ESLT Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
Payout Ratio History
ESLT Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of ESLT’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 14.2% to 363.7%, averaging 74.9%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21.2% | 22.8% | 24.3% | 24.3% |
| 2025 | 14.2% | 17.3% | 22.9% | 22.9% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | 43.3% | 58.9% | 28.1% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | 145.1% | 255.1% | 255.1% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | 48.9% | 63.6% | 34.9% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | 89.5% | 121.1% | 50.3% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | 40.1% | 40.1% | 40.1% |
| 2018 | 75.7% | 90.5% | 105.3% | 105.3% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | 62.9% | 62.9% | 62.9% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | 222.2% | 363.7% | 80.8% |
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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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