EQIX Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
EQIX Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of EQIX’s payout ratio from 2017 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 135.5% to 4,178.8%, averaging 886.4%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 142.6% | 142.6% | 142.6% | 142.6% |
| 2025 | 487.2% | 2,333.0% | 4,178.8% | 4,178.8% |
| 2024 | 436.2% | 709.3% | 901.8% | 901.8% |
| 2023 | 179.0% | 279.2% | 359.4% | 306.5% |
| 2022 | 135.5% | 320.9% | 780.7% | 167.9% |
| 2020 | 3,494.2% | 3,494.2% | 3,494.2% | 3,494.2% |
| 2018 | 668.3% | 1,127.7% | 1,587.0% | 668.3% |
| 2017 | 1,046.2% | 1,046.2% | 1,046.2% | 1,046.2% |
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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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