DKL Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
Payout Ratio History
DKL Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of DKL’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 48.2% to 1,643.8%, averaging 198.4%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 101.1% | 162.4% | 223.7% | 101.1% |
| 2025 | 1,643.8% | 1,643.8% | 1,643.8% | 1,643.8% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | 160.0% | 295.6% | 295.6% |
| 2023 | 144.0% | 834.4% | 1,524.8% | 144.0% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | 148.0% | 376.3% | 376.3% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | 65.9% | 76.7% | 63.5% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | 75.9% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | 56.8% | 67.6% | 67.6% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | 86.6% | 97.9% | 97.9% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | 70.4% | 73.1% | 67.7% |
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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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