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Norfolk Southern (Norfolk Southern) Dividend Yield % : 2.25% (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Norfolk Southern Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-28), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Norfolk Southern is 2.25%.

Warning Sign:

Norfolk Southern Corp stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Norfolk Southern's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

NSC' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.31   Med: 2.01   Max: 3.44
Current: 2.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Norfolk Southern was 3.44%. The lowest was 1.31%. And the median was 2.01%.

NSC's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
61.92% of 625 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 3.02 vs NSC: 2.25

Norfolk Southern's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.54.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Norfolk Southern was 0.49. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.34.

As of today (2024-04-28), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Norfolk Southern is 2.25%.

Norfolk Southern's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.35.

During the past 12 months, Norfolk Southern's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 12.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Norfolk Southern was 38.70% per year. The lowest was -33.10% per year. And the median was 9.05% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Norfolk Southern Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Norfolk Southern's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Norfolk Southern Dividend Yield % Chart

Norfolk Southern Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.85 1.58 1.40 2.00 2.28

Norfolk Southern Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.39 2.28 2.69 2.28 2.12

Competitive Comparison of Norfolk Southern's Dividend Yield %

For the Railroads subindustry, Norfolk Southern's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Norfolk Southern's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Norfolk Southern's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Norfolk Southern's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Norfolk Southern Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Norfolk Southern Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 1.3502024-02-012024-02-022024-02-20Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.3502023-11-022023-11-032023-11-20Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.3502023-08-032023-08-042023-08-21Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.3502023-05-042023-05-052023-05-20Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Norfolk Southern's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=5.4/239.94
=2.25 %

Current Share Price is $239.94.
Norfolk Southern's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $5.4.

Norfolk Southern's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=5.4/239.94
=2.25 %

Current Share Price is $239.94.
Norfolk Southern's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $1.35 * 4 = $5.4.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Norfolk Southern  (NYSE:NSC) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Norfolk Southern (Norfolk Southern) Business Description

Address
650 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30308
Class-I railroad Norfolk Southern operates in the Eastern United States. On more than 20,000 miles of track, the firm hauls shipments of coal, intermodal traffic, and a diverse mix of automobile, agriculture, metal, chemical, and forest products.
Executives
Phillip S Davidson director 825 TOWN & COUNTRY LANE, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Francesca A. Debiase director MCDONALD'S CORPORATION, 110 NORTH CARPENTER STREET, CHICAGO IL 60607
Alan H. Shaw officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Paul B Duncan officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
James A Squires officer: Sr. V.P. - Law 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Steven F Leer director USG CORPORATION, 125 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60606
Nabanita C Nag officer: SVP and Chief Legal Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Claiborne L Moore officer: Vice President and Controller 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Lorri J Kleine officer: SVP & Chief Legal Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Claude E Elkins officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer 650 W. PEACHTREE ST, NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Allison Clyde H Jr officer: Vice President and Controller 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Ann A Adams officer: EVP-Chief Transform. Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Cynthia M Sanborn officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Michael Joseph Wheeler officer: Sr. Vice President Operations THREE COMMERCIAL PLACE, 13TH FLOOR, NORFOLK VA 23510
Christopher T Jones director 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042