Friedman Industries (FRD) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2025)
Friedman Industries' (FRD) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.04 in Q4 2025, down 124.65% year-on-year from 0.18 in Q4 2024, and up 68.36% quarter-over-quarter from 0.14 in Q3 2025.
Friedman Industries (FRD) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Friedman Industries has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 0.04 for Q4 2025.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 came in at 0.04, down 124.65% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.15 (down 213.46% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.13, up 81.45% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.04 for Q4 2025 at Friedman Industries, up from 0.14 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.18 in Q4 2024 to a low of 0.22 in Q2 2021.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.01 (2021), against an average of 0.01.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio surged 2248.78% in 2024 and slumped 600.04% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Friedman Industries' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.05 in 2021, then jumped by 74.47% to 0.01 in 2022, then surged by 160.51% to 0.01 in 2023, then soared by 2248.78% to 0.18 in 2024, then plunged by 124.65% to 0.04 in 2025.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.04 (Q4 2025), 0.14 (Q3 2025), and 0.02 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | - |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 0.98 |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | 7.01 |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 0.76 |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | - |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 Mn | - |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 0.74 |
| 10 | Friedman Industries | 169.97 Mn | 165.36 Mn | 30.50 Mn | -0.04 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.03 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.04 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.05 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.01 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.03 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.01 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.01 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.04 |