Chicago Atlantic BDC LIEN
NASDAQ LIEN
$9.78 +0.28 (+2.95%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.56 for Q4 2025, up 89.87% sequentially from 5.56 in Q3 2025, and up 46.73% YoY from 0.38 in Q4 2024.

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

Chicago Atlantic BDC has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 3 years, with the latest figure at 0.56 in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 46.73% year-over-year to 0.56 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 1.14 (up 53.93% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.14, up 53.92% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio improved 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 4.66 in Q3 2023 and troughed at 5.56 in Q3 2025.
  • A 3-year average of 0.28 and a median of 0.39 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The widest YoY moves for FCF Payout Ratio: up 535.54% in 2025, down 718.05% in 2025.
  • Over 3 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.39 in 2023, then slumped by 370.06% to 1.06 in 2024, then surged by 46.73% to 0.56 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.56, 5.56, and 3.98 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 176.99 Bn 163.12 Bn - 0.83
2 Blackstone 113.16 Bn 110.65 Bn - 0.80
3 Kkr 96.05 Bn -181.02 Bn - 0.05
4 Brookfield 92.54 Bn 45.14 Bn - -
5 Brookfield Asset Management 82.31 Bn 80.81 Bn - 1.50
6 Apollo Global Management 77.14 Bn 51.77 Bn 10.54 Bn 0.11
7 State Street 50.64 Bn 50.64 Bn - -0.10
8 Ameriprise Financial 50.31 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.72 Bn 0.05
9 Northern Trust 33.61 Bn 33.61 Bn - -0.77
10 Chicago Atlantic BDC 223.53 Mn 222.60 Mn 13.83 Mn -

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 0.39
Sep 30, 2023 4.66