First American Financial (FAF) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

First American Financial (FAF) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 1.72 for Q1 2026, down 191.58% on a YoY basis from 1.88 in Q1 2025, and down 1095.9% quarter-over-quarter from 0.17 in Q4 2025.

First American Financial (FAF) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First American Financial has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 1.72 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 191.58% year-over-year to 1.72; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.27 (down 30.58% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.29, down 10.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 1.72, down from 0.17 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 3.12 in Q1 2024, with the low at 11.6 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.51 across 5 years, with a median of 0.23 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio sank 4536.89% — and 2024, when it surged 1001.01%.
  • First American Financial's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.31 in 2022, then tumbled by 277.53% to 0.55 in 2023, then soared by 138.18% to 0.21 in 2024, then dropped by 17.23% to 0.17 in 2025, then tumbled by 1095.9% to 1.72 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 1.72 (Q1 2026), 0.17 (Q4 2025), and 0.25 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Fidelity National Financial 12.87 Bn 10.21 Bn 2.62 Bn 0.17
2 Axis Capital Holdings 7.52 Bn 6.65 Bn - 0.01
3 First American Financial 6.80 Bn 3.91 Bn 1.24 Bn -1.72
4 Enact Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.46 Bn 205.74 Mn 0.13
5 Mgic Investment 5.57 Bn 5.32 Bn 202.12 Mn 0.46
6 Essent 5.47 Bn 5.47 Bn - 0.17
7 Radian 4.74 Bn 4.66 Bn 368.17 Mn 0.12
8 Ryan Specialty Holdings 4.62 Bn 5.05 Bn - -0.10
9 Assured Guaranty 3.42 Bn -495.48 Mn 216.00 Mn 0.10
10 NMI Holdings 2.82 Bn 2.75 Bn 152.85 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.72
Dec 31, 2025 0.17
Sep 30, 2025 0.25
Jun 30, 2025 0.18
Mar 31, 2025 -0.59
Dec 31, 2024 0.21
Sep 30, 2024 0.30
Jun 30, 2024 0.26
Mar 31, 2024 3.12
Dec 31, 2023 -0.55
Sep 30, 2023 0.36
Jun 30, 2023 0.28
Mar 31, 2023 -0.35
Dec 31, 2022 0.31
Sep 30, 2022 0.23
Jun 30, 2022 0.46
Mar 31, 2022 -11.60
Dec 31, 2021 0.19
Sep 30, 2021 0.16
Jun 30, 2021 0.23