RLI Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
RLI Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of RLI’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 24.1% to 150.9%, averaging 53.9%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44.4% | 63.7% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
| 2025 | 38.6% | 40.2% | 41.5% | 39.8% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | 33.4% | 42.8% | 42.8% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | 101.1% | 134.4% | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | 65.4% | 150.9% | 150.9% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | 28.7% | 36.3% | 36.3% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | 35.7% | 37.0% | 34.5% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | 36.3% | 39.4% | 32.1% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | 52.4% | 59.7% | 39.4% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | 71.8% | 83.6% | 61.0% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | 83.7% | 89.2% | 78.2% |
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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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