Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2025)

Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.56 for Q4 2025, up 46.73% year-over-year from 0.38 in Q4 2024, and up 89.87% quarter-over-quarter from 5.56 in Q3 2025.

Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) has 3 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.56 in Q4 2025.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 came in at 0.56, up 46.73% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 1.14 (up 53.93% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.14, up 53.92% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio grew to 0.56 in Q4 2025 per LIEN's latest filing, from 5.56 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 3.98 in Q2 2025 and troughed at 5.56 in Q3 2025.
  • A 3-year average of 0.07 and a median of 0.22 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 535.54% in 2025 and fell as far as 718.05% in 2025.
  • A 3-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.22 in 2023, then sank by 586.1% to 1.06 in 2024, then jumped by 46.73% to 0.56 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows LIEN's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.56 in Q4 2025, 5.56 in Q3 2025, and 3.98 in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - -
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - 0.37
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 0.10
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 0.18
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - -0.02
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.34
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - -0.45
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 0.10
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - 0.21
10 Chicago Atlantic BDC 230.94 Mn 228.04 Mn 14.07 Mn -0.56

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -0.56
Sep 30, 2025 -5.56
Jun 30, 2025 3.98
Dec 31, 2024 -1.06
Sep 30, 2024 -0.68
Jun 30, 2024 0.63
Mar 31, 2024 0.74
Dec 31, 2023 0.22
Sep 30, 2023 1.70