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What the tape says about NSC
Norfolk Southern is +18% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +20%: 1.9 points behind the market.
+18%
1-year return · S&P 500 +20%
- vs 200-day average
- +7.5%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 36
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 7.1%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-09-08
- $327.98
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.30%
- −4.2%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +20%
- +18%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +85%
- +40%
- vs 50-day average$331.01
- −0.91%
- 52-week high
- $352.99
- 52-week low
- $268.69
- Annualised volatility
- 25%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +15% |
| 2025 | +26% |
| 2024 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | −1.6% |
| 2022 | −16% |
| 2021 | +27% |
| 2020 | +25% |
| 2019 | +32% |
| 2018 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | +37% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.2% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.11% |
| Mar | 10 | 4 of 10 | −2.5% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.2% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.7% |
| Jun | 10 | 3 of 10 | −0.48% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +5.7% |
| Aug | 11 | 7 of 11 | +0.81% |
| Sep | 11 | 6 of 11 | −0.23% |
| Oct | 10 | 4 of 10 | +1.1% |
| Nov | 10 | 9 of 10 | +7.7% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.52% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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