What if I had invested $1,000 in Norfolk Southern Corp in 1995?

What if I had invested? › Norfolk Southern Corp

$1,000 in Norfolk Southern Corp in 1995

$1,000 put into Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) on January 3, 1995, its first trading day of 1995 in our data, was worth $30,121 on September 23, 2026, with dividends counted to the end of 2024. Over the same days to July 31, 2026, $1,000 in the whole US stock market became $29,707.

$1,000 became$30,121by September 23, 2026

Total return30 timesthe money put in, dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+11.3%over 31.7 years

The whole US market$29,707same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; NSC by then: $32,079

The S&P 500 index$16,785price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 3, 1995, dividends put back in, no costs and no tax. Dividends are counted to the end of 2024; from 2025 on our prices are adjusted for splits only, so dividends paid since then are left out. The stock figure counts dividends; the S&P 500 index figure does not, so compare the stock with the whole-market figure. The market figure is the Fama-French US market return (Kenneth R. French data library), which runs to July 31, 2026. Our stock prices run to September 23, 2026.

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