WLY Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
WLY Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of WLY’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 19.9% to 74.4%, averaging 43.6%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34.1% | 41.2% | 46.7% | 34.1% |
| 2025 | 50.2% | 58.0% | 63.4% | 57.5% |
| 2024 | 54.3% | 67.7% | 74.4% | 69.9% |
| 2023 | 43.5% | 50.0% | 63.1% | 47.6% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | 35.0% | 36.3% | 35.5% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | 32.3% | 34.2% | 32.7% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | 39.7% | 43.7% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | 47.7% | 65.7% | 43.5% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | 39.1% | 42.8% | 42.5% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | 34.4% | 43.4% | 43.4% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | 22.0% | 24.2% | 19.9% |
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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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