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Payout Ratio

Expresses cash paid to shareholders as a percentage of another economic base. This allows intensity, efficiency or coverage to be compared without company size dominating the reading.

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Payout Ratio

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Definition: Expresses cash paid to shareholders as a percentage of another economic base. This allows intensity, efficiency or coverage to be compared without company size dominating the reading.
Calculation: Dividends paid / net income.
Uses: Useful for comparing similar models and tracking efficiency, pricing power, financial risk or taxation. It can mislead across sectors or with one-offs, restructuring or accounting-policy changes. Complement with growth, FCF, ROIC, asset turnover and notes.