ABBV Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
Payout Ratio History
ABBV Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of ABBV’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 41.3% to 72.4%, averaging 50.5%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59.0% | 62.3% | 65.5% | 65.5% |
| 2025 | 58.2% | 64.5% | 72.4% | 65.3% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | 60.0% | 69.5% | 61.6% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | 43.5% | 47.5% | 47.5% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | 43.1% | 44.8% | 41.4% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | 44.2% | 48.3% | 42.0% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | 51.0% | 53.4% | 50.1% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | 47.3% | 49.8% | 49.8% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | 42.0% | 42.8% | 41.6% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | 51.6% | 58.2% | 43.5% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | 56.4% | 56.4% | 56.4% |
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What fraction of free cash flow is paid out as dividends. More reliable than the earnings-based payout ratio because cash is harder to manipulate through accounting choices. Low ratio = room to grow the dividend and absorb an earnings dip. High ratio = dividend is consuming most of the cash generated.
TTM Dividends Per Share / (TTM FCF ÷ Shares) × 100%A steadily rising FCF payout ratio warrants scrutiny only if FCF itself is flat or falling — that means the company is paying out a larger slice of shrinking cash. A high but stable ratio in a capital-light business (e.g. consumer staples) can be perfectly sustainable.
- FCF can be lumpy: large one-off capex or working-capital swings distort a single year. Look at the multi-year trend rather than any single data point.
- Utilities and REITs naturally sustain 60–90% FCF payout ratios; industrials and tech companies typically run 20–50%. Always compare to sector context.
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