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Norfolk Southern stock buybacks
NSC$5Mbought back in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026
Norfolk Southern bought back $5M of its stock in the last twelve months, but paid out $78M more than that in stock compensation. Its share count is up 0.2% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | $479M |
| Q1 '21 | $591M |
| Q2 '21 | $934M |
| Q3 '21 | $935M |
| Q4 '21 | $930M |
| Q1 '22 | $600M |
| Q2 '22 | $854M |
| Q3 '22 | $830M |
| Q4 '22 | $826M |
| Q1 '23 | $163M |
| Q2 '23 | $140M |
| Q3 '23 | $200M |
| Q4 '23 | $119M |
| Q1 '24 | $0 |
| Q2 '24 | $0 |
| Q3 '24 | $0 |
| Q4 '24 | $0 |
| Q1 '25 | $248M |
| Q2 '25 | $208M |
| Q3 '25 | $78M |
| Q4 '25 | $0 |
| Q1 '26 | $5M |
| Q2 '26 | $0 |
| Q3 '26 | $0 |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | 254.9M |
| Q1 '21 | 252.6M |
| Q2 '21 | 250.0M |
| Q3 '21 | 246.4M |
| Q4 '21 | 243.4M |
| Q1 '22 | 240.2M |
| Q2 '22 | 237.5M |
| Q3 '22 | 234.0M |
| Q4 '22 | 230.7M |
| Q1 '23 | 228.3M |
| Q2 '23 | 228.0M |
| Q3 '23 | 227.0M |
| Q4 '23 | 226.3M |
| Q1 '24 | 226.2M |
| Q2 '24 | 226.4M |
| Q3 '24 | 226.5M |
| Q4 '24 | 226.5M |
| Q1 '25 | 226.5M |
| Q2 '25 | 225.2M |
| Q3 '25 | 224.7M |
| Q4 '25 | 224.8M |
| Q1 '26 | 225.0M |
| Q2 '26 | 225.0M |
| Q3 '26 | 225.2M |
$0last quarter (Q3 2026)
−$78Mnet of stock compensation ($83M)
+0.2%diluted shares, 1 year
−12.2%diluted shares, 5 years
$1.2Bdividends, 12 months
0%of free cash flow ($1.6B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
$6.3Bleft under its authorization as of Dec 31, 2025
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Questions
- Does Norfolk Southern buy back its stock?
- Norfolk Southern bought back $5M of its stock in the last twelve months, but paid out $78M more than that in stock compensation. Its share count is up 0.2% from a year earlier.
- How much did Norfolk Southern spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $534M, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is Norfolk Southern's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −12.2% over five fiscal years and +0.2% over the last year.
- Does Norfolk Southern have a buyback authorization?
- Its filings show $6.3B remaining under its repurchase authorization as of Dec 31, 2025.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 22, 2026 · open on SEC.gov