Argan (AGX) Payout Ratio (2018 - 2026)
Argan's Payout Ratio was 0.16 in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 10.3% from 0.17 a year earlier and down 3.7% from the prior quarter.
Argan (AGX) Payout Ratio (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Payout Ratio at Argan came in at 0.18, down 17.6% from FY2025.
- In earlier fiscal years, Payout Ratio was 0.21 in FY2025 (-52.9%), 0.45 in FY2024 (+7.6%), 0.42 in FY2023 (+2.9%) and 0.41 in FY2022 (-79.2%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio in data going back to fiscal Q2 2019.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payout Ratio has declined for ten straight quarters, with an average decline of 33.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio over five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 11.1%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 84.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, AGX's Payout Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 0.16 (Q1 2027), 0.18 (Q4 2026) and 0.19 (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 86.99 Bn | 85.17 Bn | 1.55 Bn |
| 2 | Ferrovial | 38.93 Bn | 19.24 Bn | - |
| 3 | Emcor | 29.49 Bn | 25.88 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 4 | Jacobs Solutions | 17.37 Bn | 12.02 Bn | 810.70 Mn |
| 5 | Mastec | 14.17 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 556.28 Mn |
| 6 | Sterling Infrastructure | 11.28 Bn | 9.64 Bn | 289.96 Mn |
| 7 | IES Holdings | 9.06 Bn | 7.93 Bn | 340.66 Mn |
| 8 | Stantec | 8.07 Bn | 7.00 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 9 | Aecom | 7.92 Bn | 3.24 Bn | -34.04 Mn |
| 10 | Argan | 4.78 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 74.22 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.16 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.16 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.18 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.37 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.49 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.67 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.57 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.69 |
Argan Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=AGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "AGX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=AGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();