Alcon Inc.ALC

Where ALC's Payout Ratio sits inside its own 10-year distribution, with the yearly high, low and average.

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ALC Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history

Payout Ratio History

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ALC Payout Ratio historyALC Payout Ratio from Sep 2023 to Jun 2026: low 8.34%, high 21.77%, latest 10.43%.7.27%11.16%15.05%18.95%22.84%Sep 23Mar 24Sep 24Jun 25Dec 25Jun 26med 10.43%

ALC Payout Ratio by year

Yearly range of ALC’s payout ratio from 2021 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 8.3% to 80.9%, averaging 19.9%.

ALC Payout Ratio — yearly low, average, high and year-end values
YearLowAverageHighYear-end
202610.0%10.2%10.4%10.4%
20258.3%10.1%11.3%10.2%
20248.6%11.4%15.1%8.6%
202319.6%24.0%33.8%20.9%
202221.4%37.0%80.9%21.4%
202116.8%22.4%32.9%32.9%

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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.

FormulaTTM Dividends Per Share / (TTM FCF ÷ Shares) × 100%
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How to read this chart

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.

Key caveats
  • 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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