Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Dividend Analysis
RYAM
This company discontinued its dividend after 2019.
Based on TTM and annual data · Not a buy/sell signal
This company does not pay dividends
Last dividend was paid in 2019. The company has not paid dividends in the last 6 years.
Does Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) pay a dividend?
Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) stopped paying a dividend after 2019 and pays nothing today. The business does generate free cash flow of $15 million, so the absence of a dividend is a capital-allocation choice rather than an inability to pay. All figures are computed from company filings; this is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Does Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) pay a dividend?+
No. Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) does not currently pay a dividend. The last payment in our data was in 2019, and nothing has been paid since.
How does Rayonier Advanced Materials return cash to shareholders?+
It largely does not. Rayonier Advanced Materials pays no dividend and we do not see a meaningful reduction in share count over the last twelve months, so cash is being retained in the business or spent on growth rather than returned. That is common for companies reinvesting heavily, and it means your return depends entirely on the share price.
Could Rayonier Advanced Materials afford to pay a dividend?+
On the numbers, yes. Rayonier Advanced Materials generated $15 million of free cash flow, which is about $0.22 per share. If it paid out half of that, the dividend would be roughly $0.11 per share, a yield of about 2.0% at the current price. That is an illustration of capacity, not a prediction: the company has given no indication it intends to pay one.
Which materials companies do pay dividends?+
Our Materials sector page ranks the companies we cover by dividend score, which combines payout safety, free cash flow coverage and growth record. If income is what you are after, start there rather than with Rayonier Advanced Materials.
SourceDividend analysis computed from the 10-Q filed 2 Nov 2026, covering the period ending 26 Sept 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 5 Nov 2026. How this is calculated.
Fiscal year ends Dec. Earnings payout = dividends / net income. FCF payout = dividends / FCF. Yield = TTM DPS / price.
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Held by ETFs
RYAM is in 13 US ETFs. The largest of them, with RYAM's weight in each:
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV0.06%of the fund
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETFIWN0.03%of the fund
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETFFNDA0.04%of the fund
Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETFDFSV0.03%of the fund
Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF SharesVAW0.03%of the fund
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETFAVSC0.05%of the fund
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