CAG Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
CAG Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of CAG’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 27.5% to 296.5%, averaging 64.9%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45.5% | 60.6% | 93.1% | 48.7% |
| 2025 | 42.6% | 119.5% | 296.5% | 296.5% |
| 2024 | 41.2% | 45.5% | 49.8% | 49.8% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | 79.8% | 100.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | 79.2% | 86.4% | 75.6% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | 57.9% | 80.1% | 80.1% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | 33.1% | 46.5% | 30.1% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | 55.7% | 74.5% | 46.8% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | 51.6% | 67.2% | 67.2% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | 37.9% | 42.0% | 42.0% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | 32.4% | 32.4% | 32.4% |
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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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