XOM Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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Payout Ratio History
XOM Payout Ratio by year
Yearly range of XOM’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 24.8% to 1,903.8%, averaging 150.1%.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55.7% | 72.8% | 89.9% | 55.7% |
| 2025 | 58.3% | 65.9% | 72.1% | 71.8% |
| 2024 | 46.3% | 51.0% | 55.8% | 55.8% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | 34.9% | 44.1% | 44.1% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | 29.4% | 37.3% | 25.2% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | 143.4% | 370.7% | 41.4% |
| 2020 | 595.8% | 595.8% | 595.8% | 595.8% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | 168.2% | 274.0% | 274.0% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | 88.3% | 98.6% | 83.6% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | 94.6% | 115.2% | 89.1% |
| 2016 | 206.3% | 1,055.0% | 1,903.8% | 206.3% |
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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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