ADP Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
ADP Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of ADP’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 50.6% to 71.7%, averaging 59.4%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50.6% | 52.7% | 54.3% | 54.3% |
| 2025 | 51.4% | 53.7% | 55.6% | 55.6% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | 58.4% | 62.7% | 53.7% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | 59.4% | 63.6% | 62.7% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | 63.9% | 71.7% | 62.0% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | 63.7% | 71.1% | 62.5% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | 62.0% | 63.0% | 62.6% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | 61.3% | 62.9% | 62.6% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | 56.4% | 59.9% | 52.6% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | 62.4% | 70.9% | 70.9% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% |
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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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