NSC Dividend History & Description — Norfolk Southern Corp

Norfolk Southern Corporation is a holding company, which is engaged in the rail transportation business. The company is engaged in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the Southeast, East, and Midwest and, via interchange with rail carriers, to and from the rest of the U.S. The NSC dividend history below adds context to Norfolk Southern Corporation's income profile, showing historical dividend payments, ex-dividend dates, payout amounts and dividend yield data. Related sections also connect NSC dividend history with current yield, next dividend date projections and dividend growth rate data.
Name:  Norfolk Southern Corp
Stock buyback:  NSC buyback
Website:  www.norfolksouthern.com
Sector:  Railroads
Number of ETFs Holding NSC:  232 (see which ones)

NSC Stock Dividend History

The NSC dividend history graphic shown above is presented after taking into consideration any known stock split occurrences, in order to present the most directly comparable NSC historical dividend comparison possible. Historical dividends, when charted graphically, can reveal the long-term variability and/or growth within the NSC dividend history record. Also see the NSC stock dividend history data table along the right-hand column below.

NSC Dividend History FAQ

What is the NSC dividend history?
I am following Norfolk Southern Corp, under stock symbol NSC, and I would like to know what their dividend history looks like?

Accepted answer: In our Dividend Channel database, the first NSC dividend we cover in our data set is from 08/02/1995, and the latest dividend is from 08/07/2026, those being the historical ex-dividend dates. Norfolk Southern Corp is showing 126 total dividends in the NSC dividend history we have available. The last dividend to have gone ex-div was in the amount of 1.35 per share.

  Suggested answer: Are you looking to know how many historical dividends Norfolk Southern Corp has had? If so, our database shows 126 historical dividends with the earliest in our data set being from 08/02/1995.

  Suggested answer: The Norfolk Southern Corp dividend history is 126 entries long in the Dividend Channel database which goes back to 08/02/1995.


What is the NSC historical dividend amount?
For the most recent dividend to have passed its ex-dividend date for NSC, what is the amount per share and when did it go ex-div?

Accepted answer: The per-share amount for the most recent historical dividend, i.e. the most recent dividend that has already passed its ex-dividend date, is 1.35 per share, having gone ex-dividend on 08/07/2026

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