Norfolk Southern (NSC) Dividend Yield (2011 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Dividend Yield of 1.72% for Q2 2026, down 0.41 percentage points from 2.12% a year earlier and down 0.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Dividend Yield (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Norfolk Southern posted Dividend Yield of 1.88%, down 0.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Dividend Yield has a five-year change of +0.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividend Yield came in at 2.30% in FY2024 (unchanged), 2.30% in FY2023 (+0.22 pp), 2.08% in FY2022 (+0.64 pp) and 1.44% in FY2021 (-0.16 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Dividend Yield since Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Dividend Yield has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.30 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Dividend Yield in five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 0.86 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 0.54 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 1.88% (Q1 2026), 1.88% (Q4 2025) and 1.81% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn |
| 10 | Copart | 25.20 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 732.88 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.72% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.44% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.72% |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Dividend Yield API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "ticker": "NSC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();