Gorontalo Accounting Journal
Volume 9 Issue 2 October 2026

Dividend Policy: An Analysis of Leverage, Free Cash Flow, and the Corporate Life Cycle

Fatmayanti, Kintana (Unknown)
Arianti, Baiq Fitri (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Oct 2026

Abstract

This study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the effect of leverage analysis, free cash flow, and corporate life cycle on dividend policy. The population of the study includes 125 companies in the consumer non-cyclicals sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the 2019–2023 period. Using purposive sampling, 16 companies were selected as the sample with a 5-year observation period, resulting in a total of 80 observations. The data used are secondary data obtained from the companies’ annual financial reports. The data analysis technique employed in this research is panel data regression, including model selection, classical assumption testing, coefficient of determination test, F-test, and t-test, processed using E-Views 12. The results show that degree of operating leverage, free cash flow, and corporate life cycle simultaneously affect dividend policy. Partially, degree of operating leverage and free cash flow have no significant effect on dividend policy, while corporate life cycle has a negative and significant effect on dividend policy.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

gaj

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Ruang lingkup jurnal ini meliputi (1) Akuntansi Manajemen, (2) Akuntansi Sektor Public, (3) Akuntansi Keuangan, (4) Auditing, (5) Perpajakan, (6) Akuntansi Syariah. serta Bidang Akuntansi ...