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Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
Year-over-year, this metric declined by 98.0%, from $248.00M to $5.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock shows a downward trend with a -37.0% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 24, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates a commitment to returning capital to shareholders or offsetting dilution from stock-based compensation.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company's repurchase of its own common shares from the open market. This is a prima...
Peer comparison
Standard capital return metric for mature public companies.
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other_payments_for_repurchase_of_common_stockHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $934.00M | $935.00M | $930.00M | $600.00M | $854.00M | $830.00M | $826.00M | $163.00M | $140.00M | $200.00M | $119.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $248.00M | $208.00M | $78.00M | $0.00 | $5.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.1% | -0.5% | -35.5% | +42.3% | -2.8% | -0.5% | -80.3% | -14.1% | +42.9% | -40.5% | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | -16.1% | -62.5% | -100.0% | — |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -8.6% | -11.2% | -11.2% | -72.8% | -83.6% | -75.9% | -85.6% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | -98.0% |
Range$0.00 – $935.00M
CAGR-66.7%
Avg YoY Growth-70.6%
Median YoY Growth-84.6%
Current Streak4+ quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Norfolk Southern's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported payments for repurchase of common stock of $5.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Norfolk Southern's payments for repurchase of common stock changed year-over-year?
- Norfolk Southern's payments for repurchase of common stock decreased by 98.0% year-over-year, from $248.00M to $5.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Norfolk Southern's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Norfolk Southern's payments for repurchase of common stock has grown at a -37.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.39B to $534.00M.
- What does payments for repurchase of common stock mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own common stock.