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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) Payout ratio

Annual Payout Ratio:

-46.62%+20.54%(+30.58%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (August 18, 2025), NSC annual payout ratio is -46.62%, with the most recent change of +20.54% (+30.58%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, NSC annual payout ratio has fallen by -12.39% (-36.20%).
  • NSC annual payout ratio is now -258.06% below its all-time high of -13.02%, reached on December 31, 2017.

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TTM Payout Ratio:

36.49%0.00%(0.00%)
August 18, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 18, 2025), NSC TTM payout ratio is 36.49%, unchanged on August 18, 2025.
  • Over the past year, NSC TTM payout ratio has dropped by -31.86% (-46.61%).
  • NSC TTM payout ratio is now -95.35% below its all-time high of 785.57%.

Performance

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Quarterly Payout Ratio:

39.50%-1.35%(-3.30%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 18, 2025), NSC quarterly payout ratio is 39.50%, with the most recent change of -1.35% (-3.30%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, NSC quarterly payout ratio has dropped by -1.94% (-4.68%).
  • NSC quarterly payout ratio is now -97.40% below its all-time high of 1520.00%, reached on December 31, 2000.

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Payout ratio Formula

Payout Ratio =  Dividends Paid
Net Income
x 100%

NSC Payout ratio Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualTTMTTMQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+30.6%-46.6%-4.7%
3 y3 years-36.2%-4.7%+9.9%
5 y5 years-33.5%-22.0%-35.5%

NSC Payout ratio Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowTTM vs highTTM vs highTTM vs lowTTM vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-year-36.2%+30.6%-58.0%+3.2%-93.3%+42.3%
5 y5-year-36.2%+30.6%-58.0%+6.3%-93.3%+42.3%
alltimeall time-258.1%+94.2%-95.3%>+9999.0%-97.4%+124.6%

NSC Payout ratio History

DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Aug 2025
-
36.49%(0.0%)
-
Jun 2025
-
36.49%(-1.1%)
39.50%(-3.3%)
Mar 2025
-
36.89%(-21.0%)
40.85%(-2.3%)
Dec 2024
-46.62%(-30.6%)
46.71%(-7.9%)
41.80%(+50.6%)
Sep 2024
-
50.70%(-25.8%)
27.75%(-33.0%)
Jun 2024
-
68.35%(-21.4%)
41.44%(-92.9%)
Mar 2024
-
86.96%(+29.2%)
586.54%(+911.6%)
Dec 2023
-67.16%(+88.1%)
67.33%(+16.1%)
57.98%(-9.3%)
Sep 2023
-
58.00%(+24.5%)
63.94%(-26.1%)
Jun 2023
-
46.58%(+19.5%)
86.52%(+31.1%)
Mar 2023
-
38.97%(+9.2%)
66.02%(+82.1%)
Dec 2022
-35.71%(+4.3%)
35.68%(+0.9%)
36.25%(+19.8%)
Sep 2022
-
35.37%(-4.7%)
30.27%(-15.8%)
Jun 2022
-
37.10%(+4.2%)
35.94%(-14.9%)
Mar 2022
-
35.59%(+3.7%)
42.25%(+21.6%)
Dec 2021
-34.23%(-28.3%)
34.32%(-0.4%)
34.74%(-2.5%)
Sep 2021
-
34.45%(-3.6%)
35.64%(+18.2%)
Jun 2021
-
35.74%(-15.1%)
30.16%(-18.6%)
Mar 2021
-
42.10%(-12.0%)
37.05%(+4.5%)
Dec 2020
-47.76%(+36.7%)
47.84%(-1.1%)
35.47%(-16.2%)
Sep 2020
-
48.39%(+3.5%)
42.33%(-30.9%)
Jun 2020
-
46.77%(+17.0%)
61.22%(-3.9%)
Mar 2020
-
39.96%(+13.8%)
63.68%(+73.6%)
Dec 2019
-34.93%(+10.1%)
35.12%(+4.2%)
36.69%(-2.5%)
Sep 2019
-
33.69%(+4.5%)
37.65%(+18.9%)
Jun 2019
-
32.23%(+2.3%)
31.67%(-6.9%)
Mar 2019
-
31.49%(-1.4%)
34.02%(+9.7%)
Dec 2018
-31.73%(+143.7%)
31.93%(+132.4%)
31.00%(-0.9%)
Sep 2018
-
13.74%(+3.2%)
31.29%(+9.3%)
Jun 2018
-
13.32%(+0.2%)
28.63%(-23.1%)
Mar 2018
-
13.30%(+2.1%)
37.21%(+747.6%)
Dec 2017
-13.02%(-68.8%)
13.03%(-65.8%)
4.39%(-87.3%)
Sep 2017
-
38.05%(-2.3%)
34.65%(-2.9%)
Jun 2017
-
38.96%(-4.9%)
35.69%(-12.9%)
Mar 2017
-
40.96%(-2.5%)
40.97%(-0.9%)
Dec 2016
-41.79%(-9.2%)
41.99%(-3.9%)
41.35%(+9.2%)
Sep 2016
-
43.70%(-1.1%)
37.86%(-12.1%)
Jun 2016
-
44.19%(+0.9%)
43.07%(-5.5%)
Mar 2016
-
43.78%(-5.4%)
45.60%(-6.7%)
Dec 2015
-46.00%(+33.5%)
46.27%(+9.5%)
48.89%(+24.3%)
Sep 2015
-
42.24%(+6.3%)
39.33%(-5.1%)
Jun 2015
-
39.73%(+8.8%)
41.44%(-29.5%)
Mar 2015
-
36.50%(+5.1%)
58.77%(+70.3%)
Dec 2014
-34.45%(+2.9%)
34.74%(+2.3%)
34.51%(+9.4%)
Sep 2014
-
33.96%(-1.8%)
31.54%(+5.1%)
Jun 2014
-
34.58%(-3.6%)
30.00%(-34.3%)
Mar 2014
-
35.86%(+6.2%)
45.63%(+44.8%)
Dec 2013
-33.47%(-6.7%)
33.77%(-4.7%)
31.51%(-6.1%)
Sep 2013
-
35.44%(-4.1%)
33.54%(-1.5%)
Jun 2013
-
36.97%(+4.1%)
34.05%(-2.8%)
Mar 2013
-
35.50%(-1.7%)
35.04%(-8.3%)
Dec 2012
-35.86%(+18.7%)
36.13%(+6.1%)
38.20%(-4.1%)
Sep 2012
-
34.06%(+10.5%)
39.85%(+36.0%)
Jun 2012
-
30.82%(+3.3%)
29.31%(-23.0%)
Mar 2012
-
29.83%(-1.7%)
38.08%(+26.1%)
Dec 2011
-30.20%(-12.6%)
30.35%(-1.9%)
30.19%(+11.9%)
Sep 2011
-
30.93%(-3.6%)
26.99%(+6.2%)
Jun 2011
-
32.07%(-7.3%)
25.41%(-42.2%)
Mar 2011
-
34.60%(-1.1%)
43.96%(+35.3%)
Dec 2010
-34.54%(-29.1%)
35.00%(-5.4%)
32.50%(+9.1%)
Sep 2010
-
37.00%(-8.9%)
29.80%(-7.8%)
Jun 2010
-
40.60%(-11.3%)
32.31%(-34.6%)
Mar 2010
-
45.79%(-7.1%)
49.41%(+19.6%)
Dec 2009
-48.73%(+82.9%)
49.28%(+15.8%)
41.31%(+0.3%)
Sep 2009
-
42.54%(+19.6%)
41.20%(-19.2%)
Jun 2009
-
35.58%(+18.5%)
51.02%(-28.6%)
Mar 2009
-
30.02%(+11.2%)
71.43%(+173.1%)
Dec 2008
-26.65%(+3.1%)
26.99%(+0.7%)
26.16%(+12.9%)
Sep 2008
-
26.79%(-4.3%)
23.17%(-3.9%)
Jun 2008
-
27.99%(+1.4%)
24.12%(-35.8%)
Mar 2008
-
27.61%(+5.8%)
37.59%(+48.1%)
Dec 2007
-25.84%(+37.7%)
26.09%(+7.0%)
25.38%(-4.4%)
Sep 2007
-
24.38%(+11.5%)
26.56%(+21.4%)
Jun 2007
-
21.86%(+5.5%)
21.88%(-29.4%)
Mar 2007
-
20.73%(+9.2%)
30.99%(+68.1%)
Dec 2006
-18.77%
18.99%(+5.5%)
18.44%(+3.7%)
DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Sep 2006
-
18.00%(-0.4%)
17.79%(-0.4%)
Jun 2006
-
18.07%(+14.6%)
17.87%(-17.4%)
Mar 2006
-
15.77%(+2.2%)
21.64%(+47.8%)
Dec 2005
-15.14%(-1.6%)
15.43%(-0.9%)
14.64%(-16.9%)
Sep 2005
-
15.57%(+6.8%)
17.61%(+69.7%)
Jun 2005
-
14.58%(-11.0%)
10.38%(-54.2%)
Mar 2005
-
16.39%(+5.2%)
22.68%(+49.7%)
Dec 2004
-15.38%(-46.0%)
15.58%(-18.0%)
15.15%(+11.9%)
Sep 2004
-
18.99%(-15.7%)
13.54%(-6.9%)
Jun 2004
-
22.54%(-10.6%)
14.55%(-28.1%)
Mar 2004
-
25.20%(-11.8%)
20.25%(-66.0%)
Dec 2003
-28.47%(+29.6%)
28.57%(+23.1%)
59.62%(+163.5%)
Sep 2003
-
23.20%(+1.1%)
22.63%(+10.7%)
Jun 2003
-
22.95%(+0.3%)
20.44%(-35.6%)
Mar 2003
-
22.88%(+3.9%)
31.76%(+51.7%)
Dec 2002
-21.96%(-14.5%)
22.03%(-25.1%)
20.93%(-5.8%)
Sep 2002
-
29.41%(-10.6%)
22.22%(+15.0%)
Jun 2002
-
32.88%(-2.7%)
19.33%(-27.7%)
Mar 2002
-
33.80%(-8.5%)
26.74%(+28.1%)
Dec 2001
-25.69%(-85.6%)
36.92%(-35.9%)
20.87%(-28.3%)
Sep 2001
-
57.58%(-20.3%)
29.11%(+35.4%)
Jun 2001
-
72.22%(-20.1%)
21.50%(-43.0%)
Mar 2001
-
90.41%(-49.1%)
37.70%(-97.5%)
Dec 2000
-177.91%(+39.9%)
177.78%(+15.6%)
1520.00%(+1854.2%)
Sep 2000
-
153.85%(-40.4%)
77.78%(+18.7%)
Jun 2000
-
258.06%(-32.3%)
65.52%(-140.8%)
Mar 2000
-
380.95%(+200.0%)
-160.42%(-165.4%)
Dec 1999
-127.20%(+164.4%)
126.98%(+54.0%)
245.16%(-38.7%)
Sep 1999
-
82.47%(+36.1%)
400.00%(+305.3%)
Jun 1999
-
60.61%(+21.2%)
98.70%(+45.4%)
Mar 1999
-
50.00%(+3.1%)
67.86%(+42.9%)
Dec 1998
-48.10%(+11.7%)
48.48%(+10.3%)
47.50%(-10.0%)
Sep 1998
-
43.96%(+3.9%)
52.78%(+31.6%)
Jun 1998
-
42.33%(+55.1%)
40.11%(-81.5%)
Mar 1998
-
27.30%(-0.7%)
217.14%(+548.6%)
Dec 1997
-43.06%(+16.9%)
27.49%(-0.3%)
33.48%(-24.7%)
Sep 1997
-
27.57%(+42.3%)
44.47%(+12.1%)
Jun 1997
-
19.37%(+3.0%)
39.66%(-32.3%)
Mar 1997
-
18.80%(+26.4%)
58.59%(+66.8%)
Dec 1996
-36.83%(-4.0%)
14.87%(+0.3%)
35.13%(+0.7%)
Sep 1996
-
14.82%(-2.5%)
34.90%(-2.2%)
Jun 1996
-
15.20%(-2.2%)
35.69%(-16.6%)
Mar 1996
-
15.54%(+1.5%)
42.77%(+11.3%)
Dec 1995
-38.38%(-2.4%)
15.31%(+1.6%)
38.43%(+3.6%)
Sep 1995
-
15.07%(-1.6%)
37.09%(-2.2%)
Jun 1995
-
15.32%(+0.1%)
37.91%(-6.2%)
Mar 1995
-
15.30%(-3.7%)
40.42%(+9.8%)
Dec 1994
-39.34%(-16.9%)
15.88%(-1.7%)
36.80%(-5.4%)
Sep 1994
-
16.16%(-25.5%)
38.92%(+5.1%)
Jun 1994
-
21.69%(-30.5%)
37.03%(-19.1%)
Mar 1994
-
31.19%(-7.9%)
45.76%(+9.4%)
Dec 1993
-47.33%(+3.5%)
33.88%(-2.8%)
41.84%(-40.5%)
Sep 1993
-
34.86%(+8.1%)
70.27%(+73.4%)
Jun 1993
-
32.26%(-1.6%)
40.53%(+132.1%)
Mar 1993
-
32.79%(-29.5%)
17.46%(-64.6%)
Dec 1992
-45.72%(-94.3%)
46.51%(-83.3%)
49.38%(+13.4%)
Sep 1992
-
277.76%(+2.9%)
43.55%(-1.3%)
Jun 1992
-
269.81%(-16.6%)
44.14%(-4.6%)
Mar 1992
-
323.47%(-57.5%)
46.29%(-385.4%)
Dec 1991
-803.03%(+1699.3%)
761.71%(+1514.1%)
-16.22%(-141.5%)
Sep 1991
-
47.19%(-3.5%)
39.06%(-13.5%)
Jun 1991
-
48.92%(+4.4%)
45.15%(-26.9%)
Mar 1991
-
46.84%(+8.2%)
61.80%(+14.7%)
Dec 1990
-44.63%(+11.9%)
43.30%(+4.5%)
53.89%(+19.2%)
Sep 1990
-
41.45%(+1.9%)
45.21%(+18.3%)
Jun 1990
-
40.68%(+3.0%)
38.23%(-12.0%)
Mar 1990
-
39.49%(-0.4%)
43.44%
Dec 1989
-39.90%(+10.7%)
39.64%(+8.6%)
-
Dec 1988
-36.03%(-72.7%)
36.49%(-73.3%)
-
Dec 1987
-131.99%(+219.4%)
136.74%(+229.6%)
-
Dec 1986
-41.32%(-3.5%)
41.49%(>+9900.0%)
-
Dec 1985
-42.81%(+2.5%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1984
-41.76%(-15.5%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1983
-49.41%(+24.2%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Dec 1982
-39.77%(+30.9%)
0.00%
-
Dec 1981
-30.39%(-2.0%)
-
-
Dec 1980
-31.02%
-
-

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  • What is Norfolk Southern Corporation TTM payout ratio?
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  • What is Norfolk Southern Corporation quarterly payout ratio year-on-year change?

What is Norfolk Southern Corporation annual payout ratio?

The current annual payout ratio of NSC is -46.62%

What is the all time high annual payout ratio for Norfolk Southern Corporation?

Norfolk Southern Corporation all-time high annual payout ratio is -13.02%

What is Norfolk Southern Corporation annual payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, NSC annual payout ratio has changed by +20.54% (+30.58%)

What is Norfolk Southern Corporation TTM payout ratio?

The current TTM payout ratio of NSC is 36.49%

What is the all time high TTM payout ratio for Norfolk Southern Corporation?

Norfolk Southern Corporation all-time high TTM payout ratio is 785.57%

What is NSC TTM payout ratio year-to-date change?

Norfolk Southern Corporation TTM payout ratio has changed by -10.22% (-21.88%) since the beginning of the year

What is Norfolk Southern Corporation TTM payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, NSC TTM payout ratio has changed by -31.86% (-46.61%)

What is Norfolk Southern Corporation quarterly payout ratio?

The current quarterly payout ratio of NSC is 39.50%

What is the all time high quarterly payout ratio for Norfolk Southern Corporation?

Norfolk Southern Corporation all-time high quarterly payout ratio is 1520.00%

What is Norfolk Southern Corporation quarterly payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, NSC quarterly payout ratio has changed by -1.94% (-4.68%)
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