Source: ISA verified dataset (SD-5 release) · as of 2026-10-09 · dataset v1.0.0 · N = 178 (dividend events for this name)

NSC — Dividend History

Dividend record for NSC over the certified span 1982-08-02 to 2026-08-07. Drift is measured from the ex-date. The yield figure is the median trailing yield across the span; special dividends are counted separately and excluded from it.

N = 178 dividend events

Regular dividends 177
Special dividends 1
Initiations 1
Increases 40
Decreases 3
Resumptions 0
Suspensions (inferred) 0
Median trailing yield (N = 111) 2.34%
Span 1982-08-02 to 2026-08-07

Drift after the ex-date (all regular dividends)

HorizonFinished higherMedian moveN counted
1 sessions70.62%0.9%177
5 sessions71.75%0.47%177
20 sessions70.06%5.39%177
60 sessions73.86%15.0%176
120 sessions75.43%1.26%175

Drift after the ex-date (dividend increases)

HorizonFinished higherMedian moveN counted
1 sessions60.0%0.61%40
5 sessions57.5%0.47%40
20 sessions60.0%3.02%40
60 sessions70.0%7.11%40
120 sessions70.0%1.26%40

Historical base rates, hit-rates, and medians describe past empirical distributions only and do not constitute investment advice or a prediction of future price or earnings outcomes.

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Source: ISA verified dataset (SD-5 release) · as of 2026-10-09 · dataset v1.0.0 · N = 178 (dividend events for this name)