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Dividends Paid for Norfolk Southern (NSC)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$1.21B

YoY change

-0.5%

5Y CAGR

+4.8%

Peak year (2023)

$1.23B

Dividends Paid history chart for Norfolk Southern (NSC) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: $1.22B

Dividends Paid growth chart for Norfolk Southern (NSC) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: -0.5%

Dividends Paid history table for Norfolk Southern (NSC) from 1989 to 2025

  • 2025$1.22B-0.5%
  • 2024$1.22B-0.3%
  • 2023$1.23B+5.0%
  • 2022$1.17B+13.5%
  • 2021$1.03B+7.1%
  • 2020$960.00M+1.2%
  • 2019$949.00M+12.4%
  • 2018$844.00M+20.1%
  • 2017$703.00M+1.2%
  • 2016$695.00M-2.5%
  • 2015$713.00M+3.8%
  • 2014$687.00M+7.8%
  • 2013$637.00M+2.1%
  • 2012$624.00M+8.3%
  • 2011$576.00M+12.1%
  • 2010$514.00M+2.8%
  • 2009$500.00M+9.6%
  • 2008$456.00M+21.0%
  • 2007$377.00M+35.6%
  • 2006$278.00M+43.3%
  • 2005$194.00M+36.6%
  • 2004$142.00M+21.4%
  • 2003$117.00M+15.8%
  • 2002$101.00M+8.6%
  • 2001$93.00M-69.6%
  • 2000$306.00M+0.7%
  • 1999$304.00M+0.3%
  • 1998$303.00M+0.7%
  • 1997$301.00M+6.1%
  • 1996$283.70M+3.7%
  • 1995$273.50M+4.1%
  • 1994$262.70M+1.2%
  • 1993$259.70M+1.8%
  • 1992$255.00M+6.9%
  • 1991$238.50M-3.9%
  • 1990$248.20M+2.6%
  • 1989$241.90M—

Dividends Paid values are taken from Norfolk Southern's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Dividends Paid at Norfolk Southern (NSC)

Dividends Paid for Norfolk Southern (NSC): headline value $1.21B · YoY -0.5%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

In 2025, Norfolk Southern (NSC) dividends paid totalled $1.22B – edged down 0.5% year-over-year.

Norfolk Southern dividends paid has grown on net over the period, with a +4.8% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).

2023 marks the peak dividends paid at $1.23B, with the historical low of $93.00M recorded in 2001.

Norfolk Southern Dividends Paid by Year

Norfolk Southern Dividends Paid 2025: $1.22B

2025's dividends paid for Norfolk Southern came in at $1.22B, edged down 0.5% below 2024.

Norfolk Southern Dividends Paid 2024: $1.22B

Norfolk Southern posted dividends paid of $1.22B in 2024, edged down 0.3% below 2023.

Norfolk Southern Dividends Paid 2023: $1.23B

In 2023, Norfolk Southern reported dividends paid of $1.23B, edged up 5.0% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Norfolk Southern Dividends Paid 2022: $1.17B

Norfolk Southern dividends paid in 2022 was $1.17B, grew 13.5% from 2021.

Norfolk Southern Dividends Paid 2021: $1.03B

Norfolk Southern dividends paid in 2021 was $1.03B.

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