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% on a YoY basis from 0.38 in Q4 2024, and up 89.87% sequentially 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.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, FCF Payout Ratio rose 46.73% year-over-year to 0.56; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 1.14 (up 53.93% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.14, up 53.92% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio improved to 0.56 in Q4 2025, from 5.56 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 4.66 in Q3 2023 to a low of 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.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 535.54% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 718.05% in 2025.
  • Tracing LIEN's FCF Payout Ratio over 3 years: stood at 0.39 in 2023, then tumbled by 370.06% to 1.06 in 2024, then surged 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 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - -0.90
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 2.00
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 0.19
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -0.02
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.34
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - -0.45
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 0.10
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 0.38
10 Chicago Atlantic BDC 214.74 Mn 211.81 Mn -40.16 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 0.39
Sep 30, 2023 4.66