Norfolk Southern (NSC) Dividends Paid - Common (2010 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Dividends Paid - Common of $303 million for Q2 2026, unchanged from $303 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Dividends Paid - Common (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Norfolk Southern's Dividends Paid - Common came in at $1.21 billion, down 0.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.22 billion, down 0.5% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends Paid - Common came in at $1.22 billion in FY2024 (-0.3%), $1.23 billion in FY2023 (+5.0%), $1.17 billion in FY2022 (+13.5%) and $1.03 billion in FY2021 (+7.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Dividends Paid - Common spans a low of $264 million in Q4 2021 and a high of $308 million in Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.3%.
- The high point for year-over-year Dividends Paid - Common in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 19.3%); the low point was Q4 2025 (a decline of 1.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $303 million (Q1 2026), $303 million (Q4 2025) and $303 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 260.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 147.48 Mn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 303.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | - |
| 10 | Copart | 25.27 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 645.66 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 303.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 303.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 303.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 303.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 303.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 306.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 306.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 305.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 305.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 305.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 305.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 305.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 308.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 307.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 286.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 290.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 294.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 297.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 264.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 268.00 Mn |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();