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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Dividend History

Yield, payment cadence and annual totals for Norfolk Southern, read from realized payments rather than announcements.

S&P 500Industrials74.0B $

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Dividend key figures

Trailing yield: 1.64%
Annual dividend: 5.4
Typical payment: 1.35
Not cut since: since 2016 · 10 years
Raised since: since 2025 · 1 year
Paying since: 1982
5-year growth: +7.5%
Frequency: Quarterly

Based on realized payments only, not the company's own guidance. Not investment advice.

Annual dividend totals

* Current year, not yet complete.

Payment cadence

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
2026	1.35	1.35	1.35
2025	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35
2024	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35
2023	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35
2022	1.24	1.24	1.24	1.24
2021	0.99	0.99	1.09	1.09
2020	0.94	0.94	0.94	0.94
2019	0.86	0.86	0.94	0.94
2018	0.72	0.72	0.8	0.8
2017	0.61	0.61	0.61	0.61
2016	0.59	0.59	0.59	0.59
2015	0.59	1.18	0.59	0.59
2014	0.54	0.54	0.57	0.57
2013	0.5	0.5	0.52	0.52
2012	0.47	0.47	0.5	0.5

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Past

NSNSCAug 7, 2026Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCBefore openJul 23, 2026Norfolk SouthernEPS 3.52 vs est. 3.23 NSNSCMay 8, 2026Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCBefore openApr 24, 2026Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.65 vs est. 2.51 NSNSCFeb 6, 2026Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCBefore openJan 29, 2026Norfolk SouthernEPS 3.22 vs est. 2.78 NSNSCNov 7, 2025Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCAfter closeOct 23, 2025Norfolk SouthernEPS 3.3 vs est. 3.18 NSNSCAug 1, 2025Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCBefore openJul 29, 2025Norfolk SouthernEPS 3.29 vs est. 3.27 NSNSCMay 2, 2025Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCBefore openApr 23, 2025Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.69 vs est. 2.72 NSNSCFeb 7, 2025Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCBefore openJan 29, 2025Norfolk SouthernEPS 3.04 vs est. 2.95 NSNSCNov 1, 2024Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCBefore openOct 22, 2024Norfolk SouthernEPS 3.25 vs est. 3.1 NSNSCAug 2, 2024Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCAfter closeJul 25, 2024Norfolk SouthernEPS 3.06 vs est. 2.85 NSNSCMay 2, 2024Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCBefore openApr 24, 2024Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.49 vs est. 2.58 NSNSCFeb 1, 2024Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCBefore openJan 26, 2024Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.83 vs est. 2.9 NSNSCNov 2, 2023Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCBefore openOct 25, 2023Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.65 vs est. 2.74 NSNSCAug 3, 2023Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCBefore openJul 27, 2023Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.95 vs est. 3.15 NSNSCMay 4, 2023Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCBefore openApr 26, 2023Norfolk SouthernEPS 3.32 vs est. 3.15 NSNSCFeb 2, 2023Norfolk Southern1.35 NSNSCBefore openJan 25, 2023Norfolk SouthernEPS 3.42 vs est. 3.41 NSNSCNov 3, 2022Norfolk Southern1.24 NSNSCBefore openOct 26, 2022Norfolk SouthernEPS 4.1 vs est. 3.64 NSNSCAug 5, 2022Norfolk Southern1.24 NSNSCBefore openJul 27, 2022Norfolk SouthernEPS 3.45 vs est. 3.44 NSNSCMay 5, 2022Norfolk Southern1.24 NSNSCBefore openApr 27, 2022Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.93 vs est. 2.91 NSNSCFeb 3, 2022Norfolk Southern1.24 NSNSCBefore openJan 26, 2022Norfolk SouthernEPS 3.12 vs est. 3.04 NSNSCNov 4, 2021Norfolk Southern1.09 NSNSCBefore openOct 27, 2021Norfolk SouthernEPS 3.06 vs est. 2.89 NSNSCAug 6, 2021Norfolk Southern1.09 NSNSCBefore openJul 28, 2021Norfolk SouthernEPS 3.28 vs est. 2.94 NSNSCMay 6, 2021Norfolk Southern0.99 NSNSCBefore openApr 28, 2021Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.66 vs est. 2.55 NSNSCFeb 4, 2021Norfolk Southern0.99 NSNSCBefore openJan 27, 2021Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.64 vs est. 2.48 NSNSCNov 5, 2020Norfolk Southern0.94 NSNSCBefore openOct 28, 2020Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.51 vs est. 2.36 NSNSCAug 6, 2020Norfolk Southern0.94 NSNSCBefore openJul 29, 2020Norfolk SouthernEPS 1.53 vs est. 1.39 NSNSCMay 7, 2020Norfolk Southern0.94 NSNSCBefore openApr 29, 2020Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.58 vs est. 2.19 NSNSCFeb 6, 2020Norfolk Southern0.94 NSNSCBefore openJan 29, 2020Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.55 vs est. 2.29 NSNSCOct 31, 2019Norfolk Southern0.94 NSNSCBefore openOct 23, 2019Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.58 vs est. 2.57 NSNSCAug 2, 2019Norfolk Southern0.94 NSNSCBefore openJul 24, 2019Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.7 vs est. 2.77 NSNSCMay 2, 2019Norfolk Southern0.86 NSNSCBefore openApr 24, 2019Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.51 vs est. 2.17 NSNSCFeb 1, 2019Norfolk Southern0.86 NSNSCAfter closeJan 24, 2019Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.57 vs est. 2.3 NSNSCNov 1, 2018Norfolk Southern0.8 NSNSCBefore openOct 24, 2018Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.52 vs est. 2.44 NSNSCAug 3, 2018Norfolk Southern0.8 NSNSCBefore openJul 25, 2018Norfolk SouthernEPS 2.5 vs est. 2.31 NSNSCMay 3, 2018Norfolk Southern0.72 NSNSCBefore openApr 25, 2018Norfolk SouthernEPS 1.93 vs est. 1.77 NSNSCFeb 1, 2018Norfolk Southern0.72 NSNSCBefore openJan 24, 2018Norfolk SouthernEPS 1.69 vs est. 1.56 NSNSCNov 2, 2017Norfolk Southern0.61 NSNSCBefore openOct 25, 2017Norfolk SouthernEPS 1.75 vs est. 1.64 NSNSCAug 3, 2017Norfolk Southern0.61 NSNSCBefore openJul 26, 2017Norfolk SouthernEPS 1.71 vs est. 1.64 NSNSCMay 3, 2017Norfolk Southern0.61 NSNSCBefore openApr 26, 2017Norfolk SouthernEPS 1.48 vs est. 1.35 NSNSCFeb 1, 2017Norfolk Southern0.61 NSNSCBefore openJan 25, 2017Norfolk SouthernEPS 1.42 vs est. 1.38 NSNSCNov 2, 2016Norfolk Southern0.59 NSNSCBefore openOct 26, 2016Norfolk SouthernEPS 1.55 vs est. 1.45 NSNSCAug 4, 2016Norfolk Southern0.59 NSNSCBefore openJul 27, 2016Norfolk SouthernEPS 1.36 vs est. 1.35 NSNSCMay 4, 2016Norfolk Southern0.59 NSNSCFeb 3, 2016Norfolk Southern0.59 NSNSCBefore openJan 27, 2016Norfolk SouthernEPS 1.2 vs est. 1.27 NSNSCNov 4, 2015Norfolk Southern0.59 NSNSCAug 5, 2015Norfolk Southern0.59 NSNSCMay 6, 2015Norfolk Southern0.59 NSNSCApr 29, 2015Norfolk Southern0.59 NSNSCFeb 4, 2015Norfolk Southern0.59 NSNSCNov 5, 2014Norfolk Southern0.57 NSNSCJul 30, 2014Norfolk Southern0.57 NSNSCApr 30, 2014Norfolk Southern0.54 NSNSCFeb 5, 2014Norfolk Southern0.54 NSNSCOct 30, 2013Norfolk Southern0.52 NSNSCJul 31, 2013Norfolk Southern0.52 NSNSCMay 1, 2013Norfolk Southern0.5 NSNSCJan 30, 2013Norfolk Southern0.5 NSNSCOct 31, 2012Norfolk Southern0.5 NSNSCAug 9, 2012Norfolk Southern0.5 NSNSCMay 2, 2012Norfolk Southern0.47 NSNSCFeb 1, 2012Norfolk Southern0.47 NSNSCNov 2, 2011Norfolk Southern0.43 NSNSCAug 3, 2011Norfolk Southern0.43 NSNSCMay 4, 2011Norfolk Southern0.4 NSNSCFeb 2, 2011Norfolk Southern0.4 NSNSCNov 3, 2010Norfolk Southern0.36 NSNSCAug 4, 2010Norfolk Southern0.36 NSNSCMay 5, 2010Norfolk Southern0.34 NSNSCFeb 3, 2010Norfolk Southern0.34 NSNSCNov 4, 2009Norfolk Southern0.34 NSNSCAug 5, 2009Norfolk Southern0.34 NSNSCApr 29, 2009Norfolk Southern0.34 NSNSCFeb 4, 2009Norfolk Southern0.34 NSNSCNov 5, 2008Norfolk Southern0.32 NSNSCJul 30, 2008Norfolk Southern0.32 NSNSCApr 30, 2008Norfolk Southern0.29 NSNSCJan 30, 2008Norfolk Southern0.29 NSNSCOct 31, 2007Norfolk Southern0.26 NSNSCAug 1, 2007Norfolk Southern0.26 NSNSCMay 2, 2007Norfolk Southern0.22 NSNSCJan 31, 2007Norfolk Southern0.22 NSNSCNov 1, 2006Norfolk Southern0.18 NSNSCAug 2, 2006Norfolk Southern0.18 NSNSCMay 3, 2006Norfolk Southern0.16 NSNSCFeb 1, 2006Norfolk Southern0.16 NSNSCNov 2, 2005Norfolk Southern0.13 NSNSCAug 3, 2005Norfolk Southern0.13 NSNSCMay 4, 2005Norfolk Southern0.11 NSNSCFeb 2, 2005Norfolk Southern0.11 NSNSCNov 3, 2004Norfolk Southern0.1 NSNSCAug 4, 2004Norfolk Southern0.1 NSNSCMay 5, 2004Norfolk Southern0.08 NSNSCFeb 4, 2004Norfolk Southern0.08 NSNSCNov 5, 2003Norfolk Southern0.08 NSNSCJul 30, 2003Norfolk Southern0.08 NSNSCApr 30, 2003Norfolk Southern0.07 NSNSCFeb 5, 2003Norfolk Southern0.07 NSNSCOct 30, 2002Norfolk Southern0.07 NSNSCJul 31, 2002Norfolk Southern0.07 NSNSCMay 1, 2002Norfolk Southern0.06 NSNSCJan 30, 2002Norfolk Southern0.06 NSNSCOct 31, 2001Norfolk Southern0.06 NSNSCAug 1, 2001Norfolk Southern0.06 NSNSCMay 2, 2001Norfolk Southern0.06 NSNSCJan 31, 2001Norfolk Southern0.06 NSNSCNov 1, 2000Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCAug 2, 2000Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCMay 3, 2000Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCFeb 2, 2000Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCNov 3, 1999Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCAug 4, 1999Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCMay 5, 1999Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCFeb 3, 1999Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCNov 4, 1998Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCAug 5, 1998Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCApr 29, 1998Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCFeb 4, 1998Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCNov 5, 1997Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCJul 30, 1997Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCApr 30, 1997Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCFeb 5, 1997Norfolk Southern0.2 NSNSCOct 30, 1996Norfolk Southern0.1867 NSNSCJul 31, 1996Norfolk Southern0.1867 NSNSCMay 1, 1996Norfolk Southern0.1867 NSNSCJan 31, 1996Norfolk Southern0.1867 NSNSCNov 1, 1995Norfolk Southern0.1733 NSNSCAug 2, 1995Norfolk Southern0.1733 NSNSCMay 1, 1995Norfolk Southern0.1733 NSNSCJan 30, 1995Norfolk Southern0.1733 NSNSCOct 31, 1994Norfolk Southern0.16 NSNSCAug 1, 1994Norfolk Southern0.16 NSNSCMay 2, 1994Norfolk Southern0.16 NSNSCJan 31, 1994Norfolk Southern0.16 NSNSCNov 1, 1993Norfolk Southern0.16 NSNSCAug 2, 1993Norfolk Southern0.16 NSNSCMay 3, 1993Norfolk Southern0.15 NSNSCFeb 1, 1993Norfolk Southern0.15 NSNSCNov 2, 1992Norfolk Southern0.15 NSNSCAug 3, 1992Norfolk Southern0.15 NSNSCMay 4, 1992Norfolk Southern0.15 NSNSCFeb 3, 1992Norfolk Southern0.15 NSNSCOct 28, 1991Norfolk Southern0.1333 NSNSCJul 29, 1991Norfolk Southern0.1333 NSNSCApr 29, 1991Norfolk Southern0.1333 NSNSCJan 28, 1991Norfolk Southern0.1333 NSNSCOct 29, 1990Norfolk Southern0.1333 NSNSCJul 30, 1990Norfolk Southern0.1333 NSNSCApr 30, 1990Norfolk Southern0.12 NSNSCJan 29, 1990Norfolk Southern0.12 NSNSCOct 30, 1989Norfolk Southern0.12 NSNSCJul 31, 1989Norfolk Southern0.12 NSNSCMay 1, 1989Norfolk Southern0.11 NSNSCJan 30, 1989Norfolk Southern0.11 NSNSCOct 31, 1988Norfolk Southern0.11 NSNSCAug 1, 1988Norfolk Southern0.11 NSNSCMay 2, 1988Norfolk Southern0.1 NSNSCFeb 1, 1988Norfolk Southern0.1 NSNSCNov 2, 1987Norfolk Southern0.1 NSNSCAug 3, 1987Norfolk Southern0.1

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