ABT Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
ABT Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of ABT’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 32.8% to 83.1%, averaging 52.4%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48.8% | 52.8% | 56.8% | 48.8% |
| 2025 | 55.8% | 58.0% | 58.9% | 55.8% |
| 2024 | 58.2% | 64.6% | 73.9% | 60.5% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | 65.0% | 77.8% | 70.5% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | 39.7% | 42.3% | 42.3% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | 34.9% | 37.1% | 37.1% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | 51.3% | 54.6% | 45.0% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | 51.8% | 58.0% | 50.7% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | 39.7% | 40.5% | 40.5% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | 53.2% | 66.7% | 41.7% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | 78.6% | 83.1% | 74.1% |
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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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