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Below is a table of the NSC shares outstanding history going back to 1/31/2010:
Also see: NSC Market Cap History NSC YTD Return |
As of 3/31/2026 Norfolk Southern has 224.59 million NSC shares outstanding. Investors often track the NSC shares outstanding history to compare shareholder return trends against the change in share count over time.
This page shows NSC share count trends over time, with 65 historical shares outstanding datapoints presented, dating back to 1/31/2010.

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Below is a table of the NSC shares outstanding history going back to 1/31/2010:
Also see: NSC Market Cap History NSC YTD Return |
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NSC Historical Shares Outstanding: -3.03% CAGR
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| About Norfolk Southern Corp |
| Norfolk Southern Corporation is a holding company, which is engaged in the rail transportation business. Co. is engaged in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the Southeast, East, and Midwest and, via interchange with rail carriers, to and from the rest of the U.S.. Co. also transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. It offers an intermodal network in the eastern half of the U.S.. Its railroad operations system reaches various manufacturing plants, electric generating facilities, mines, distribution centers and transload facilities. We show 65 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of NSC's shares outstanding history. Understanding the changing numbers of NSC shares outstanding — and comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like NSC versus peers — is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies. Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history. With this page we aim to empower investors researching NSC by allowing them to research NSC shares outstanding history as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |
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