CLX Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
CLX Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of CLX’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 39.8% to 158.3%, averaging 75.9%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 149.6% | 153.9% | 158.3% | 149.6% |
| 2025 | 75.3% | 81.6% | 94.8% | 77.1% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | 101.3% | 124.3% | 86.8% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | 72.1% | 81.5% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | 93.5% | 107.4% | 80.5% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | 72.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | 44.2% | 54.6% | 40.2% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | 63.2% | 64.4% | 63.3% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | 57.1% | 58.9% | 53.2% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | 63.7% | 70.2% | 60.2% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | 66.4% | 68.7% | 64.0% |
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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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