Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Seagate Technology Holdings' (STX) FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.15 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), down 58.8% from 0.36 a year earlier and down 12.1% from the prior quarter.
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Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), Seagate Technology Holdings' FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.20, down 72.2% from FY2025.
- Annual FCF Payout Ratio has declined for three straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.73 in FY2025 (-16.7%), 0.88 in FY2024 (-5.2%), 0.93 in FY2023 (+94.5%) and 0.48 in FY2022 (-16.9%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio since fiscal Q2 2015.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Payout Ratio has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 33.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Payout Ratio in the last five years was growth of 225.1% in fiscal Q1 2023, against a decline of 93.4% in fiscal Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.17 (Q3 2026), 0.25 (Q2 2026) and 0.36 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | - |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 0.41 |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 0.15 |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.04 |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | - |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | - |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.09 Bn | 69.97 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 0.21 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 0.15 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 0.17 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 0.25 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.70 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 0.99 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 5.44 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 1.15 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 1.47 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 2.54 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.86 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.83 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 0.84 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.31 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 1.41 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.35 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 0.40 |
API Access
Seagate Technology Holdings 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=STX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "STX", "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=STX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();