KO Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
Payout Ratio History
KO Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of KO’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 62.0% to 242.6%, averaging 98.2%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62.7% | 66.7% | 70.7% | 62.7% |
| 2025 | 156.1% | 161.1% | 166.1% | 166.1% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | 147.5% | 242.6% | 176.8% |
| 2023 | 77.6% | 81.9% | 85.8% | 81.7% |
| 2022 | 72.3% | 75.2% | 80.2% | 80.2% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | 65.5% | 72.5% | 64.9% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | 91.0% | 101.0% | 81.9% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | 90.0% | 107.0% | 82.2% |
| 2018 | 106.9% | 119.4% | 131.8% | 106.9% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | 102.0% | 116.1% | 116.1% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | 93.5% | 93.8% | 93.1% |
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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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