NUE Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
NUE Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of NUE’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 6.3% to 117.6%, averaging 38.0%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32.2% | 63.9% | 95.7% | 32.2% |
| 2025 | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.5% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | 30.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | 8.5% | 10.4% | 10.4% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 6.3% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | 21.8% | 30.8% | 10.5% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | 45.6% | 64.4% | 42.5% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | 33.7% | 38.4% | 36.6% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | 59.1% | 117.6% | 33.9% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | 68.7% | 79.8% | 79.8% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | 41.7% | 42.1% | 42.1% |
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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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