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MAIN Main Street Capital dividend history, payout ratio & dates

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  3. NYSE: MAIN
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Main Street Capital's last monthly dividend was on May 2, 2022 (ex-date) with a distribution of $0.215 per share. At an annualized rate of $2.53 per share, the stock yields 6.93%.

Key dates

  • MAIN last dividend date: May 2, 2022
  • MAIN next dividend date: Jun 1, 2022
Peer dividends: OFS
MAIN dividend stats
DPS
$2.53
Dividend yield
6.93%
Payout ratio
51.8%
vs. Financial Services sector
Dividend yield
2.8%
Payout ratio
33.6%

Dividend yield

What is Main Street Capital current dividend yield

MAIN has a dividend yield of 6.93% which is higher than the Financial Services sector and the industry average.

Dividend history

What is MAIN dividend payout history and dates

Main Street Capital has been paying dividends since 2007. MAIN has issued 14 dividends in the last twelve months. This includes 12 regular and two special dividends. The annualized DPS marks an increase of 2.6% since one year ago. And with the stock price down by 11% from a year ago, the dividend yield marks an increase of 16%.

Recent dividends

Declared on Ex-date Payment date Amount Type
Feb 23, 2022 May 2, 2022 May 13, 2022 $0.215 normal
Feb 23, 2022 Apr 1, 2022 Apr 14, 2022 $0.215 normal
Feb 23, 2022 Mar 21, 2022 Mar 30, 2022 $0.075 special
Nov 1, 2021 Mar 1, 2022 Mar 15, 2022 $0.215 normal
Nov 1, 2021 Feb 1, 2022 Feb 15, 2022 $0.215 normal
Nov 1, 2021 Jan 3, 2022 Jan 14, 2022 $0.215 normal
Nov 1, 2021 Dec 21, 2021 Dec 30, 2021 $0.1 special
Aug 2, 2021 Nov 23, 2021 Dec 15, 2021 $0.21 normal
Aug 2, 2002 Oct 28, 2021 Nov 15, 2021 $0.21 normal
Aug 2, 2021 Sep 28, 2021 Oct 15, 2021 $0.21 normal
May 3, 2021 Aug 26, 2021 Sep 15, 2021 $0.205 normal
May 3, 2021 Jul 28, 2021 Aug 13, 2021 $0.205 normal
May 3, 2021 Jun 28, 2021 Jul 15, 2021 $0.205 normal
Feb 23, 2021 May 27, 2021 Jun 15, 2021 $0.205 normal
Feb 23, 2021 Apr 28, 2021 May 14, 2021 $0.205 normal
Feb 23, 2021 Mar 26, 2021 Apr 15, 2021 $0.205 normal
Nov 3, 2020 Feb 25, 2021 Mar 15, 2021 $0.205 normal
Nov 3, 2020 Jan 28, 2021 Feb 12, 2021 $0.205 normal
Nov 3, 2020 Jan 4, 2021 Jan 15, 2021 $0.205 normal
Aug 3, 2020 Nov 24, 2020 Dec 15, 2020 $0.205 normal
Aug 3, 2020 Oct 28, 2020 Nov 13, 2020 $0.205 normal
Aug 3, 2020 Sep 28, 2020 Oct 15, 2020 $0.205 normal
May 4, 2020 Aug 18, 2020 Sep 15, 2020 $0.205 normal
May 4, 2020 Jul 17, 2020 Aug 14, 2020 $0.205 normal
May 4, 2020 Jun 17, 2020 Jul 15, 2020 $0.205 normal
Feb 25, 2020 May 19, 2020 Jun 15, 2020 $0.205 normal
Feb 25, 2020 Apr 17, 2020 May 15, 2020 $0.205 normal
Feb 25, 2020 Mar 17, 2020 Apr 15, 2020 $0.205 normal
Nov 4, 2019 Feb 19, 2020 Mar 13, 2020 $0.205 normal
Nov 4, 2019 Jan 21, 2020 Feb 14, 2020 $0.205 normal
Nov 4, 2019 Dec 27, 2019 Jan 15, 2020 $0.205 normal
Oct 16, 2019 Dec 12, 2019 Dec 26, 2019 $0.24 special
Aug 5, 2019 Nov 19, 2019 Dec 11, 2019 $0.205 normal
Aug 5, 2019 Oct 17, 2019 Nov 15, 2019 $0.205 normal
Aug 5, 2019 Sep 18, 2019 Oct 15, 2019 $0.205 normal
May 7, 2019 Aug 19, 2019 Sep 16, 2019 $0.205 normal
May 7, 2019 Jul 17, 2019 Aug 15, 2019 $0.205 normal
May 7, 2019 Jun 27, 2019 Jul 15, 2019 $0.205 normal
Apr 24, 2019 Jun 17, 2019 Jun 25, 2019 $0.25 normal
Feb 26, 2019 May 17, 2019 Jun 14, 2019 $0.2 normal
Feb 26, 2019 Apr 17, 2019 May 15, 2019 $0.2 normal
Feb 26, 2019 Mar 19, 2019 Apr 15, 2019 $0.2 normal
Oct 30, 2018 Feb 20, 2019 Mar 15, 2019 $0.195 normal
Oct 30, 2018 Jan 17, 2019 Feb 15, 2019 $0.195 normal
Oct 30, 2018 Dec 28, 2018 Jan 15, 2019 $0.195 normal
Oct 10, 2018 Dec 17, 2018 Dec 27, 2018 $0.275 normal
Jul 31, 2018 Nov 19, 2018 Dec 14, 2018 $0.195 normal
Jul 31, 2018 Oct 18, 2018 Nov 15, 2018 $0.195 normal
Jul 31, 2018 Sep 19, 2018 Oct 15, 2018 $0.195 normal
May 1, 2018 Aug 20, 2018 Sep 14, 2018 $0.19 normal
May 1, 2018 Jul 19, 2018 Aug 15, 2018 $0.19 normal
May 1, 2018 Jun 28, 2018 Jul 16, 2018 $0.19 normal
Apr 18, 2018 Jun 18, 2018 Jun 26, 2018 $0.275 normal
Feb 20, 2018 May 18, 2018 Jun 15, 2018 $0.19 normal
Feb 20, 2018 Apr 19, 2018 May 15, 2018 $0.19 normal
Feb 20, 2018 Mar 20, 2018 Apr 16, 2018 $0.19 normal
Oct 31, 2017 Feb 21, 2018 Mar 15, 2018 $0.19 normal
Oct 31, 2017 Jan 18, 2018 Feb 15, 2018 $0.19 normal
Oct 31, 2017 Dec 28, 2017 Jan 12, 2018 $0.19 normal
Oct 17, 2017 Dec 18, 2017 Dec 27, 2017 $0.275 normal
Aug 1, 2017 Nov 20, 2017 Dec 15, 2017 $0.19 normal
Aug 1, 2017 Oct 19, 2017 Nov 15, 2017 $0.19 normal
Aug 1, 2017 Sep 20, 2017 Oct 16, 2017 $0.19 normal
May 2, 2017 Aug 17, 2017 Sep 15, 2017 $0.185 normal
May 2, 2017 Jul 18, 2017 Aug 15, 2017 $0.185 normal
May 2, 2017 Jun 28, 2017 Jul 14, 2017 $0.185 normal
Apr 20, 2017 Jun 15, 2017 Jun 26, 2017 $0.275 normal
Feb 22, 2017 May 17, 2017 Jun 14, 2017 $0.185 normal
Feb 22, 2017 Apr 18, 2017 May 15, 2017 $0.185 normal
Feb 22, 2017 Mar 17, 2017 Apr 13, 2017 $0.185 normal
Nov 2, 2016 Feb 17, 2017 Mar 15, 2017 $0.185 normal
Nov 2, 2016 Jan 18, 2017 Feb 15, 2017 $0.185 normal
Nov 2, 2016 Dec 28, 2016 Jan 13, 2017 $0.185 normal
Oct 19, 2016 Dec 14, 2016 Dec 23, 2016 $0.275 normal
Aug 2, 2016 Nov 17, 2016 Dec 13, 2016 $0.185 normal
Aug 2, 2016 Oct 18, 2016 Nov 15, 2016 $0.185 normal
Aug 2, 2016 Sep 19, 2016 Oct 14, 2016 $0.185 normal
May 3, 2016 Aug 17, 2016 Sep 15, 2016 $0.18 normal
May 3, 2016 Jul 19, 2016 Aug 15, 2016 $0.18 normal
May 3, 2016 Jun 29, 2016 Jul 15, 2016 $0.18 normal
Apr 20, 2016 Jun 16, 2016 Jun 27, 2016 $0.275 normal
Feb 23, 2016 May 18, 2016 Jun 15, 2016 $0.18 normal
Feb 23, 2016 Apr 19, 2016 May 16, 2016 $0.18 normal
Feb 23, 2016 Mar 17, 2016 Apr 15, 2016 $0.18 normal

Dividend payout ratio

What is Main Street Capital dividend payout ratio compared to the sector

Payout ratio

MAIN has a payout ratio of 51.8% which is higher than the Financial Services sector average but lower than the industry average.

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)