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Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock
Norfolk Southern Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock 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. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2017
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 24, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong cash flow generation and shareholder-friendly capital allocation, while a decrease may indicate capital preservation or financial stress.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflow distributed to common shareholders as a return on their investment. This metric reflec...
Peer comparison
Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, often compared against free cash flow to assess coverage.
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other_payments_of_dividends_common_stockHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $247.00M | $268.00M | $297.00M | $294.00M | $290.00M | $307.00M | $308.00M | $305.00M | $305.00M | $305.00M | $305.00M | $306.00M | $303.00M | $303.00M | $303.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +8.5% | +10.8% | -1.0% | -1.4% | +5.9% | +0.3% | -1.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.3% | -1.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +19.0% | +8.2% | +3.4% | +4.8% | +5.2% | -0.7% | -1.0% | +0.0% | +0.3% | -0.7% | -0.7% | -1.0% |
Range$247.00M – $308.00M
CAGR+6.0%
Avg YoY Growth+3.1%
Median YoY Growth+0.2%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Norfolk Southern's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock?
- Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported payments of ordinary dividends, common stock of $303.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Norfolk Southern's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock changed year-over-year?
- Norfolk Southern's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock decreased by 1.0% year-over-year, from $306.00M to $303.00M.
- What does payments of ordinary dividends, common stock mean?
- The total cash paid out to common shareholders as dividends.