META Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
Payout Ratio History
META Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of META’s payout ratio from 2024 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 2.6% to 13.2%, averaging 9.4%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | 11.0% | 11.9% | 11.7% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | 6.3% | 9.7% | 9.7% |
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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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