SU Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
Payout Ratio History
SU Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of SU’s payout ratio from 2017 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 16.8% to 432.2%, averaging 56.4%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19.7% | 23.8% | 28.0% | 19.7% |
| 2025 | 22.0% | 24.7% | 28.8% | 28.8% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | 23.4% | 25.4% | 21.3% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | 29.3% | 32.2% | 31.4% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | 18.5% | 19.9% | 18.5% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | 126.9% | 432.2% | 16.8% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | 138.8% | 231.5% | 231.5% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | 31.5% | 39.9% | 39.9% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | 63.8% | 104.8% | 36.8% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | 107.8% | 190.7% | 67.2% |
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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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