Information Services (III) Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)
Information Services' Payout Ratio came in at 0.77 for Q3 2026, down 34.9% from 1.18 a year earlier and down 1.7% from the prior quarter.
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Information Services (III) Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Information Services' Payout Ratio was 0.98, down 70.3% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Payout Ratio was 3.31 in FY2024 (+134.4%), 1.41 in FY2023 (+273.2%), 0.38 in FY2022 (+32.4%) and 0.29 in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 9.0% over the last five quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payout Ratio over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 273.2%), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a decline of 70.3%).
- Business Quant data shows III's Payout Ratio at 0.78 (Q2 2026), 0.87 (Q1 2026) and 0.98 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 153.56 Bn | 111.49 Bn | 5.98 Bn |
| 2 | Cintas | 88.59 Bn | 87.67 Bn | 1.55 Bn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.27 Bn | 32.47 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 4 | APi | 18.49 Bn | 15.70 Bn | 770.00 Mn |
| 5 | Rollins | 18.05 Bn | 17.59 Bn | 582.90 Mn |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.33 Bn | 14.33 Bn | 423.00 Mn |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.48 Bn | 12.43 Bn | 430.34 Mn |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.94 Bn | 6.46 Bn | - |
| 9 | Gartner | 11.90 Bn | 5.39 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 10 | Information Services | 290.11 Mn | 186.53 Mn | 28.55 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.77 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.78 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.87 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.98 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.18 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.46 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.20 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.31 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.41 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.11 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.07 |
API Access
Information Services Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=III&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "III", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=III&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();