Norfolk Southern NSC
NYSE NSC
$323.40 -4.52 (-1.38%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern's (NSC) quarterly Dividend Yield came in at 0.43% in Q2 2026, down 10.0% year-over-year from 0.48% in Q2 2025, and down 8.78% quarter-over-quarter from 0.47% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported Dividend Yield for 18 consecutive years, with 0.43% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Dividend Yield fell 10.0% year-over-year to 0.43% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 1.72%, a 41.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.88%, down 42.0% from the prior year.
  • Dividend Yield was 0.43% for Q2 2026 at Norfolk Southern, down from 0.47% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Dividend Yield peaked at 0.68% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 0.43% in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.54% and a median of 0.55% in 2022 frame the typical range for Dividend Yield.
  • Across the five-year window, Dividend Yield gained 20 bps in 2023 and slipped 14 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Dividend Yield stood at 0.51% in 2022, then increased by 12 bps to 0.57% in 2023, then increased by 1 bps to 0.58% in 2024, then retreated by 19 bps to 0.47% in 2025, then retreated by 8 bps to 0.43% in 2026.
  • The last three Dividend Yield figures came in at 0.43% (Q2 2026), 0.47% (Q1 2026), and 0.47% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 169.15 Bn 167.03 Bn 6.50 Bn
2 Csx 89.70 Bn 88.31 Bn 3.29 Bn
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 79.86 Bn 79.59 Bn 2.92 Bn
4 Norfolk Southern 72.59 Bn 71.52 Bn -
5 FTAI Infrastructure 386.40 Mn 246.45 Mn 69.44 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.43%
Mar 31, 2026 0.47%
Dec 31, 2025 0.47%
Sep 30, 2025 0.45%
Jun 30, 2025 0.53%
Mar 31, 2025 0.57%
Dec 31, 2024 0.58%
Sep 30, 2024 0.54%
Jun 30, 2024 0.63%
Mar 31, 2024 0.53%
Dec 31, 2023 0.57%
Sep 30, 2023 0.68%
Jun 30, 2023 0.60%
Mar 31, 2023 0.64%
Dec 31, 2022 0.51%
Sep 30, 2022 0.60%
Jun 30, 2022 0.55%
Mar 31, 2022 0.44%
Dec 31, 2021 0.37%
Sep 30, 2021 0.46%