• NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP Average Monthly Returns

Some investors consider seasonal performance when purchasing or selling stocks. This chart illustrates the average monthly return for the past 5 years. Users often also consider the number of times a stock increases or decreases for any given month. Mouse-over the chart to view 5 years of history for each month.

  • Seasonality Performance Chart: NSC

  • Seasonal Performance Data: NSC

    Returns Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Avg.

    Returns %    		 3.56 -0.30 4.42 -0.11 5.29 -4.57 4.71 -2.10 2.10 8.02 1.02 1.84
    #Times NSC Stock Price Increased 38 35 50 38 46 38 40 40 43 49 46 43
    #Times NSC Stock Price Unchanged 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
    #Times NSC Stock Price Decreased 42 42 35 44 37 47 43 50 38 38 37 40
    2008 % 7.83 -2.18 2.11 9.68 13.09 -6.98 14.76 2.24 -9.95 — — —
    2007 % -1.26 -4.48 6.71 5.24 8.69 -9.16 2.30 -4.77 1.37 -0.49 -0.84 -1.49
    2006 % 11.18 2.69 5.65 -0.12 -2.29 0.87 -18.40 -1.58 3.09 19.34 -6.31 2.11
    2005 % -3.50 2.78 3.23 -15.24 1.66 -3.00 20.19 -4.29 13.90 -0.93 10.10 1.33
    2004 % — — — — — — — — — 14.16 1.12 5.42