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.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7.45% | +25.63% | +1.49% | -1.66% | -15.58% | +27.26% | +24.73% | +32.39% | +5.22% | +36.82% | +31.44% | -20.81% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| +20.73% | +54.21% | -12.74% | +18.79% | +22.85% | +15.14% | -4.81% | +2.17% | +13.73% | +25.52% | +55.11% | +20.10% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| +10.41% | +39.57% | -31.85% | -16.27% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually 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
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -62.87% | Jul 30, 2008 | 152 | Mar 9, 2009 | 517 | Mar 25, 2011 | 669 |
| -49.94% | Nov 16, 1999 | 236 | Oct 23, 2000 | 142 | May 17, 2001 | 378 |
| -44.42% | Jan 29, 2020 | 37 | Mar 23, 2020 | 107 | Aug 24, 2020 | 144 |
| -41.69% | Nov 26, 2014 | 296 | Feb 2, 2016 | 235 | Jan 6, 2017 | 531 |
| -39.87% | May 18, 2001 | 82 | Sep 20, 2001 | 110 | Feb 28, 2002 | 192 |
| -35.65% | Dec 31, 2021 | 458 | Oct 27, 2023 | 430 | Jul 18, 2025 | 888 |
| -32.58% | Mar 7, 2002 | 255 | Mar 12, 2003 | 323 | Jun 23, 2004 | 578 |
| -28.82% | May 10, 2006 | 63 | Aug 9, 2006 | 192 | May 16, 2007 | 255 |
| -25.97% | Jan 12, 2012 | 213 | Nov 16, 2012 | 80 | Mar 15, 2013 | 293 |
| -24.77% | Sep 18, 2018 | 67 | Dec 24, 2018 | 64 | Mar 28, 2019 | 131 |
| -23.97% | Jun 1, 2007 | 160 | Jan 18, 2008 | 60 | Apr 16, 2008 | 220 |
| -21.59% | Jul 7, 2011 | 61 | Oct 3, 2011 | 67 | Jan 9, 2012 | 128 |
| -21.54% | Mar 23, 2005 | 66 | Jun 27, 2005 | 59 | Sep 20, 2005 | 125 |
| -18.82% | Jul 16, 2019 | 59 | Oct 8, 2019 | 69 | Jan 16, 2020 | 128 |
| -17.25% | May 10, 2021 | 93 | Sep 21, 2021 | 27 | Oct 28, 2021 | 120 |
| -16.07% | Jan 12, 2018 | 58 | Apr 9, 2018 | 33 | May 24, 2018 | 91 |
| -14.19% | May 30, 2008 | 23 | Jul 2, 2008 | 14 | Jul 23, 2008 | 37 |
| -12.47% | Mar 4, 2026 | 11 | Mar 19, 2026 | 24 | Apr 23, 2026 | 35 |
| -12.32% | May 15, 2013 | 27 | Jun 24, 2013 | 80 | Oct 16, 2013 | 107 |
| -11.14% | Sep 17, 2020 | 29 | Oct 28, 2020 | 4 | Nov 3, 2020 | 33 |
| -10.51% | Feb 21, 2017 | 22 | Mar 23, 2017 | 46 | May 30, 2017 | 68 |
| -9.66% | Jun 1, 2017 | 43 | Aug 2, 2017 | 25 | Sep 7, 2017 | 68 |
| -9.17% | Oct 28, 2021 | 22 | Nov 30, 2021 | 19 | Dec 28, 2021 | 41 |
| -8.99% | Oct 3, 2014 | 5 | Oct 10, 2014 | 20 | Nov 7, 2014 | 25 |
| -8.73% | Dec 29, 2004 | 17 | Jan 24, 2005 | 23 | Feb 25, 2005 | 40 |