Realty Income (O) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2025)
Realty Income's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.70 in Q2 2026, down 1.1% from 0.70 a year earlier and down 22.2% from the prior quarter.
Realty Income (O) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Realty Income's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.75 through Jun 30, 2026, down 5.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.76, down 3.0% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.78 in FY2024 (+6.7%), 0.73 in FY2023 (-0.5%), 0.73 in FY2022 (-18.1%) and 0.90 in FY2021 (+3.0%).
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has moved between 0.61 (Q2 2022) and 1.08 (Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Payout Ratio has declined for five straight quarters, with an average decline of 0.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio over five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 33.9%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 27.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, O's FCF Payout Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.89 (Q1 2026), 0.64 (Q4 2025) and 0.81 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 165.25 Bn | 146.74 Bn | 1.39 Bn | - |
| 2 | Prologis | 124.11 Bn | 119.15 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Simon Property | 64.82 Bn | 60.67 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Realty Income | 51.70 Bn | 49.92 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Public Storage | 50.81 Bn | 49.80 Bn | - | 0.84 |
| 6 | Ventas | 41.42 Bn | 40.11 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 28.29 Bn | 28.29 Bn | 642.43 Mn | 0.80 |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 25.10 Bn | 23.21 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 0.83 |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 22.73 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 1.29 |
| 10 | Essex Property Trust | 17.37 Bn | 17.13 Bn | - | 0.75 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.38 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.06 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.60 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.08 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.62 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 2.66 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 9.00 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 9.67 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 3.43 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 3.67 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 1.37 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 5.73 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.48 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 1.42 |
Realty Income FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=O&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "O", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=O&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();