Financing
Dividends Paid
Norfolk Southern Dividends Paid remained flat by 0.0% to $303.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.0%, from $306.00M to $303.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Dividends Paid shows an upward trend with a 4.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Steady or increasing dividends signal management's confidence in long-term earnings stability and cash generation.
Detailed definition
The total amount of cash distributed to shareholders as a return on their investment. This reflects the company's commit...
Peer comparison
Mature, blue-chip companies tend to have higher and more stable dividend payments compared to high-growth tech peers.
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dividends_paidHistorical 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 | $247.00M | $268.00M | $264.00M | $297.00M | $294.00M | $290.00M | $286.00M | $307.00M | $308.00M | $305.00M | $305.00M | $305.00M | $305.00M | $305.00M | $306.00M | $306.00M | $303.00M | $303.00M | $303.00M | $303.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +8.5% | -1.5% | +12.5% | -1.0% | -1.4% | -1.4% | +7.3% | +0.3% | -1.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.3% | +0.0% | -1.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +19.0% | +8.2% | +8.3% | +3.4% | +4.8% | +5.2% | +6.6% | -0.7% | -1.0% | +0.0% | +0.3% | +0.3% | -0.7% | -0.7% | -1.0% | -1.0% |
Range$247.00M – $308.00M
CAGR+4.4%
Avg YoY Growth+3.2%
Median YoY Growth+0.3%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Norfolk Southern's dividends paid?
- Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported dividends paid of $303.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Norfolk Southern's dividends paid changed year-over-year?
- Norfolk Southern's dividends paid decreased by 1.0% year-over-year, from $306.00M to $303.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Norfolk Southern's dividends paid?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Norfolk Southern's dividends paid has grown at a 4.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.03B to $1.22B.
- What does dividends paid mean?
- The total cash payments made to stockholders as their share of the company's profits.