Equinix (EQIX) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Equinix's (EQIX) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.96 in Q1 2026, down 262.95% year-on-year from 0.59 in Q1 2025, and down 731.83% quarter-over-quarter from 0.15 in Q4 2025.

Equinix (EQIX) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Equinix's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.96 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 262.95% year-over-year to 0.96 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.2, a 121.02% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.64, up 12.77% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio slipped to 0.96 in Q1 2026 per EQIX's latest filing, from 0.15 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 2.01 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.96 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.5 (2024), against an average of 0.48.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 257.35% in 2023 and plunged 262.95% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.15 in 2022, then soared by 257.35% to 0.52 in 2023, then tumbled by 71.1% to 0.15 in 2024, then gained by 0.48% to 0.15 in 2025, then tumbled by 731.83% to 0.96 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EQIX FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.96 (Q1 2026), 0.15 (Q4 2025), and 0.27 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Equinix 103.93 Bn 100.87 Bn 1.26 Bn -0.96
2 American Tower 78.06 Bn 77.93 Bn 2.70 Bn 0.02
3 Digital Realty Trust 66.72 Bn 64.30 Bn - -2.58
4 Iron Mountain 37.52 Bn 37.27 Bn 1.05 Bn 7.52
5 Crown Castle 32.61 Bn 32.55 Bn 23.00 Mn 1.03
6 Sba Communications 18.36 Bn 18.36 Bn 532.10 Mn 0.65
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.43 Bn 17.13 Bn 318.00 Mn 5.21
8 Lamar Advertising 16.42 Bn 16.38 Bn 344.69 Mn 1.42
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 12.87 Bn 12.87 Bn - 0.04
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.68 Bn 5.61 Bn 202.10 Mn 0.74

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.96
Dec 31, 2025 0.15
Sep 30, 2025 -0.27
Jun 30, 2025 0.53
Mar 31, 2025 0.59
Dec 31, 2024 0.15
Sep 30, 2024 -0.35
Jun 30, 2024 0.50
Mar 31, 2024 0.71
Dec 31, 2023 0.52
Sep 30, 2023 0.48
Jun 30, 2023 0.26
Mar 31, 2023 2.01
Dec 31, 2022 0.15
Sep 30, 2022 1.09
Jun 30, 2022 0.89
Mar 31, 2022 1.72
Dec 31, 2021 0.29
Sep 30, 2021 0.47
Jun 30, 2021 0.46