Payout ratio
The share of profit handed to shareholders rather than reinvested. A low ratio leaves room to raise the dividend; a ratio above 100% means the company paid out more than it earned that year.
Definition
How it is computed here
| Formula | dividends paid ÷ net income |
|---|---|
| Unit | Ratio (shown as %) |
| Period | One fiscal year, as reported |
| Source | Extracted from SEC filings; every value on an asset page carries the accounting tag and the filing it came from |
| Identifier | payout |
The limit
What this number does not tell you
Paying above 100% is not automatically unsustainable — a company with heavy depreciation can generate far more cash than accounting profit. Read it next to dividend coverage and free cash flow, never alone.
Every metric on this site is published with its blind spot stated. A figure without its limit is half a fact.
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In the data
Highest reported payout ratio
| BMHLBLUEMOUNT HOLDINGS LIMITED | 495736.7% |
|---|---|
| BPBP PLC | 9198.2% |
| HRIHERC HOLDINGS INC. | 8700.0% |
| NTICNORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CO | 8600.7% |
| FSKFS KKR Capital Corp | 7127.3% |
| UTZUtz Brands, Inc. | 2787.5% |
| NFBKNorthfield Bancorp, Inc. | 2657.3% |
| AMBPARDAGH METAL PACKAGING S.A. | 2381.8% |
From the most recent fiscal year of each company.