Cms Energy (CMS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Cms Energy's (CMS) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 2.96 in Q1 2026, up 22.4% year-on-year from 2.42 in Q1 2025, and up 287.19% quarter-over-quarter from 1.58 in Q4 2025.

Cms Energy (CMS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cms Energy's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.96 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 22.4% year-over-year to 2.96 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.03, a 193.65% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.01, up 37.43% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio improved to 2.96 in Q1 2026 per CMS's latest filing, from 1.58 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 2.96 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 2.17 in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.19 (2025), against an average of 0.21.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio sank 1098.46% in 2022 and soared 758.43% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 2.17 in 2022, then surged by 49.2% to 1.1 in 2023, then soared by 75.67% to 0.27 in 2024, then plunged by 489.5% to 1.58 in 2025, then jumped by 287.19% to 2.96 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CMS FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 2.96 (Q1 2026), 1.58 (Q4 2025), and 0.79 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Fortis 462,782.01 Bn 462,783.29 Bn 1.70 Bn -0.01
2 Dominion Energy 62.80 Bn 67.01 Bn - -0.27
3 Xcel Energy 50.41 Bn 48.65 Bn 4.02 Bn 0.91
4 Wec Energy 37.36 Bn 37.32 Bn 2.04 Bn 0.25
5 Energy Co Of Parana 34.84 Bn 34.18 Bn - -
6 Ameren 31.32 Bn 31.43 Bn - 0.00
7 Edison International 30.65 Bn 30.49 Bn - -3.74
8 Firstenergy 28.61 Bn 29.98 Bn 2.74 Bn -0.97
9 Hydro One 25.14 Bn 25.13 Bn - -0.51
10 Cms Energy 22.72 Bn 23.22 Bn 2.28 Bn 2.96

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.96
Dec 31, 2025 -1.58
Sep 30, 2025 0.79
Jun 30, 2025 0.19
Mar 31, 2025 2.42
Dec 31, 2024 -0.27
Sep 30, 2024 -0.12
Jun 30, 2024 0.09
Mar 31, 2024 0.77
Dec 31, 2023 -1.10
Sep 30, 2023 0.78
Jun 30, 2023 0.03
Mar 31, 2023 0.33
Dec 31, 2022 -2.17
Sep 30, 2022 -0.30
Jun 30, 2022 0.43
Mar 31, 2022 0.23
Dec 31, 2021 0.22
Sep 30, 2021 -0.28
Jun 30, 2021 1.37