NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP (NSC)

Norfolk Southern Corp. is a transportation company, which engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. The company also transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. Its services include property leases and sales, wire line or pipeline and fiber optics projects, access property, managing private crossings, promoting businesses with signboards, and natural resource management. The company was founded on July 23, 1980 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Address

650 W PEACHTREE STREET NW
ATLANTA, GA 30308

Founded

1980

Number of Employees

20,700

Buyback

Buyback Data 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
$ Amount Purchased
($ in 000s)
$270,188 $1,076,764 $805,191 $812,627 $2,783,632 $2,104,205 $1,441,919 $929,696 $3,110,243 $622,725 $346 $1,268,867
Average Price $105.27 $95.28 $87.20 $124.42 $162.62 $185.43 $195.62 $282.68 $246.24 $225.98 $233.60 $165.88
# Shares Purchased 2,566,667 11,300,652 9,233,582 6,531,430 17,117,133 11,347,450 7,371,128 3,288,809 12,630,863 2,755,617 1,483 7,649,529
Buyback Performance 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
Total Return to Date 132.7% 157.1% 181.0% 96.9% 50.7% 32.1% 25.2% -13.3% -0.5% 8.4% 4.9% 47.7%
S&P 500 Return to Date 181.9% 173.0% 168.6% 129.7% 104.9% 93.1% 74.8% 31.7% 37.3% 31.3% 7.4% 94.0%
Excess Total Return -49.1% -15.8% 12.4% -32.8% -54.2% -61.0% -49.6% -45.0% -37.8% -22.9% -2.5% -46.3%
Quartile Rank
Percentile Rank 65% 71% 75% 68% 58% 52% 44% 36% 46% 47% 51% 70%
Buyback returns calculated using weighted average buyback price over the last 10 years and comparing to current day stock price value. S&P 500 used as benchmark for excess return.