Factset Research Systems (FDS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Factset Research Systems has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.22 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 16.25% year-over-year to 0.22; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.24 (down 12.93% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.26, up 5.7% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.22, down from 0.46 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.65 in Q4 2024, with the low at 0.17 in Q2 2024.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.28 across 5 years, with a median of 0.25 in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio fell 29.62% — and 2024, when it surged 142.79%.
• Factset Research Systems' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.38 in 2022, then slipped by 29.62% to 0.27 in 2023, then surged by 142.79% to 0.65 in 2024, then declined by 29.41% to 0.46 in 2025, then tumbled by 51.82% to 0.22 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.22 (Q1 2026), 0.46 (Q4 2025), and 0.23 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.