Growth Metrics

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Dividends Paid - Common of $303.0 million for Q1 2026, down 0.98% year-over-year from $306.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $303.0 million in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Dividends Paid - Common data on file, last reported at $303.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common fell 0.98% year-over-year to $303.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (down 0.82% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.2 billion, changed 0.49% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common steadied at $303.0 million in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $303.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Dividends Paid - Common topped out at $308.0 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $286.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Dividends Paid - Common is $305.0 million (2023), against an average of $301.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Dividends Paid - Common grew 19.28%; it then fell 0.98% in 2025.
  • Tracing NSC's Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years: stood at $286.0 million in 2022, then gained by 6.64% to $305.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 0.33% to $306.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 0.98% to $303.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $303.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC Dividends Paid - Common figures stand at $303.0 million (Q1 2026), $303.0 million (Q4 2025), and $303.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 821.00 Mn
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 260.00 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 303.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 148.76 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn 53.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn 24.80 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 1.20 Mn
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn -
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - -
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 303.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 303.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 303.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 303.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 303.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 303.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 303.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 303.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 306.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 306.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 306.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 306.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 305.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 305.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 305.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 305.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 305.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 305.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 305.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 305.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 305.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 305.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 308.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 308.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 307.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 307.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 286.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 286.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 290.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 290.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 294.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 294.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 297.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 297.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 264.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 264.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 268.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 268.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 247.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 247.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 249.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 249.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 238.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 238.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 240.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 240.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 240.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 240.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 242.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 242.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 244.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 244.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 247.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 247.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 228.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 228.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 230.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 230.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 217.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 217.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 219.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 219.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 203.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 203.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 205.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 205.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 174.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 174.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 175.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 175.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 177.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 177.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 177.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 177.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 172.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 172.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 173.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 173.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 174.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 174.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 176.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 176.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 176.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 176.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 177.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 177.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 179.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 179.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 181.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 181.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 176.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 176.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 176.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 176.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 168.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 168.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 167.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 167.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 161.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 161.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 161.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 161.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 158.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 158.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 157.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 157.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 157.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 157.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 159.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 159.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 153.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 153.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 155.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 155.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 144.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 144.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 149.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 149.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 141.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 141.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 142.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 142.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 130.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 130.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 132.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 132.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 126.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 126.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 126.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 126.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 126.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 126.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 124.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 124.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 125.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 125.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 125.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 125.00 Mn