Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.05 for Q4 2025, down 60.35% sequentially from 0.12 in Q3 2025, and down 2.26% YoY from 0.05 in Q4 2024.
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mesa Laboratories has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.05 in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 2.26% year-over-year to 0.05 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.09 (up 14.86% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.08, down 1.74% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.05 in Q4 2025 per MLAB's latest filing, from 0.12 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.99 in Q2 2025 and troughed at 0.28 in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.13 and a median of 0.09 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 401.12% in 2022, then surged 1027.39% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.06 in 2021, then surged by 133.12% to 0.14 in 2022, then tumbled by 41.25% to 0.08 in 2023, then plunged by 39.41% to 0.05 in 2024, then fell by 2.26% to 0.05 in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.05, 0.12, and 0.99 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garmin | 56.50 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 0.73 |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 54.05 Bn | 51.64 Bn | 1.18 Bn | - |
| 3 | Coherent | 51.08 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 787.08 Mn | -0.05 |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 29.39 Bn | 29.05 Bn | 738.10 Mn | - |
| 5 | Mks | 19.03 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 595.00 Mn | 0.09 |
| 6 | Fortive | 18.08 Bn | 17.71 Bn | 695.30 Mn | - |
| 7 | Trimble | 13.91 Bn | 13.70 Bn | 674.90 Mn | - |
| 8 | Cognex | 9.98 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 205.77 Mn | 0.21 |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 7.37 Bn | 7.30 Bn | 141.52 Mn | 0.04 |
| 10 | Mesa Laboratories | 674.43 Mn | 642.19 Mn | 39.01 Mn | 0.06 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.99 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.09 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.09 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.24 |