BUD Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
Payout Ratio History
BUD Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of BUD’s payout ratio from 2017 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 6.5% to 50.3%, averaging 18.3%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 8.9% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 10.1% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 6.5% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | 9.1% | 10.2% | 7.9% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | 14.0% | 19.9% | 8.0% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | 22.2% | 24.5% | 24.5% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | 39.1% | 48.3% | 29.9% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | 45.9% | 50.3% | 41.4% |
Get notified when BUD Payout Ratio crosses a threshold
Free — one alert setup, notifications by push, Telegram, or Discord.
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.
Unlock 10y, 15y, 20y, and 30y history with peer comparison and CSV export.