What If You Invested $1,000 in Norfolk Southern (NSC)?
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Norfolk Southern
NSC
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+23793.89% (238.9 times)
- Buy
- Jun 17, 1982
- $1.33
- Sell
- Mar 4, 2026
- $317.83
Buying NSC at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $238,938.92.
Max drawdown
-67.74% (fell to 32% of peak)
- Peak
- Mar 20, 1998
- $21.66
- Trough
- Oct 23, 2000
- $6.99
The worst decline for NSC was -67.74% (fell to 32% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+20607.44% (207.1 times)
- IPO
- Jun 2, 1982
- $1.4
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $290.7
A $1,000 investment in NSC at IPO would be worth $207,074.37 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock's all-time low was $1.33 on Jun 17, 1982. The all-time high was $317.83 on Mar 4, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock at the all-time low ($1.33 on Jun 17, 1982) and selling at the peak ($317.83 on Mar 4, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $238,938.92. Historical return: +23793.89% (238.9 times).
What are Norfolk Southern (NSC)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock was Jun 17, 1982 (all-time low at $1.33). The best sell date was Mar 4, 2026 at $317.83. This investment would have returned +23793.89% (238.9 times).
What was Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock's worst decline was -67.74% (fell to 32% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $21.66 on Mar 20, 1998. Trough: $6.99 on Oct 23, 2000. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $322.6 at the trough.
What if you bought Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock at IPO ($1.4 on Jun 2, 1982) would be worth $207,074.37 today. Historical return: +20607.44% (207.1 times). Current stock price: $290.7 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Norfolk Southern (NSC) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock 5 years ago ($230.98 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,258.53 today. Historical return: +25.85% (1.26 times). Current stock price: $290.7 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Norfolk Southern (NSC) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock 10 years ago ($65.86 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $4,413.82 today. Historical return: +341.38% (4.41 times). Current stock price: $290.7 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Norfolk Southern (NSC) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock 20 years ago ($34.04 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $8,540.94 today. Historical return: +754.09% (8.54 times). Current stock price: $290.7 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for NSC. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.