EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE Co (EPC) — payout ratio, three ways
Fiscal year ending 2025-09-30 · sector Consumer staples · payout ratios computed from SEC filings, not taken from a data vendor.
| Basis | Payout | Why it differs |
|---|---|---|
| GAAP earnings | 116.1% | The figure most screeners publish. |
| Operating cash flow | 24.7% | Before capital spending, so it understates the payout that free cash flow shows. |
| Free cash flow | 70.8% | What is left after maintaining the business. |
Spread between highest and lowest: 91 percentage points. Same filings, different denominators.
Coverage rating 17 / 100 — Not covered. ? Peer standing 17/50Direction 0/30Stability 0/20
Free cash flow payout, last 6 years
| Fiscal year | Payout |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | 70.8% |
| 2022-09-30 | 71.5% |
| 2021-09-30 | 14.9% |
| 2015-09-30 | 188.7% |
| 2014-09-30 | 25.5% |
| 2013-09-30 | 16.0% |
Among the 38 consumer staples companies here, 34% pay out a larger share on this basis.
The arithmetic
- GAAP earnings — dividends declared per share $0.62 ÷ diluted EPS $0.53
- Operating cash flow — dividends paid $29.3m ÷ operating cash flow $118.4m
- Free cash flow — dividends paid $29.3m ÷ (operating cash flow $118.4m − capex $77.0m)
Where the figures came from
- 10-K filed 2025-11-18 · accession
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Every one is public at sec.gov and free to check. That is the point — you should not have to take my word for any of it.
Caveats on this company
- DPS derived from dividends paid ($0.62); no per-share tag filed
Computed by an open pipeline reading SEC XBRL directly. If any number here looks wrong to you, tell me — that is more useful to me than agreement.