Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.21 for Q1 2026, up 14.42% year-on-year from 0.18 in Q1 2025, and down 468.71% on a QoQ basis from 0.04 in Q4 2025.

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 8 consecutive years, with 0.21 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 14.42% year-over-year to 0.21 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.68 (down 3973.33% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.25, up 4.69% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio declined to 0.21 in Q1 2026 per RYAAY's latest filing, from 0.04 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for RYAAY reached as high as 0.04 in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 0.24 in Q1 2025.
  • A 3-year average of 0.13 and a median of 0.13 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 35.65% — and 2026, when it rose 14.42%.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.06 in 2024, then jumped by 35.65% to 0.04 in 2025, then sank by 468.71% to 0.21 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.21, 0.04, and 0.24 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 30,537.63 Bn 30,534.97 Bn 1.28 Mn -230.85
2 Ryanair Holdings 61.71 Bn 58.52 Bn - -
3 Delta Air Lines 56.61 Bn 51.95 Bn 19.07 Bn -0.59
4 Southwest Airlines 22.23 Bn 18.43 Bn 7.33 Bn -0.31
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.86 Bn 8.04 Bn - -
6 Copa Holdings 5.71 Bn 4.37 Bn 713.71 Mn -0.49
7 Alaska Air 5.42 Bn 3.65 Bn 3.20 Bn -
8 Skywest 4.28 Bn 3.68 Bn 1.01 Bn -
9 Jetblue Airways 2.02 Bn 1.61 Bn 1.87 Bn -
10 Allegiant Travel 1.81 Bn 912.71 Mn 651.87 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.21
Dec 31, 2025 -0.04
Mar 31, 2025 -0.24
Dec 31, 2024 -0.06
Dec 31, 2019 -0.12
Sep 30, 2019 -0.16
Jun 30, 2019 -0.09
Mar 31, 2019 -0.74
Dec 31, 2018 -0.08
Sep 30, 2018 -1.18
Jun 30, 2018 -0.22
Dec 31, 2017 0.00
Sep 30, 2017 -0.88
Jun 30, 2017 -0.18
Mar 31, 2017 -1.28
Dec 31, 2016 -0.72
Jun 30, 2016 -0.43
Mar 31, 2016 -1.00
Dec 31, 2015 -1.49
Sep 30, 2015 -0.22