BAC Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
BAC Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of BAC’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 7.2% to 231.6%, averaging 40.4%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.6% | 11.5% | 14.4% | 8.6% |
| 2025 | 13.2% | 84.0% | 174.2% | 64.6% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | 17.4% | 18.5% | 16.2% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | 18.7% | 25.6% | 16.5% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | 133.8% | 172.9% | 94.7% |
| 2021 | 231.6% | 231.6% | 231.6% | 231.6% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | 12.5% | 16.6% | 16.6% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | 29.9% | 40.8% | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | 10.6% | 13.7% | 13.7% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | 41.7% | 42.3% | 41.1% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | 11.3% | 15.0% | 15.0% |
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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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