Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2025)

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 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) has 16 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported 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.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.99 in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.28 in Q2 2022.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.13, with a median of 0.09 recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio sank 401.12% in 2022 and jumped 1027.39% in 2025.
  • Mesa Laboratories' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.06 in 2021, then soared by 133.12% to 0.14 in 2022, then plunged by 41.25% to 0.08 in 2023, then sank by 39.41% to 0.05 in 2024, then retreated by 2.26% to 0.05 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows MLAB's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.05 in Q4 2025, 0.12 in Q3 2025, and 0.99 in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Coherent 3,591.32 Bn 3,590.02 Bn 679.95 Mn -
2 Novanta 69.39 Bn 69.00 Bn 113.58 Mn -
3 Keysight Technologies 57.75 Bn 55.57 Bn 995.00 Mn -
4 Teledyne Technologies 30.63 Bn 30.33 Bn 673.80 Mn -
5 Fortive 19.14 Bn 18.79 Bn 675.50 Mn 0.09
6 Trimble 12.33 Bn 12.10 Bn 646.30 Mn -
7 Cognex 11.87 Bn 11.58 Bn 190.94 Mn 0.34
8 Sensata Technologies Holding 6.78 Bn 6.14 Bn 286.30 Mn 0.17
9 Garmin 4.63 Bn 1.93 Bn 1.04 Bn 0.37
10 Mesa Laboratories 577.49 Mn 547.02 Mn 41.80 Mn 0.05

Historic Data

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DateValue
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