Nisource (NI) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Nisource (NI) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.41 for Q1 2026, down 117.06% quarter-over-quarter from 2.41 in Q4 2025, and down 115.27% year-on-year from 2.69 in Q1 2025.

Nisource (NI) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nisource (NI) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.41 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.41, down 115.27% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.16 (up 164.22% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.18, down 1703.27% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.41 for Q1 2026 at Nisource, down from 2.41 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 2.69 in Q1 2025 and troughed at 1.13 in Q4 2022.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.22, with a median of 0.04 recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio sank 445.18% in 2022 and surged 127.94% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.13 in 2022, then surged by 98.01% to 0.02 in 2023, then tumbled by 78.45% to 0.04 in 2024, then surged by 6111.08% to 2.41 in 2025, then sank by 117.06% to 0.41 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.41 in Q1 2026, 2.41 in Q4 2025, and 0.06 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Atmos Energy 28.80 Bn 28.68 Bn - -0.59
2 Nisource 22.46 Bn 24.65 Bn 1.83 Bn -0.41
3 Ugi 7.39 Bn 6.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 0.16
4 New Jersey Resources 5.67 Bn 5.53 Bn 826.91 Mn 0.08
5 Black Hills 5.61 Bn 5.58 Bn - 0.03
6 ONE Gas 4.80 Bn 4.77 Bn 438.14 Mn 2.16
7 Mdu Resources 4.26 Bn 4.20 Bn - 0.25
8 Chesapeake Utilities 2.94 Bn 2.94 Bn 102.40 Mn -0.68
9 Centuri Holdings 2.87 Bn 2.82 Bn 35.76 Mn -
10 Rgc Resources 248.35 Mn 244.36 Mn 39.84 Mn 0.20

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.41
Dec 31, 2025 2.41
Sep 30, 2025 -0.06
Jun 30, 2025 -0.17
Mar 31, 2025 2.69
Sep 30, 2024 -0.04
Jun 30, 2024 -0.11
Dec 31, 2023 -0.02
Sep 30, 2023 -0.09
Jun 30, 2023 0.08
Mar 31, 2023 0.06
Dec 31, 2022 -1.13
Sep 30, 2022 -0.07
Jun 30, 2022 0.04
Mar 31, 2022 0.06
Dec 31, 2021 -0.21
Sep 30, 2021 0.67
Jun 30, 2021 -0.93
Mar 31, 2021 0.10
Dec 31, 2020 1.09