Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2025)
Mesa Laboratories' (MLAB) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.05 in Q4 2025, down 2.26% year-on-year from 0.05 in Q4 2024, and down 60.35% quarter-over-quarter from 0.12 in Q3 2025.
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Mesa Laboratories has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 0.05 for Q4 2025.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 came in at 0.05, down 2.26% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.09 (up 14.86% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.08, down 1.74% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.05 for Q4 2025 at Mesa Laboratories, down from 0.12 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.99 in Q2 2025 to a low of 0.28 in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.09 (2023), against an average of 0.13.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 401.12% in 2022 and soared 1027.39% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Mesa Laboratories' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.06 in 2021, then soared 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 dropped by 2.26% to 0.05 in 2025.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.05 (Q4 2025), 0.12 (Q3 2025), and 0.99 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coherent | 73.42 Bn | 72.12 Bn | 679.95 Mn | - |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 60.20 Bn | 58.02 Bn | 995.00 Mn | - |
| 3 | Garmin | 45.90 Bn | 43.20 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.37 |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 28.94 Bn | 28.64 Bn | 673.80 Mn | - |
| 5 | Mks | 24.00 Bn | 23.43 Bn | 507.00 Mn | 0.61 |
| 6 | Fortive | 18.63 Bn | 18.28 Bn | 675.50 Mn | 0.09 |
| 7 | Trimble | 11.82 Bn | 11.59 Bn | 646.30 Mn | - |
| 8 | Cognex | 10.60 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 190.94 Mn | 0.34 |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 8.14 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 131.32 Mn | 0.04 |
| 10 | Mesa Laboratories | 580.67 Mn | 550.20 Mn | 41.80 Mn | 0.05 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.09 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.07 |