Gray Media (GTN) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Gray Media's (GTN) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.5 in Q1 2026, down 831.25% year-on-year from 0.07 in Q1 2025, and down 483.33% on a QoQ basis from 0.13 in Q4 2025.

Gray Media (GTN) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Gray Media (GTN) has 8 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.5 in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 831.25% year-over-year to 0.5 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.74, a 1496.06% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.18, up 246.41% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.5, down from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for GTN reached as high as 1.33 in Q2 2025 and fell as low as 0.73 in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.04 across 5 years, with a median of 0.07 in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio surged 915.13% in 2024 and sank 2436.36% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.07 in 2022, then jumped by 372.05% to 0.35 in 2023, then slumped by 92.99% to 0.02 in 2024, then surged by 434.78% to 0.13 in 2025, then plunged by 483.33% to 0.5 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.5 in Q1 2026, 0.13 in Q4 2025, and 0.73 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 0.20
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 0.00
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn -0.01
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn -0.50
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn -
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 1.19
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 1.17
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.50
Dec 31, 2025 0.13
Sep 30, 2025 -0.73
Jun 30, 2025 1.33
Mar 31, 2025 0.07
Dec 31, 2024 0.02
Sep 30, 2024 0.03
Jun 30, 2024 -0.73
Mar 31, 2024 0.24
Dec 31, 2023 0.35
Sep 30, 2023 0.26
Jun 30, 2023 -0.13
Mar 31, 2023 0.02
Dec 31, 2022 0.07
Sep 30, 2022 0.06
Jun 30, 2022 0.10
Mar 31, 2022 0.09
Dec 31, 2021 -0.22
Sep 30, 2021 0.67
Jun 30, 2021 -0.41