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Performance analysis of Norfolk Southern (NSC)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, NSC has had an average annual return of +15%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.

Over the past 5 years, NSC has had an average annual return of +4.08%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.

Over the past 10 years, NSC has had an average annual return of +16.33%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.

Since Nov 1, 1999, NSC has had an average annual return of +12.37%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.59% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+7.45%+25.63%+1.49%-1.66%-15.58%+27.26%+24.73%+32.39%+5.22%+36.82%+31.44%-20.81%
201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
+20.73%+54.21%-12.74%+18.79%+22.85%+15.14%-4.81%+2.17%+13.73%+25.52%+55.11%+20.10%
2002200120001999
+10.41%+39.57%-31.85%-16.27%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+0.87%+8.54%-8.81%+10.05%-3.02%+0.85%+7.45%
2025+8.78%-3.22%-3.62%-5.40%+10.96%+3.58%+8.61%+1.21%+7.30%-5.67%+3.56%-1.15%+25.63%
2024-0.48%+8.28%+0.59%-9.63%-1.83%-4.50%+16.24%+3.21%-2.99%+0.78%+10.75%-14.92%+1.49%
2023-0.25%-8.06%-5.70%-4.23%+3.21%+8.93%+3.01%-11.71%-3.94%-3.12%+15.15%+8.35%-1.66%
2022-8.64%-5.26%+11.19%-9.59%-6.62%-5.16%+10.51%-2.72%-13.77%+8.79%+13.08%-3.93%-15.58%
2021-0.42%+6.95%+6.53%+3.99%+0.94%-5.51%-2.86%-1.25%-5.64%+22.49%-9.13%+12.23%+27.26%
2020+7.25%-12.03%-19.93%+17.19%+4.78%-1.52%+9.48%+11.10%+0.69%-2.28%+13.81%+0.25%+24.73%
2019+12.17%+7.43%+4.23%+9.17%-3.94%+2.15%-4.12%-8.46%+3.22%+1.83%+6.32%+0.33%+32.39%
2018+4.13%-7.37%-2.37%+5.66%+6.24%-0.51%+12.02%+3.34%+3.83%-7.02%+2.22%-12.42%+5.22%
2017+8.69%+3.56%-7.49%+4.93%+6.12%-1.88%-7.49%+7.63%+9.72%-0.62%+5.97%+4.52%+36.82%

Drawdown analysis of Norfolk Southern (NSC)

The maximum drawdown for the NSC was -62.87%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 517 trading sessions.

The current NSC drawdown is -5.57%.

Since Nov 1, 1999 NSC has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 1 time
  • 40% or more: 4 times
  • 30% or more: 7 times
  • 20% or more: 13 times
  • 10% or more: 21 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-62.87%Jul 30, 2008152Mar 9, 2009517Mar 25, 2011669
-49.94%Nov 16, 1999236Oct 23, 2000142May 17, 2001378
-44.42%Jan 29, 202037Mar 23, 2020107Aug 24, 2020144
-41.69%Nov 26, 2014296Feb 2, 2016235Jan 6, 2017531
-39.87%May 18, 200182Sep 20, 2001110Feb 28, 2002192
-35.65%Dec 31, 2021458Oct 27, 2023430Jul 18, 2025888
-32.58%Mar 7, 2002255Mar 12, 2003323Jun 23, 2004578
-28.82%May 10, 200663Aug 9, 2006192May 16, 2007255
-25.97%Jan 12, 2012213Nov 16, 201280Mar 15, 2013293
-24.77%Sep 18, 201867Dec 24, 201864Mar 28, 2019131
-23.97%Jun 1, 2007160Jan 18, 200860Apr 16, 2008220
-21.59%Jul 7, 201161Oct 3, 201167Jan 9, 2012128
-21.54%Mar 23, 200566Jun 27, 200559Sep 20, 2005125
-18.82%Jul 16, 201959Oct 8, 201969Jan 16, 2020128
-17.25%May 10, 202193Sep 21, 202127Oct 28, 2021120
-16.07%Jan 12, 201858Apr 9, 201833May 24, 201891
-14.19%May 30, 200823Jul 2, 200814Jul 23, 200837
-12.47%Mar 4, 202611Mar 19, 202624Apr 23, 202635
-12.32%May 15, 201327Jun 24, 201380Oct 16, 2013107
-11.14%Sep 17, 202029Oct 28, 20204Nov 3, 202033
-10.51%Feb 21, 201722Mar 23, 201746May 30, 201768
-9.66%Jun 1, 201743Aug 2, 201725Sep 7, 201768
-9.17%Oct 28, 202122Nov 30, 202119Dec 28, 202141
-8.99%Oct 3, 20145Oct 10, 201420Nov 7, 201425
-8.73%Dec 29, 200417Jan 24, 200523Feb 25, 200540