Growth Metrics

Nl Industries (NL) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2025)

Nl Industries recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.29 in Q3 2025, up 269.78% quarter-over-quarter from 0.08 in Q2 2025, and up 104.6% year-over-year from 0.14 in Q3 2024.

Nl Industries' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.29 for Q3 2025.

  • In Q3 2025, FCF Payout Ratio rose 104.6% year-over-year to 0.29; the TTM figure through Sep 2025 stood at 0.25 (down 120.53% YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was 1.52, up 298.15% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.29 for Q3 2025 at Nl Industries, up from 0.08 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.94 in Q4 2021 to a low of 12.17 in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.63 and a median of 0.32 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio slumped 1106.81% in 2022 and jumped 995.66% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Nl Industries' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.94 in 2021, then plunged by 187.79% to 1.7 in 2022, then soared by 134.98% to 0.6 in 2023, then retreated by 13.56% to 0.52 in 2024, then plunged by 43.15% to 0.29 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.29, 0.08, and 0.01 for Q3 2025, Q2 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Allegion 11.20 Bn 10.89 Bn 454.50 Mn 0.59
2 MSA Safety 6.44 Bn 6.26 Bn 219.58 Mn 0.32
3 Adt 5.10 Bn 5.07 Bn 1.04 Bn 0.08
4 Brinks 4.39 Bn 3.98 Bn 382.40 Mn 0.03
5 Brady 4.08 Bn 3.90 Bn 225.47 Mn 0.17
6 Geo 3.01 Bn 2.92 Bn - -
7 CoreCivic 2.08 Bn 1.87 Bn - -
8 Napco Security Technologies 1.34 Bn 1.21 Bn 29.49 Mn 0.31
9 Evolv Technologies Holdings 1.14 Bn 1.08 Bn 23.60 Mn -
10 Nl Industries - - - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2025 0.29
Jun 30, 2025 0.08
Mar 31, 2025 -0.01
Dec 31, 2024 0.52
Sep 30, 2024 -6.37
Jun 30, 2024 -0.20
Mar 31, 2024 0.61
Dec 31, 2023 0.60
Sep 30, 2023 1.02
Jun 30, 2023 0.48
Mar 31, 2023 0.06
Dec 31, 2022 -1.70
Sep 30, 2022 -12.17
Jun 30, 2022 0.63
Mar 31, 2022 0.32
Dec 31, 2021 1.94
Sep 30, 2021 1.21
Jun 30, 2021 0.53
Mar 31, 2021 0.22
Dec 31, 2020 -0.55
Sep 30, 2020 -0.58
Jun 30, 2020 0.24
Mar 31, 2020 0.60
Dec 31, 2019 -0.04
Sep 30, 2019 -0.05
Jun 30, 2019 0.01
Mar 31, 2019 0.09
Dec 31, 2018 0.04
Sep 30, 2018 0.01
Jun 30, 2018 0.01
Mar 31, 2018 0.07
Dec 31, 2017 -0.09
Sep 30, 2017 0.02
Jun 30, 2017 0.01
Mar 31, 2017 0.06
Dec 31, 2016 0.01
Sep 30, 2016 0.01
Jun 30, 2016 0.01
Mar 31, 2016 -0.11
Dec 31, 2015 0.01
Sep 30, 2015 0.02
Jun 30, 2015 0.01
Mar 31, 2015 0.57
Dec 31, 2014 1.91
Sep 30, 2014 0.01
Jun 30, 2014 0.03
Dec 31, 2013 3.64
Sep 30, 2013 0.02
Jun 30, 2013 -1.46
Mar 31, 2013 -2.10
Dec 31, 2012 0.02
Sep 30, 2012 -1.76
Jun 30, 2012 1.51
Mar 31, 2012 -3.51
Dec 31, 2011 1.11
Sep 30, 2011 0.07
Jun 30, 2011 0.06
Mar 31, 2011 0.01
Dec 31, 2010 -1.70
Sep 30, 2010 5.63