Gen Digital (GEN) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)

Gen Digital (GEN) has reported Payout Ratio for 15 consecutive years, with 0.38 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Payout Ratio fell 37.98% year-over-year to 0.38; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 stood at 0.3 (down 43.67% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.32, down 34.13% from the prior year.
• Payout Ratio climbed to 0.38 in Q3 2026 per GEN's latest filing, from 0.15 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Payout Ratio topped out at 1.04 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.09 in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Payout Ratio has averaged 0.49 across 5 years, with a median of 0.49 in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Payout Ratio sank 85.39% in 2023, then surged 569.85% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.49 in 2022, then rose by 16.2% to 0.57 in 2023, then retreated by 15.1% to 0.48 in 2024, then grew by 18.66% to 0.57 in 2025, then sank by 34.44% to 0.38 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.38, 0.15, and 0.4 for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.