PRU Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
PRU Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of PRU’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 5.2% to 241.2%, averaging 27.0%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16.3% | 17.9% | 19.5% | 16.3% |
| 2025 | 30.1% | 99.4% | 241.2% | 30.1% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | 21.3% | 25.4% | 21.9% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | 30.9% | 37.5% | 27.7% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | 22.2% | 37.3% | 37.3% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | 53.7% | 89.5% | 17.9% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | 10.8% | 20.9% | 20.9% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 8.2% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 7.0% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | 16.6% | 22.8% | 10.1% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 8.1% |
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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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