BTI Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
BTI Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of BTI’s payout ratio from 2017 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 30.0% to 76.3%, averaging 43.2%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| 2025 | 36.4% | 40.9% | 45.4% | 45.4% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | 37.0% | 40.8% | 33.2% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | 34.3% | 34.9% | 34.9% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | 42.2% | 46.8% | 37.7% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | 46.1% | 46.7% | 45.5% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | 37.5% | 44.9% | 44.9% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | 40.3% | 43.0% | 37.6% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | 47.4% | 53.2% | 41.6% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | 67.1% | 76.3% | 76.3% |
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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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