Norfolk Southern (NSC) Shares Repurchased (2010 - 2026)
Norfolk Southern (NSC) recorded Shares Repurchased of $5 million in Q1 2026, down 98.0% from $248 million a year earlier.
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Shares Repurchased (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Norfolk Southern reported Shares Repurchased of $534 million.
- Annual Shares Repurchased has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -18.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Repurchased came in at $622 million in FY2023 (-80.0%), $3.11 billion in FY2022 (-8.3%) and $3.39 billion in FY2021 (+135.6%).
- The Q1 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Shares Repurchased in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Repurchased in the last five years was growth of 360.1% in Q2 2021, against a decline of 98.0% in Q1 2026 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 180.27 Bn | 172.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Csx | 93.96 Bn | 89.18 Bn | - | 543.00 Mn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 92.65 Bn | 69.55 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.03 Bn | 80.07 Bn | - | 1.02 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 76.70 Bn | 71.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Fedex | 76.11 Bn | 42.30 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.46 Bn | 36.65 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.88 Bn | 36.14 Bn | - | 151.58 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 34.98 Bn | -22.72 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Copart | 29.62 Bn | 14.03 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 1,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 78.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 208.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 248.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 119.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 200.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 140.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 163.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 826.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 830.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 854.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 600.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 930.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 935.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 934.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 591.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 479.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 291.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 203.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 466.00 Mn |
API Access
Norfolk Southern Shares Repurchased 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=shares-repurchased&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-repurchased", "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=shares-repurchased&ticker=NSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();