AES Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
AES Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of AES’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2021. Over the full period it ranged from 38.6% to 594.3%, averaging 129.3%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.0% | 54.7% | 65.5% | 65.5% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | 52.5% | 60.2% | 44.9% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | 239.5% | 594.3% | 594.3% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | 162.1% | 295.3% | 157.8% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | 96.3% | 132.0% | 99.5% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | 60.8% | 67.8% | 53.8% |
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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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