug 05 2022 Aug 05 2022 Aug 20 2022 Aug 05 22 Aug 20 22	Aug 20 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.24 $1.24	May 05 2022 May 05 2022 May 20 2022 May 05 22 May 20 22	May 20 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.24 $1.24	Feb 03 2022 Feb 03 2022 Feb 21 2022 Feb 03 22 Feb 21 22	Feb 21 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$1.09 $1.09	Nov 04 2021 Nov 04 2021 Nov 19 2021 Nov 04 21 Nov 19 21	Nov 19 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$1.09 $1.09	Aug 06 2021 Aug 06 2021 Aug 20 2021 Aug 06 21 Aug 20 21	Aug 20 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.99 $0.99	May 06 2021 May 06 2021 May 20 2021 May 06 21 May 20 21	May 20 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.99 $0.99	Feb 04 2021 Feb 04 2021 Mar 10 2021 Feb 04 21 Mar 10 21	Mar 10 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.94 $0.94	Nov 05 2020 Nov 05 2020 Dec 10 2020 Nov 05 20 Dec 10 20	Dec 10 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.94 $0.94	Aug 06 2020 Aug 06 2020 Sep 10 2020 Aug 06 20 Sep 10 20	Sep 10 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.94 $0.94	May 07 2020 May 07 2020 Jun 10 2020 May 07 20 Jun 10 20	Jun 10 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.94 $0.94	Feb 06 2020 Feb 06 2020 Mar 10 2020 Feb 06 20 Mar 10 20	Mar 10 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.94 $0.94	Oct 31 2019 Oct 31 2019 Dec 10 2019 Oct 31 19 Dec 10 19	Dec 10 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.94 $0.94	Aug 02 2019 Aug 02 2019 Sep 10 2019 Aug 02 19 Sep 10 19	Sep 10 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.86 $0.86	May 02 2019 May 02 2019 Jun 10 2019 May 02 19 Jun 10 19	Jun 10 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.86 $0.86	Feb 01 2019 Feb 01 2019 Mar 11 2019 Feb 01 19 Mar 11 19	Mar 11 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.8 $0.8	Nov 01 2018 Nov 01 2018 Dec 10 2018 Nov 01 18 Dec 10 18	Dec 10 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.8 $0.8	Aug 03 2018 Aug 03 2018 Sep 10 2018 Aug 03 18 Sep 10 18	Sep 10 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.72 $0.72	May 03 2018 May 03 2018 Jun 11 2018 May 03 18 Jun 11 18	Jun 11 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.72 $0.72	Feb 01 2018 Feb 01 2018 Mar 10 2018 Feb 01 18 Mar 10 18	Mar 10 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.61 $0.61	Nov 02 2017 Nov 02 2017 Dec 11 2017 Nov 02 17 Dec 11 17	Dec 11 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.61 $0.61	Aug 03 2017 Aug 03 2017 Sep 11 2017 Aug 03 17 Sep 11 17	Sep 11 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.61 $0.61	May 03 2017 May 03 2017 Jun 10 2017 May 03 17 Jun 10 17	Jun 10 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.61 $0.61	Feb 01 2017 Feb 01 2017 Mar 10 2017 Feb 01 17 Mar 10 17	Mar 10 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.59 $0.59	Nov 02 2016 Nov 02 2016 Dec 10 2016 Nov 02 16 Dec 10 16	Dec 10 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.59 $0.59	Aug 04 2016 Aug 04 2016 Sep 10 2016 Aug 04 16 Sep 10 16	Sep 10 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.59 $0.59	May 04 2016 May 04 2016 Jun 10 2016 May 04 16 Jun 10 16	Jun 10 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.59 $0.59	Feb 03 2016 Feb 03 2016 Mar 10 2016 Feb 03 16 Mar 10 16	Mar 10 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.59 $0.59	Nov 04 2015 Nov 04 2015 Dec 10 2015 Nov 04 15 Dec 10 15	Dec 10 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.59 $0.59	Aug 05 2015 Aug 05 2015 Sep 10 2015 Aug 05 15 Sep 10 15	Sep 10 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.59 $0.59	May 06 2015 May 06 2015 Jun 10 2015 May 06 15 Jun 10 15	Jun 10 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.59 $0.59	Feb 04 2015 Feb 04 2015 Mar 10 2015 Feb 04 15 Mar 10 15	Mar 10 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.57 $0.57	Nov 05 2014 Nov 05 2014 Dec 10 2014 Nov 05 14 Dec 10 14	Dec 10 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.57 $0.57	Jul 30 2014 Jul 30 2014 Sep 10 2014 Jul 30 14 Sep 10 14	Sep 10 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.54 $0.54	Apr 30 2014 Apr 30 2014 Jun 10 2014 Apr 30 14 Jun 10 14	Jun 10 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.54 $0.54	Feb 05 2014 Feb 05 2014 Mar 10 2014 Feb 05 14 Mar 10 14	Mar 10 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.52 $0.52	Oct 30 2013 Oct 30 2013 Dec 10 2013 Oct 30 13 Dec 10 13	Dec 10 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.52 $0.52	Jul 31 2013 Jul 31 2013 Sep 10 2013 Jul 31 13 Sep 10 13	Sep 10 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.5 $0.5	May 01 2013 May 01 2013 Jun 10 2013 May 01 13 Jun 10 13	Jun 10 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.5 $0.5	Jan 30 2013 Jan 30 2013 Mar 11 2013 Jan 30 13 Mar 11 13	Mar 11 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.5 $0.5	Oct 31 2012 Oct 31 2012 Dec 10 2012 Oct 31 12 Dec 10 12	Dec 10 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.5 $0.5	Aug 09 2012 Aug 09 2012 Sep 10 2012 Aug 09 12 Sep 10 12	Sep 10 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.47 $0.47	May 02 2012 May 02 2012 Jun 11 2012 May 02 12 Jun 11 12	Jun 11 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.47 $0.47	Feb 01 2012 Feb 01 2012 Mar 10 2012 Feb 01 12 Mar 10 12	Mar 10 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.43 $0.43	Nov 02 2011 Nov 02 2011 Dec 10 2011 Nov 02 11 Dec 10 11	Dec 10 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.43 $0.43	Aug 03 2011 Aug 03 2011 Sep 10 2011 Aug 03 11 Sep 10 11	Sep 10 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.4 $0.4	May 04 2011 May 04 2011 Jun 10 2011 May 04 11 Jun 10 11	Jun 10 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.4 $0.4	Feb 02 2011 Feb 02 2011 Mar 10 2011 Feb 02 11 Mar 10 11	Mar 10 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.36 $0.36	Nov 03 2010 Nov 03 2010 Dec 10 2010 Nov 03 10 Dec 10 10	Dec 10 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.36 $0.36	Aug 04 2010 Aug 04 2010 Sep 10 2010 Aug 04 10 Sep 10 10	Sep 10 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.34 $0.34	May 05 2010 May 05 2010 Jun 10 2010 May 05 10 Jun 10 10	Jun 10 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.34 $0.34	Feb 03 2010 Feb 03 2010 Mar 10 2010 Feb 03 10 Mar 10 10	Mar 10 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.34 $0.34	Nov 04 2009 Nov 04 2009 Dec 10 2009 Nov 04 09 Dec 10 09	Dec 10 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.34 $0.34	Aug 05 2009 Aug 05 2009 Sep 10 2009 Aug 05 09 Sep 10 09	Sep 10 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.34 $0.34	Apr 29 2009 Apr 29 2009 Jun 10 2009 Apr 29 09 Jun 10 09	Jun 10 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.34 $0.34	Feb 04 2009 Feb 04 2009 Mar 10 2009 Feb 04 09 Mar 10 09	Mar 10 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.32 $0.32	Nov 05 2008 Nov 05 2008 Dec 10 2008 Nov 05 08 Dec 10 08	Dec 10 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.32 $0.32	Jul 30 2008 Jul 30 2008 Sep 10 2008 Jul 30 08 Sep 10 08	Sep 10 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.29 $0.29	Apr 30 2008 Apr 30 2008 Jun 10 2008 Apr 30 08 Jun 10 08	Jun 10 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.29 $0.29	Jan 30 2008 Jan 30 2008 Mar 10 2008 Jan 30 08 Mar 10 08	Mar 10 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.26 $0.26	Oct 31 2007 Oct 31 2007 Dec 10 2007 Oct 31 07 Dec 10 07	Dec 10 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.26 $0.26	Aug 01 2007 Aug 01 2007 Sep 10 2007 Aug 01 07 Sep 10 07	Sep 10 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.22 $0.22	May 02 2007 May 02 2007 Jun 11 2007 May 02 07 Jun 11 07	Jun 11 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.22 $0.22	Jan 31 2007 Jan 31 2007 Mar 10 2007 Jan 31 07 Mar 10 07	Mar 10 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.18 $0.18	Nov 01 2006 Nov 01 2006 Dec 11 2006 Nov 01 06 Dec 11 06	Dec 11 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.18 $0.18	Aug 02 2006 Aug 02 2006 Sep 11 2006 Aug 02 06 Sep 11 06	Sep 11 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.16 $0.16	May 03 2006 May 03 2006 Jun 10 2006 May 03 06 Jun 10 06	Jun 10 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.16 $0.16	Feb 01 2006 Feb 01 2006 Mar 10 2006 Feb 01 06 Mar 10 06	Mar 10 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.13 $0.13	Nov 02 2005 Nov 02 2005 Dec 10 2005 Nov 02 05 Dec 10 05	Dec 10 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.13 $0.13	Aug 03 2005 Aug 03 2005 Sep 10 2005 Aug 03 05 Sep 10 05	Sep 10 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.11 $0.11	May 04 2005 May 04 2005 Jun 10 2005 May 04 05 Jun 10 05	Jun 10 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.11 $0.11	Feb 02 2005 Feb 02 2005 Mar 10 2005 Feb 02 05 Mar 10 05	Mar 10 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.1 $0.1	Nov 03 2004 Nov 03 2004 Dec 10 2004 Nov 03 04 Dec 10 04	Dec 10 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.1 $0.1	Aug 04 2004 Aug 04 2004 Sep 10 2004 Aug 04 04 Sep 10 04	Sep 10 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.08 $0.08	May 05 2004 May 05 2004 Jun 10 2004 May 05 04 Jun 10 04	Jun 10 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.08 $0.08	Feb 04 2004 Feb 04 2004 Mar 10 2004 Feb 04 04 Mar 10 04	Mar 10 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.08 $0.08	Nov 05 2003 Nov 05 2003 Dec 10 2003 Nov 05 03 Dec 10 03	Dec 10 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.08 $0.08	Jul 30 2003 Jul 30 2003 Sep 10 2003 Jul 30 03 Sep 10 03	Sep 10 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.07 $0.07	Apr 30 2003 Apr 30 2003 Jun 10 2003 Apr 30 03 Jun 10 03	Jun 10 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.07 $0.07	Feb 05 2003 Feb 05 2003 Mar 10 2003 Feb 05 03 Mar 10 03	Mar 10 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.07 $0.07	Oct 30 2002 Oct 30 2002 Dec 10 2002 Oct 30 02 Dec 10 02	Dec 10 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.07 $0.07	Jul 31 2002 Jul 31 2002 Sep 10 2002 Jul 31 02 Sep 10 02	Sep 10 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.06 $0.06	May 01 2002 May 01 2002 Jun 10 2002 May 01 02 Jun 10 02	Jun 10 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.06 $0.06	Jan 30 2002 Jan 30 2002 Mar 11 2002 Jan 30 02 Mar 11 02	Mar 11 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.06 $0.06	Oct 31 2001 Oct 31 2001 Dec 10 2001 Oct 31 01 Dec 10 01	Dec 10 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.06 $0.06	Aug 01 2001 Aug 01 2001 Sep 10 2001 Aug 01 01 Sep 10 01	Sep 10 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.06 $0.06	May 02 2001 May 02 2001 Jun 11 2001 May 02 01 Jun 11 01	Jun 11 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.06 $0.06	Jan 31 2001 Jan 31 2001 Mar 10 2001 Jan 31 01 Mar 10 01	Mar 10 2001	quarterly quarterly
2000	$0.2 $0.2	Nov 01 2000 Nov 01 2000 Dec 11 2000 Nov 01 00 Dec 11 00	Dec 11 2000	quarterly quarterly
2000	$0.2 $0.2	Aug 02 2000 Aug 02 2000 Sep 11 2000 Aug 02 00 Sep 11 00	Sep 11 2000	quarterly quarterly
2000	$0.2 $0.2	May 03 2000 May 03 2000 Jun 10 2000 May 03 00 Jun 10 00	Jun 10 2000	quarterly quarterly
2000	$0.2 $0.2	Feb 02 2000 Feb 02 2000 Mar 10 2000 Feb 02 00 Mar 10 00	Mar 10 2000	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Norfolk Southern pay?

Norfolk Southern most recently paid a dividend of $1.35. Norfolk Southern paid a Dividend of $5.40 Per Share in the financial year 2024. With a stock price of $235.25 at Dec 27 2024, the current dividend yield is 2.30% (calculation: $5.40 / $235.25 = 2.30%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Norfolk Southern Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Norfolk Southern dividend yield over the last 5 years is 2.02% and the average over the last 10 years is 2.06%.

The payout ratio of Norfolk Southern in relation to the last financial year is 67.33%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 42.69%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Norfolk Southern
Current dividend yield	2.30%
Dividend Yield 5Y	2.02%
Dividend Yield 10Y	2.06%
Payout 1Y	67.33%
Payout 3Y	42.69%

Is the Norfolk Southern dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Norfolk Southern dividend safe?

Norfolk Southern has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 23 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00%. The average Norfolk Southern Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 8.45%. The average for the last 10 years is 9.30%.

Metric	Norfolk Southern
Increased	0 Years
Continuity	23 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	0.00%
Growth 5Y	8.45%
Growth 10Y	9.30%

Continuity

Norfolk Southern has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 23 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.

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Norfolk Southern Stock Forecast 2024

On the stock exchange, the Norfolk Southern stock (ISIN: US6558441084) is not traded as a top scorer in December 2024 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Norfolk Southern -0.48% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2024. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Norfolk Southern stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Norfolk Southern (symbol: NSC) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 22.07 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 4.37 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Norfolk Southern stock forecast 2024 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 20.58 according to P/E ratio and 4.38 according to P/S.

Metric	Norfolk Southern
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2024	0.48%
P/E TTM	22.07
P/S TTM	4.37
P/E forward	20.58
P/S forward	4.38

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