MLI Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
MLI Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of MLI’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 8.1% to 219.2%, averaging 37.2%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35.9% | 48.1% | 70.9% | 35.9% |
| 2025 | 31.2% | 33.9% | 38.3% | 32.3% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | 23.9% | 32.2% | 32.2% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | 9.4% | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | 8.8% | 9.9% | 8.2% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | 19.3% | 36.3% | 10.6% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | 10.4% | 11.3% | 11.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | 15.5% | 17.3% | 13.3% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | 51.2% | 101.6% | 17.7% |
| 2017 | 192.3% | 204.5% | 219.2% | 192.3% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% |
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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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