ADM Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
ADM Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of ADM’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 15.4% to 494.8%, averaging 77.6%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20.7% | 40.1% | 59.6% | 59.6% |
| 2025 | 20.9% | 125.4% | 433.4% | 23.5% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | 38.3% | 78.8% | 78.8% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | 76.7% | 193.6% | 32.2% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | 36.8% | 52.3% | 41.1% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | 177.0% | 494.8% | 15.4% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | 53.8% | 73.7% | 62.2% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | 80.5% | 118.0% | 118.0% |
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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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