Gray Media GTN
NYSE GTN
$4.94 +0.03 (+0.61%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Gray Media (GTN) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.5 for Q1 2026, down 831.25% year-over-year from 0.07 in Q1 2025, and down 483.33% quarter-over-quarter from 0.13 in Q4 2025.

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

Gray Media (GTN) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 8 consecutive years, with 0.5 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 831.25% year-over-year to 0.5; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.74 (up 1496.06% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.18, up 246.41% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio eased to 0.5 in Q1 2026 per GTN's latest filing, from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 1.33 in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 0.73 in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.04 across 5 years, with a median of 0.07 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 915.13% — and 2025, when it tumbled 2436.36%.
  • Gray Media's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.07 in 2022, then surged by 372.05% to 0.35 in 2023, then slumped by 92.99% to 0.02 in 2024, then soared by 434.78% to 0.13 in 2025, then plunged by 483.33% to 0.5 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GTN's FCF Payout Ratio at 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 5.70 Bn 5.48 Bn 1.06 Bn 0.23
2 Newsmax 1.40 Bn 1.35 Bn 23.33 Mn -
3 Gray Media 482.16 Mn 306.16 Mn 270.00 Mn 0.08
4 iHeartMedia 440.79 Mn 266.35 Mn 576.68 Mn 0.02
5 E.W. Scripps 300.67 Mn 287.63 Mn 196.33 Mn -
6 FuboTV 298.77 Mn -153.64 Mn 399.10 Mn -
7 CuriosityStream 164.84 Mn 116.45 Mn 16.93 Mn -
8 Mediaco Holding 88.37 Mn 86.56 Mn -1.26 Mn -
9 Saga Communications 55.91 Mn 28.06 Mn 20.50 Mn -0.34
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.55 Mn 30.85 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.08
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