Does NSC pay a dividend?

Yes. Norfolk Southern Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.61% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $5.40 per share.

How much does NSC pay in dividends?

$5.40 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next NSC ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for NSC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

NSC Dividend

Norfolk Southern Corporation

NYSEIndustrialsStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 1.61%
Annual dividend: $5.40
Payout ratio: 0.46
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $334.60
Market cap: $75.2B

Is NSC a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median1.61% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.46 means roughly 46% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut onceAcross 44 complete years, the annual total fell in 2001. The most recent reduction was in 2001.

NSC dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1982 to 2025.

Peak $5.40 in 2023Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for NSC, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 7, 2026	August 20, 2026	$1.3500	Quarterly
May 8, 2026	May 20, 2026	$1.3500	Quarterly
February 6, 2026	February 20, 2026	$1.3500	Quarterly
November 7, 2025	November 20, 2025	$1.3500	Quarterly
August 1, 2025	August 20, 2025	$1.3500	Quarterly
May 2, 2025	May 20, 2025	$1.3500	Quarterly
February 7, 2025	February 20, 2025	$1.3500	Quarterly
November 1, 2024	November 20, 2024	$1.3500	Quarterly
August 2, 2024	August 20, 2024	$1.3500	Quarterly
May 2, 2024	May 20, 2024	$1.3500	Quarterly
February 1, 2024	February 20, 2024	$1.3500	Quarterly
November 2, 2023	November 20, 2023	$1.3500	Quarterly
August 3, 2023	August 21, 2023	$1.3500	Quarterly
May 4, 2023	May 20, 2023	$1.3500	Quarterly
February 2, 2023	February 21, 2023	$1.3500	Quarterly
November 3, 2022	November 21, 2022	$1.2400	Quarterly
August 5, 2022	August 20, 2022	$1.2400	Quarterly
May 5, 2022	May 20, 2022	$1.2400	Quarterly
February 3, 2022	February 21, 2022	$1.2400	Quarterly
November 4, 2021	November 19, 2021	$1.0900	Quarterly
August 6, 2021	August 20, 2021	$1.0900	Quarterly
May 6, 2021	May 20, 2021	$0.9900	Quarterly
February 4, 2021	March 10, 2021	$0.9900	Quarterly
November 5, 2020	December 10, 2020	$0.9400	Quarterly
August 6, 2020	September 10, 2020	$0.9400	Quarterly
May 7, 2020	June 10, 2020	$0.9400	Quarterly
February 6, 2020	March 10, 2020	$0.9400	Quarterly
October 31, 2019	December 10, 2019	$0.9400	Quarterly
August 2, 2019	September 10, 2019	$0.9400	Quarterly
May 2, 2019	June 10, 2019	$0.8600	Quarterly
February 1, 2019	March 11, 2019	$0.8600	Quarterly
November 1, 2018	December 10, 2018	$0.8000	Quarterly
August 3, 2018	September 10, 2018	$0.8000	Quarterly
May 3, 2018	June 11, 2018	$0.7200	Quarterly
February 1, 2018	March 10, 2018	$0.7200	Quarterly
November 2, 2017	December 11, 2017	$0.6100	Quarterly
August 3, 2017	September 11, 2017	$0.6100	Quarterly
May 3, 2017	June 10, 2017	$0.6100	Quarterly
February 1, 2017	March 10, 2017	$0.6100	Quarterly
November 2, 2016	December 10, 2016	$0.5900	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does NSC pay a dividend?: Yes. Norfolk Southern Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.61% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $5.40 per share.
How much does NSC pay in dividends?: $5.40 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next NSC ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for NSC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.