Finished my investigation :very-smart:
numbers for smartypants
CSX Year,Millions of shares,Dividends per share,Total dividends,Buybacks,Total dividends & buybacks,Number of employees ,Per employee,Rate of exploitation 2021,2255,0.746666,1683731830,2886000000,4569731830,20900,218647.456,2.429416178 2020,2305,1.04,2397200000,867000000,3264200000,19300,169129.5337,1.879217041 2019,2395,0.96,2299200000,3373000000,5672200000,21000,270104.7619,3.001164021 2018,2583,0.88,2273040000,4671000000,6944040000,22500,308624,3.429155556 2017,2742,0.78,2138760000,1970000000,4108760000,24000,171198.3333,1.902203704 2016,2844,0.72,2047680000,1056000000,3103680000,27000,114951.1111,1.277234568 2015,2952,0.7,2066400000,804000000,2870400000,29000,98979.31034,1.099770115 2014,3006,0.63,1893780000,517000000,2410780000,32000,75336.875,0.837076389 2013,3057,0.59,1803630000,353000000,2156630000,31000,69568.70968,0.772985663 2012,3120,0.54,1684800000,734000000,2418800000,32000,75587.5,0.839861111
NSC Year,Millions of shares,Dividends per share,Total dividends,Buybacks,Total dividends & buybacks,Number of employees ,Per employee,Rate of exploitation 2021,248,4.16,1031680000,3373000000,4404680000,18100,243352.4862,2.703916513 2020,257,3.76,966320000,1370000000,2336320000,20156,115911.8873,1.287909859 2019,266,3.6,957600000,2072000000,3029600000,24587,123219.5876,1.369106529 2018,280,3.04,851200000,2741000000,3592200000,26662,134731.0779,1.497011977 2017,290,2.44,707600000,923000000,1630600000,27110,60147.54703,0.668306078 2016,296,2.36,698560000,746000000,1444560000,28044,51510.48353,0.572338706 2015,304,2.36,717440000,1063000000,1780440000,30456,58459.41686,0.649549076 2014,313,2.22,694860000,251000000,945860000,29482,32082.62669,0.35647363 2013,316,2.04,644640000,496000000,1140640000,30103,37891.24008,0.421013779 2012,325,2.06,669500000,1199000000,1868500000,30943,60385.22444,0.670946938
UP Year,Millions of shares,Dividends per share,Total dividends,Buybacks,Total dividends & buybacks,Number of employees ,Per employee,Rate of exploitation, 2021,655,2.25,1473750000,7291000000,8764750000,32124,272841.1779355,2.96566497755978, 2020,679,2.91,1975890000,3705000000,5680890000,30960,183491.279069767,1.99447042467139, 2019,706,3.7,2612200000,5804000000,8416200000,37483,224533.788650855,2.44058465924842, 2018,754,2.26,1704040000,8225000000,9929040000,41967,236591.607691758,2.57164790969302, 2017,802,2.48,1988960000,4013000000,6001960000,41992,142931.034482759,1.55359820089955, 2016,835,2.255,1882925000,3105000000,4987925000,42919,116217.176541858,1.2632301798028, 2015,869,2.2,1911800000,3465000000,5376800000,47457,113298.354299682,1.2315038510835, 2014,901,2.82,2540820000,3225000000,5765820000,47201,122154.615368318,1.32776755835129, 2013,932,2.96,2758720000,2218000000,4976720000,46445,107152.976639035,1.1647062678156, 2012,953,1.89,1801170000,1474000000,3275170000,45928,71310.9649886779,0.775119184659543,