STLD Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
STLD Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of STLD’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 6.7% to 93.0%, averaging 27.2%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31.1% | 37.7% | 44.2% | 31.1% |
| 2025 | 58.3% | 75.7% | 93.0% | 58.3% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | 39.6% | 65.3% | 65.3% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | 10.6% | 14.8% | 14.8% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | 8.6% | 11.4% | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | 30.8% | 44.4% | 17.3% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | 46.8% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | 17.8% | 22.0% | 22.0% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | 21.6% | 30.8% | 14.7% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | 26.1% | 28.4% | 25.8% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | 18.9% | 21.1% | 21.1% |
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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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