Saratoga Investment (SAR) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026)

Saratoga Investment's (SAR) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.16 in Q1 2026, up 77.36% year-on-year from 0.09 in Q1 2025, and up 87.6% quarter-over-quarter from 1.26 in Q4 2025.

Saratoga Investment (SAR) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Saratoga Investment has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 6 years of filings, most recently posting 0.16 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.16, up 77.36% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 0.59 (down 251.15% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 0.59, down 388.33% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.16 for Q1 2026 at Saratoga Investment, up from 1.26 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.52 in Q2 2025 to a low of 1.26 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.12 (2026), against an average of 0.25.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 672.49% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 1124.62% in 2023.
  • Saratoga Investment's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.24 in 2022, then plunged by 93.18% to 0.45 in 2023, then surged by 128.21% to 0.13 in 2024, then slumped by 1079.27% to 1.26 in 2025, then soared by 87.6% to 0.16 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.16 (Q1 2026), 1.26 (Q4 2025), and 0.54 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 -0.16
Nov 30, 2025 -1.26
Aug 31, 2025 -0.54
May 31, 2025 0.52
Feb 28, 2025 -0.69
Aug 31, 2024 0.13
May 31, 2024 0.17
Feb 29, 2024 -0.43
Nov 30, 2023 -0.45
Aug 31, 2023 -1.07
May 31, 2023 -0.06
Feb 28, 2023 0.21
Nov 30, 2022 -0.24
Aug 31, 2022 -0.09
May 31, 2022 -0.07
Feb 28, 2022 -0.04
Nov 30, 2021 0.32