STM Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
STM Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of STM’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 12.8% to 646.3%, averaging 63.6%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 154.4% | 294.0% | 433.6% | 154.4% |
| 2025 | 646.3% | 646.3% | 646.3% | 646.3% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | 51.9% | 110.4% | 110.4% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | 13.4% | 14.8% | 14.8% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | 18.0% | 21.9% | 13.8% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | 15.7% | 16.8% | 16.8% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | 23.4% | 27.5% | 21.3% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | 29.1% | 31.7% | 31.7% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | 63.5% | 118.1% | 25.7% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | 37.4% | 58.1% | 58.1% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | 49.3% | 64.4% | 34.2% |
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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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