Gen Digital (GEN) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)
Gen Digital's (GEN) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.16 in Q2 2026, down 2.54% YoY from 0.16 in Q2 2025, and up 10.94% on a QoQ basis from 0.14 in Q1 2026.
Gen Digital (GEN) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Gen Digital (GEN) has 15 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.16 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 2.54% year-over-year to 0.16 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.2 (down 21.07% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.2, down 21.07% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.16 in Q2 2026, from 0.14 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.72 in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.8 in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.24 and a median of 0.25 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio sank 164.66% — and 2025, when it surged 193.0%.
- Tracing GEN's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.27 in 2022, then declined by 0.65% to 0.26 in 2023, then fell by 8.23% to 0.24 in 2024, then surged by 197.2% to 0.72 in 2025, then sank by 77.81% to 0.16 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.16 (Q2 2026), 0.14 (Q1 2026), and 0.72 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Gen Digital | 16.58 Bn | 16.01 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 0.19 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 0.19 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 0.16 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 0.14 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 0.72 |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 0.24 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 0.26 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 0.68 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.25 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.80 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.22 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 1.24 |