NYSE:NSC | Dividend Payout | NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP

Matching-period dividends paid divided by positive earnings and free cash flow. Values above 100% are retained; absent dividends are not assumed zero.

Available history
2007-12-31 to 2026-03-31
Data captured

Historical Dividend Payout

DateDividends paidEarnings payoutFCF payout
2026-03-31$303M55.39%
2025-12-31$303M47.05%90.72%
2025-03-31$306M40.80%61.08%
2024-12-31$306M41.75%110.87%
2024-03-31$305M575.47%108.16%
2023-12-31$305M57.87%
2023-03-31$307M65.88%41.21%
2022-12-31$286M36.20%216.67%
2022-03-31$297M42.25%49.09%
2021-12-31$264M34.74%53.12%
2021-03-31$249M37.00%33.20%
2020-12-31$238M35.47%55.48%
2020-03-31$242M63.52%41.09%
2019-12-31$244M36.64%65.95%
2019-03-31$230M33.97%55.56%
2018-12-31$217M30.91%100.00%
2018-03-31$205M37.14%47.34%
2017-12-31$174M4.39%45.79%
2017-03-31$177M40.88%43.38%
2016-12-31$172M41.35%123.74%
2016-03-31$176M45.48%36.59%
2015-12-31$176M48.75%191.30%
2015-03-31$181M58.39%75.73%
2014-12-31$176M34.44%
2014-03-31$167M45.38%80.68%
2013-12-31$161M31.38%93.06%
2013-03-31$157M34.89%45.64%
2012-12-31$157M38.01%
2012-03-31$155M37.80%27.00%
2011-12-31$144M30.00%
2011-03-31$142M43.69%62.01%
2010-12-31$130M32.34%565.22%
2010-03-31$126M49.03%25.10%
2009-12-31$126M41.04%120.00%
2009-03-31$125M70.62%112.61%
2008-12-31$118M26.11%63.44%

Annual Dividend Payout

DateDividends paidEarnings payoutFCF payout
2025-12-31$1.22B42.29%56.33%
2024-12-31$1.22B46.57%73.07%
2023-12-31$1.23B67.05%143.78%
2022-12-31$1.17B35.69%51.32%
2021-12-31$1.03B34.21%36.91%
2020-12-31$960M47.69%44.80%
2019-12-31$949M34.86%50.67%
2018-12-31$844M31.66%47.55%
2017-12-31$703M13.01%45.95%
2016-12-31$695M41.67%60.59%
2015-12-31$713M45.82%136.33%
2014-12-31$687M34.35%93.60%
2013-12-31$637M33.35%57.54%
2012-12-31$624M35.68%75.73%
2011-12-31$576M30.06%53.98%
2010-12-31$514M34.36%41.32%
2009-12-31$500M48.36%89.13%
2008-12-31$456M26.57%39.41%
2007-12-31$377M25.75%38.00%