• Payouts refer to expected financial returns or distributions from investments or annuities.
  • In relation to financial securities, payments are amounts received in certain periods, for example, monthly for annuity payments.
  • Payoff can also refer to the capital budgeting tool used to determine the time needed for a project to pay for itself.
  • Companies can distribute profits to investors by paying dividends and repurchasing shares.
  • The payout ratio is the rate of return paid out to investors in the form of distributions.