ODFL Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
ODFL Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of ODFL’s payout ratio from 2017 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 5.4% to 29.3%, averaging 16.6%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21.3% | 22.3% | 23.2% | 21.3% |
| 2025 | 24.6% | 26.6% | 29.3% | 24.6% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | 21.5% | 25.4% | 25.4% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | 23.0% | 28.8% | 21.6% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | 13.7% | 14.8% | 14.5% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | 12.4% | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | 10.3% | 11.3% | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | 11.7% | 13.5% | 10.8% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | 15.4% | 16.8% | 13.6% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | 12.0% | 21.4% | 21.4% |
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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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