Norfolk Sthn Corp Dividend yield

Norfolk Sthn Corp is part of Industrial Transportation business, which is part of Industrials industry. Norfolk Sthn Corp is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Norfolk Sthn Corp stock dividend

Norfolk Sthn Corp paid a total dividend of 1,229 million USD last year, for a market value of 46,742 millions (Market Cap 46,511 millions). Norfolk Sthn Corp dividend per share is 5.39 USD, and his stock market price 205.01 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Norfolk Sthn Corp has a dividend yield of 2.63%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Industrials industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Norfolk Sthn Corp stocks dividend with other Industrial Transportation companies or other of the highest USA dividend stocks list.

Norfolk Sthn Corp Dividend Payout

About the ability of Norfolk Sthn Corp to maintain his current dividend of USD 5.39 per share, an amount that accounts for 2.63%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Norfolk Sthn Corp payout on ernings is currently 37.59%, which is lower than the market average, but higher than companies of Industrials industry, which are 39.34% and 37.26% respectively. Both figures show that Norfolk Sthn Corp is in a good position to keep maintaining his dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Norfolk Sthn Corp is USD 18.47 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 5.39, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Norfolk Sthn Corp, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Industrials industry and Industrial Transportation sector companies.

Norfolk Sthn Corp Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Norfolk Sthn Corp's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	2.63%	5.39	37.59%	228
2022	2.01%	4.95	38.16%	232
2021	1.46%	4.35	52.60%	243
2020	1.58%	3.75	35.34%	256
2019	1.94%	3.77	36.89%	261
2018	2.14%	3.20	42.16%	272
2017	1.68%	2.43	42.26%	290
2016	2.22%	2.36	44.53%	294
2015	2.48%	2.36	35.76%	301

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Norfolk Sthn Corp dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Industrial Transportation stocks.

Norfolk Sthn Corp Stock performance

Finally, last moth Norfolk Sthn Corp showed a return of -12.20% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.39% of Industrials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -15.70% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Industrial Transportation firms.