Zoetis (ZTS) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)
Zoetis' (ZTS) Payout Ratio was 0.27 for Q2 2026, up 6.7% from 0.25 a year earlier and up 1.4% from the prior quarter.
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Zoetis (ZTS) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Payout Ratio at Zoetis was 0.26, up 5.5% from FY2024.
- Payout Ratio has increased for eight consecutive years.
- By year, Payout Ratio came in at 0.25 in FY2024 (+6.4%), 0.24 in FY2023 (+2.5%), 0.23 in FY2022 (+20.7%) and 0.19 in FY2021 (+0.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q1 2016.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 5.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 20.7%); the low point was Q2 2025 (a decline of 0.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.27 (Q1 2026), 0.27 (Q4 2025) and 0.26 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 645.01 Bn | 563.54 Bn | 17.26 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 465.23 Bn | 438.39 Bn | 12.70 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 368.40 Bn | 322.83 Bn | 12.21 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 278.02 Bn | 233.89 Bn | 11.24 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 254.57 Bn | 228.13 Bn | 12.86 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 229.02 Bn | 184.42 Bn | 7.24 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 187.74 Bn | 161.85 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.45 Bn | 105.45 Bn | 2.84 Bn |
| 10 | Zoetis | 29.12 Bn | 20.97 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.19 |
API Access
Zoetis 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=payout-ratio&ticker=ZTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "ZTS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=ZTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();