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Video: Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Definition
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| Date |
Open |
High |
Low |
Close |
Volume |
| 10/12/2026 |
$316.05 |
$319.53 |
$316.05 |
$319.36 |
333.40K | | 10/13/2026 |
$320.15 |
$322.05 |
$318.91 |
$321.14 |
650.80K | | 10/14/2026 |
$321.97 |
$324.01 |
$319.30 |
$323.73 |
652.00K | | 10/15/2026 |
$327.77 |
$329.20 |
$322.53 |
$324.83 |
889.80K | | 10/16/2026 |
$325.55 |
$328.36 |
$323.04 |
$326.92 |
745.50K |
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| Norfolk Southern Corporation is a holding company, which is engaged in the rail transportation business. Co. is engaged in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the Southeast, East, and Midwest and, via interchange with rail carriers, to and from the rest of the U.S.. Co. also transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. It offers an intermodal network in the eastern half of the U.S.. Its railroad operations system reaches various manufacturing plants, electric generating facilities, mines, distribution centers and transload facilities. | |
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) has the following price history information. Looking back at NSC historical stock prices for the last five trading days, on October 12, 2026, NSC opened at $316.05, traded as high as $319.53 and as low as $316.05, and closed at $319.36. Trading volume was a total of 333.40K shares. On October 13, 2026, NSC opened at $320.15, traded as high as $322.05 and as low as $318.91, and closed at $321.14. Trading volume was a total of 650.80K shares. On October 14, 2026, NSC opened at $321.97, traded as high as $324.01 and as low as $319.30, and closed at $323.73. Trading volume was a total of 652.00K shares. On October 15, 2026, NSC opened at $327.77, traded as high as $329.20 and as low as $322.53, and closed at $324.83. Trading volume was a total of 889.80K shares. On October 16, 2026, NSC opened at $325.55, traded as high as $328.36 and as low as $323.04, and closed at $326.92. Trading volume was a total of 745.50K shares.
NSC Historical Stock Prices By Date:

Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Norfolk Southern shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of NSC, and working forward through the historical stock price information to today.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
10/19/2016 |
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| End date: |
10/16/2026 |
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| Start price/share: |
$95.64 |
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| End price/share: |
$326.92 |
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| Starting shares: |
104.56 |
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| Ending shares: |
127.74 |
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| Dividends reinvested/share: |
$42.80 |
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| Total return: |
317.60% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
15.37% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$41,759.84 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
10/19/2016 |
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| End date: |
10/16/2026 |
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| Start price/share: |
$95.64 |
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| End price/share: |
$326.92 |
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| Dividends collected/share: |
$42.80 |
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| Total return: |
286.57% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
14.48% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$38,648.74 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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| Date |
Close |
| 10/12/2026 | $319.36 | | 10/13/2026 | $321.14 | | 10/14/2026 | $323.73 | | 10/15/2026 | $324.83 | | 10/16/2026 | $326.92 |
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