CSCO Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
CSCO Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of CSCO’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 33.1% to 62.4%, averaging 44.7%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47.3% | 50.1% | 52.1% | 47.3% |
| 2025 | 48.7% | 50.0% | 51.1% | 51.1% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | 54.1% | 62.4% | 55.9% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | 36.8% | 40.5% | 36.2% |
| 2022 | 45.4% | 46.7% | 48.7% | 47.0% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | 43.1% | 44.1% | 44.1% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | 40.4% | 41.1% | 39.9% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | 40.9% | 45.2% | 40.0% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | 44.5% | 46.8% | 43.8% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | 42.6% | 42.8% | 42.2% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | 40.5% | 40.5% | 40.5% |
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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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