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Norfolk Southern (BSP:N1SC34) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 12.80% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Norfolk Southern 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

Norfolk Southern's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was R$1.28.

The historical rank and industry rank for Norfolk Southern's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:N1SC34' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -33.1   Med: 9.05   Max: 38.7
Current: 12.8

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.

BSP:N1SC34's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
56.29% of 350 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 16.9 vs BSP:N1SC34: 12.80

During the past 12 months, Norfolk Southern's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.10% 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. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

Norfolk Southern's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.28. As of today, Norfolk Southern's Dividend Yield % is 1.30%.

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Competitive Comparison of Norfolk Southern's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Railroads subindustry, Norfolk Southern's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Norfolk Southern's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Norfolk Southern's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Norfolk Southern 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


Norfolk Southern  (BSP:N1SC34) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Norfolk Southern's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Sep. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=1.275/ 4.499
=0.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Norfolk Southern was 0.46. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.34.

2. 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
BRL 1.3741672024-10-312024-10-302024-11-26Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 1.000000
BRL 1.2922922024-08-012024-07-312024-08-26Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 1.000000
BRL 1.2055682024-05-022024-04-302024-05-24Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 1.000000
BRL 1.1646642024-02-012024-01-312024-02-26Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 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 Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=5.036691/387.17
=1.30 %

Current Share Price is R$387.17.
Norfolk Southern's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is R$5.036691.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Norfolk Southern was 3.44%. The lowest was 1.30%. And the median was 1.97%.

* 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 Business Description

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Address
650 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30308-1925
Class-I railroad Norfolk Southern operates in the Eastern United States. On more than 20,000 miles of track, the rail hauls shipments of coal, intermodal traffic, and a diverse mix of automobile, agriculture, metal, chemical, and forest products.

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