Middlesex Water (MSEX) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Middlesex Water (MSEX) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.41 for Q2 2026, up 45.41% sequentially from 0.75 in Q1 2026, and up 10.15% YoY from 0.37 in Q2 2025.

Middlesex Water (MSEX) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Middlesex Water has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.41 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 10.15% year-over-year to 0.41 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.64 (up 36.86% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.74, up 49.87% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio advanced to 0.41 in Q2 2026 per MSEX's latest filing, from 0.75 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.0 in Q3 2023 and troughed at 4.5 in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 1.08 and a median of 0.71 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio jumped 99.85% in 2023, then sank 528519.27% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.67 in 2022, then sank by 103.53% to 1.36 in 2023, then slipped by 19.74% to 1.62 in 2024, then jumped by 34.77% to 1.06 in 2025, then surged by 61.42% to 0.41 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.41, 0.75, and 1.06 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 26.40 Bn 26.21 Bn - -0.67
2 Essential Utilities 11.27 Bn 11.26 Bn - -1.40
3 American States Water 3.35 Bn 3.33 Bn 278.03 Mn -0.54
4 California Water Service 3.00 Bn 2.91 Bn 263.45 Mn -0.24
5 H2O America 2.58 Bn 2.47 Bn 197.11 Mn 0.38
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.08 Bn - -0.41
7 Consolidated Water 513.20 Mn 386.87 Mn 10.92 Mn 0.46
8 York Water 512.24 Mn 511.69 Mn - 6.25
9 Artesian Resources 360.98 Mn 356.72 Mn 26.56 Mn -0.72
10 Pure Cycle 273.58 Mn 265.14 Mn 4.29 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -0.41
Mar 31, 2026 -0.75
Dec 31, 2025 -1.06
Sep 30, 2025 0.51
Jun 30, 2025 0.33
Mar 31, 2025 -1.19
Dec 31, 2024 -1.62
Sep 30, 2024 -4.50
Jun 30, 2024 -1.86
Mar 31, 2024 -0.74
Dec 31, 2023 -1.36
Sep 30, 2023 0.00
Jun 30, 2023 -0.43
Mar 31, 2023 -0.65
Dec 31, 2022 -0.67
Sep 30, 2022 -0.55
Jun 30, 2022 -0.52
Mar 31, 2022 -1.92
Dec 31, 2021 -1.36
Sep 30, 2021 -0.45