Main Street Capital
Dividend Yield & History

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Its most recent quarterly dividend was paid to shareholders on 15 Feb 2022. In trailing 12 Months, 66.15% of the company’s earnings is paid out as dividends.

MAIN Most Recent Dividend 15 Feb 2022
MAIN Dividend Yield TTM 7.09%
MAIN Payout Ratio TTM 66.15% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings)
Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE:MAIN): Payout ratio
Payout ratio 66.15%

Main Street Capital stock dividend per share (2019 – 2022)

Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE:MAIN): Dividend per share
2019 $2.92
2020 $2.26
2021 $2.58
2022 $0.43

Main Street Capital stock dividend yield (2019 – 2022)

Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE:MAIN): Dividend Yield
2019 6.05%
2020 6.82%
2021 5.19%
2022 7.06%

Main Street Capital stock dividend history by quarter (2007 – 2022)

Date Dividend Dividend adjustment Declaration date Record date Payment date
1 Feb 2022 $0.21500 $0.21500 2 Nov 2021 2 Feb 2022 15 Feb 2022
3 Jan 2022 $0.21500 $0.21500 2 Nov 2021 4 Jan 2022 14 Jan 2022
21 Dec 2021 $0.10000 $0.10000 2 Nov 2021 22 Dec 2021 30 Dec 2021
23 Nov 2021 $0.21000 $0.21000 24 Nov 2021 15 Dec 2021
28 Oct 2021 $0.21000 $0.21000 3 Aug 2021 29 Oct 2021 15 Nov 2021
28 Sep 2021 $0.21000 $0.21000 3 Aug 2021 29 Sep 2021 15 Oct 2021
26 Aug 2021 $0.20500 $0.20500 4 May 2021 27 Aug 2021 15 Sep 2021
28 Jul 2021 $0.20500 $0.20500 4 May 2021 29 Jul 2021 13 Aug 2021
28 Jun 2021 $0.20500 $0.20500 4 May 2021 29 Jun 2021 15 Jul 2021
27 May 2021 $0.20500 $0.20500 28 May 2021 15 Jun 2021
28 Apr 2021 $0.20500 $0.20500 24 Feb 2021 29 Apr 2021 14 May 2021
26 Mar 2021 $0.20500 $0.20500 24 Feb 2021 29 Mar 2021 15 Apr 2021
25 Feb 2021 $0.20500 $0.20500 4 Nov 2020 26 Feb 2021 15 Mar 2021
28 Jan 2021 $0.20500 $0.20500 4 Nov 2020 29 Jan 2021 12 Feb 2021
4 Jan 2021 $0.20500 $0.20500 4 Nov 2020 5 Jan 2021 15 Jan 2021
24 Nov 2020 $0.20500 $0.20500 4 Aug 2020 25 Nov 2020 15 Dec 2020
28 Oct 2020 $0.20500 $0.20500 3 Aug 2020 29 Oct 2020 13 Nov 2020
28 Sep 2020 $0.20500 $0.20500 3 Aug 2020 29 Sep 2020 15 Oct 2020
18 Aug 2020 $0.20500 $0.20500 5 May 2020 19 Aug 2020 15 Sep 2020
17 Jul 2020 $0.20500 $0.20500 5 May 2020 20 Jul 2020 14 Aug 2020
17 Jun 2020 $0.20500 $0.20500 5 May 2020 18 Jun 2020 15 Jul 2020
19 May 2020 $0.20500 $0.20500 26 Feb 2020 20 May 2020 15 Jun 2020
17 Apr 2020 $0.20500 $0.20500 26 Feb 2020 20 Apr 2020 15 May 2020
17 Mar 2020 $0.20500 $0.20500 26 Feb 2020 18 Mar 2020 15 Apr 2020
19 Feb 2020 $0.20500 $0.20500 4 Nov 2019 20 Feb 2020 13 Mar 2020
21 Jan 2020 $0.20500 $0.20500 4 Nov 2019 22 Jan 2020 14 Feb 2020
27 Dec 2019 $0.20500 $0.20500 4 Nov 2019 30 Dec 2019 15 Jan 2020
12 Dec 2019 $0.24000 $0.24000 17 Oct 2019 13 Dec 2019 26 Dec 2019
19 Nov 2019 $0.20500 $0.20500 6 Aug 2019 20 Nov 2019 11 Dec 2019
17 Oct 2019 $0.20500 $0.20500 6 Aug 2019 18 Oct 2019 15 Nov 2019
18 Sep 2019 $0.20500 $0.20500 6 Aug 2019 19 Sep 2019 15 Oct 2019
19 Aug 2019 $0.20500 $0.20500 7 May 2019 20 Aug 2019 16 Sep 2019
17 Jul 2019 $0.20500 $0.20500 7 May 2019 18 Jul 2019 15 Aug 2019
27 Jun 2019 $0.20500 $0.20500 7 May 2019 28 Jun 2019 15 Jul 2019
17 Jun 2019 $0.25000 $0.25000 25 Apr 2019 18 Jun 2019 25 Jun 2019
17 May 2019 $0.20000 $0.20000 27 Feb 2019 20 May 2019 14 Jun 2019
17 Apr 2019 $0.20000 $0.20000 27 Feb 2019 18 Apr 2019 15 May 2019
19 Mar 2019 $0.20000 $0.20000 27 Feb 2019 20 Mar 2019 15 Apr 2019
20 Feb 2019 $0.19500 $0.19500 31 Oct 2018 21 Feb 2019 15 Mar 2019
17 Jan 2019 $0.19500 $0.19500 31 Oct 2018 18 Jan 2019 15 Feb 2019
28 Dec 2018 $0.19500 $0.19500 31 Oct 2018 31 Dec 2018 15 Jan 2019
17 Dec 2018 $0.27500 $0.27500 11 Oct 2018 18 Dec 2018 27 Dec 2018
19 Nov 2018 $0.19500 $0.19500 1 Aug 2018 20 Nov 2018 14 Dec 2018
18 Oct 2018 $0.19500 $0.19500 1 Aug 2018 19 Oct 2018 15 Nov 2018
19 Sep 2018 $0.19500 $0.19500 1 Aug 2018 20 Sep 2018 15 Oct 2018
20 Aug 2018 $0.19000 $0.19000 2 May 2018 21 Aug 2018 14 Sep 2018
19 Jul 2018 $0.19000 $0.19000 2 May 2018 20 Jul 2018 15 Aug 2018
28 Jun 2018 $0.19000 $0.19000 2 May 2018 29 Jun 2018 16 Jul 2018
18 Jun 2018 $0.27500 $0.27500 19 Apr 2018 19 Jun 2018 26 Jun 2018
18 May 2018 $0.19000 $0.19000 21 Feb 2018 21 May 2018 15 Jun 2018
19 Apr 2018 $0.19000 $0.19000 21 Feb 2018 20 Apr 2018 15 May 2018
20 Mar 2018 $0.19000 $0.19000 21 Feb 2018 21 Mar 2018 16 Apr 2018
21 Feb 2018 $0.19000 $0.19000 1 Nov 2017 22 Feb 2018 15 Mar 2018
18 Jan 2018 $0.19000 $0.19000 1 Nov 2017 19 Jan 2018 15 Feb 2018
28 Dec 2017 $0.19000 $0.19000 1 Nov 2017 29 Dec 2017 12 Jan 2018
18 Dec 2017 $0.27500 $0.27500 18 Oct 2017 19 Dec 2017 27 Dec 2017
20 Nov 2017 $0.19000 $0.19000 2 Aug 2017 21 Nov 2017 15 Dec 2017
19 Oct 2017 $0.19000 $0.19000 2 Aug 2017 20 Oct 2017 15 Nov 2017
20 Sep 2017 $0.19000 $0.19000 2 Aug 2017 21 Sep 2017 16 Oct 2017
17 Aug 2017 $0.18500 $0.18500 3 May 2017 21 Aug 2017 15 Sep 2017
18 Jul 2017 $0.18500 $0.18500 3 May 2017 20 Jul 2017 15 Aug 2017
28 Jun 2017 $0.18500 $0.18500 3 May 2017 30 Jun 2017 14 Jul 2017
15 Jun 2017 $0.27500 $0.27500 20 Apr 2017 19 Jun 2017 26 Jun 2017
17 May 2017 $0.18500 $0.18500 23 Feb 2017 19 May 2017 14 Jun 2017
18 Apr 2017 $0.18500 $0.18500 23 Feb 2017 20 Apr 2017 15 May 2017
17 Mar 2017 $0.18500 $0.18500 23 Feb 2017 21 Mar 2017 13 Apr 2017
17 Feb 2017 $0.18500 $0.18500 3 Nov 2016 22 Feb 2017 15 Mar 2017
18 Jan 2017 $0.18500 $0.18500 3 Nov 2016 20 Jan 2017 15 Feb 2017
28 Dec 2016 $0.18500 $0.18500 3 Nov 2016 30 Dec 2016 13 Jan 2017
14 Dec 2016 $0.27500 $0.27500 19 Oct 2016 16 Dec 2016 23 Dec 2016
17 Nov 2016 $0.18500 $0.18500 3 Aug 2016 21 Nov 2016 13 Dec 2016
18 Oct 2016 $0.18500 $0.18500 3 Aug 2016 20 Oct 2016 15 Nov 2016
19 Sep 2016 $0.18500 $0.18500 3 Aug 2016 21 Sep 2016 14 Oct 2016
17 Aug 2016 $0.18000 $0.18000 4 May 2016 19 Aug 2016 15 Sep 2016
19 Jul 2016 $0.18000 $0.18000 4 May 2016 21 Jul 2016 15 Aug 2016
29 Jun 2016 $0.18000 $0.18000 4 May 2016 1 Jul 2016 15 Jul 2016
16 Jun 2016 $0.27500 $0.27500 21 Apr 2016 20 Jun 2016 27 Jun 2016
18 May 2016 $0.18000 $0.18000 24 Feb 2016 20 May 2016 15 Jun 2016
19 Apr 2016 $0.18000 $0.18000 24 Feb 2016 21 Apr 2016 16 May 2016
17 Mar 2016 $0.18000 $0.18000 24 Feb 2016 21 Mar 2016 15 Apr 2016
18 Feb 2016 $0.18000 $0.18000 4 Nov 2015 22 Feb 2016 15 Mar 2016
20 Jan 2016 $0.18000 $0.18000 4 Nov 2015 22 Jan 2016 17 Feb 2016
28 Dec 2015 $0.18000 $0.18000 4 Nov 2015 30 Dec 2015 15 Jan 2016
15 Dec 2015 $0.27500 $0.27500 21 Oct 2015 17 Dec 2015 24 Dec 2015
18 Nov 2015 $0.18000 $0.18000 5 Aug 2015 20 Nov 2015 14 Dec 2015
19 Oct 2015 $0.18000 $0.18000 5 Aug 2015 21 Oct 2015 16 Nov 2015
17 Sep 2015 $0.18000 $0.18000 5 Aug 2015 21 Sep 2015 15 Oct 2015
18 Aug 2015 $0.17500 $0.17500 6 May 2015 20 Aug 2015 15 Sep 2015
17 Jul 2015 $0.17500 $0.17500 6 May 2015 21 Jul 2015 14 Aug 2015
29 Jun 2015 $0.17500 $0.17500 6 May 2015 1 Jul 2015 15 Jul 2015
16 Jun 2015 $0.27500 $0.27500 23 Apr 2015 18 Jun 2015 25 Jun 2015
18 May 2015 $0.17500 $0.17500 25 Feb 2015 20 May 2015 15 Jun 2015
17 Apr 2015 $0.17500 $0.17500 25 Feb 2015 21 Apr 2015 15 May 2015
27 Mar 2015 $0.17500 $0.17500 25 Feb 2015 31 Mar 2015 15 Apr 2015
18 Feb 2015 $0.17000 $0.17000 5 Nov 2014 20 Feb 2015 16 Mar 2015
16 Jan 2015 $0.17000 $0.17000 5 Nov 2014 21 Jan 2015 13 Feb 2015
29 Dec 2014 $0.17000 $0.17000 5 Nov 2014 31 Dec 2014 15 Jan 2015
16 Dec 2014 $0.27500 $0.27500 22 Oct 2014 18 Dec 2014 24 Dec 2014
18 Nov 2014 $0.17000 $0.17000 5 Aug 2014 20 Nov 2014 15 Dec 2014
16 Oct 2014 $0.17000 $0.17000 5 Aug 2014 20 Oct 2014 14 Nov 2014
17 Sep 2014 $0.17000 $0.17000 5 Aug 2014 19 Sep 2014 15 Oct 2014
18 Aug 2014 $0.16500 $0.16500 7 May 2014 20 Aug 2014 15 Sep 2014
17 Jul 2014 $0.16500 $0.16500 7 May 2014 21 Jul 2014 15 Aug 2014
26 Jun 2014 $0.16500 $0.16500 7 May 2014 30 Jun 2014 15 Jul 2014
18 Jun 2014 $0.27500 $0.27500 22 Apr 2014 20 Jun 2014 25 Jun 2014
16 May 2014 $0.16500 $0.16500 26 Feb 2014 20 May 2014 16 Jun 2014
16 Apr 2014 $0.16500 $0.16500 26 Feb 2014 21 Apr 2014 15 May 2014
18 Mar 2014 $0.16500 $0.16500 26 Feb 2014 20 Mar 2014 15 Apr 2014
18 Feb 2014 $0.16500 $0.16500 7 Nov 2013 20 Feb 2014 14 Mar 2014
16 Jan 2014 $0.16500 $0.16500 7 Nov 2013 21 Jan 2014 14 Feb 2014
26 Dec 2013 $0.16500 $0.16500 7 Nov 2013 30 Dec 2013 15 Jan 2014
17 Dec 2013 $0.25000 $0.25000 21 Nov 2013 19 Dec 2013 24 Dec 2013
19 Nov 2013 $0.16000 $0.16000 14 Aug 2013 21 Nov 2013 16 Dec 2013
17 Oct 2013 $0.16000 $0.16000 14 Aug 2013 21 Oct 2013 15 Nov 2013
18 Sep 2013 $0.16000 $0.16000 14 Aug 2013 20 Sep 2013 15 Oct 2013
19 Aug 2013 $0.15500 $0.15500 9 May 2013 21 Aug 2013 16 Sep 2013
31 Jul 2013 $0.15500 $0.15500 9 May 2013 2 Aug 2013 15 Aug 2013
18 Jul 2013 $0.20000 $0.20000 13 May 2013 22 Jul 2013 26 Jul 2013
18 Jun 2013 $0.15500 $0.15500 9 May 2013 20 Jun 2013 15 Jul 2013
17 May 2013 $0.15500 $0.15500 6 Mar 2013 21 May 2013 14 Jun 2013
17 Apr 2013 $0.15500 $0.15500 6 Mar 2013 19 Apr 2013 15 May 2013
19 Mar 2013 $0.15500 $0.15500 6 Mar 2013 21 Mar 2013 15 Apr 2013
19 Feb 2013 $0.15000 $0.15000 7 Nov 2012 21 Feb 2013 15 Mar 2013
16 Jan 2013 $0.15000 $0.15000 7 Nov 2012 18 Jan 2013 15 Feb 2013
2 Jan 2013 $0.35000 $0.35000 7 Nov 2012 4 Jan 2013 23 Jan 2013
18 Dec 2012 $0.15000 $0.15000 7 Nov 2012 20 Dec 2012 15 Jan 2013
19 Nov 2012 $0.15000 $0.15000 1 Aug 2012 21 Nov 2012 14 Dec 2012
17 Oct 2012 $0.15000 $0.15000 1 Aug 2012 19 Oct 2012 15 Nov 2012
18 Sep 2012 $0.15000 $0.15000 1 Aug 2012 20 Sep 2012 15 Oct 2012
17 Aug 2012 $0.14500 $0.14500 2 May 2012 21 Aug 2012 14 Sep 2012
18 Jul 2012 $0.14500 $0.14500 2 May 2012 20 Jul 2012 15 Aug 2012
19 Jun 2012 $0.14500 $0.14500 2 May 2012 21 Jun 2012 16 Jul 2012
17 May 2012 $0.14000 $0.14000 7 Mar 2012 21 May 2012 15 Jun 2012
18 Apr 2012 $0.14000 $0.14000 7 Mar 2012 20 Apr 2012 15 May 2012
19 Mar 2012 $0.14000 $0.14000 7 Mar 2012 21 Mar 2012 16 Apr 2012
22 Feb 2012 $0.13500 $0.13500 8 Dec 2011 24 Feb 2012 15 Mar 2012
18 Jan 2012 $0.13500 $0.13500 8 Dec 2011 20 Jan 2012 15 Feb 2012
21 Dec 2011 $0.13500 $0.13500 8 Dec 2011 23 Dec 2011 16 Jan 2012
17 Nov 2011 $0.13500 $0.13500 3 Aug 2011 21 Nov 2011 15 Dec 2011
18 Oct 2011 $0.13500 $0.13500 3 Aug 2011 20 Oct 2011 15 Nov 2011
19 Sep 2011 $0.13500 $0.13500 3 Aug 2011 21 Sep 2011 14 Oct 2011
17 Aug 2011 $0.13000 $0.13000 7 Jun 2011 19 Aug 2011 15 Sep 2011
19 Jul 2011 $0.13000 $0.13000 7 Jun 2011 21 Jul 2011 15 Aug 2011
20 Jun 2011 $0.13000 $0.13000 7 Jun 2011 22 Jun 2011 15 Jul 2011
18 May 2011 $0.13000 $0.13000 9 Mar 2011 20 May 2011 15 Jun 2011
19 Apr 2011 $0.13000 $0.13000 9 Mar 2011 21 Apr 2011 16 May 2011
22 Mar 2011 $0.13000 $0.13000 9 Mar 2011 24 Mar 2011 15 Apr 2011
17 Feb 2011 $0.12500 $0.12500 9 Dec 2010 22 Feb 2011 15 Mar 2011
18 Jan 2011 $0.12500 $0.12500 9 Dec 2010 20 Jan 2011 15 Feb 2011
4 Jan 2011 $0.12500 $0.12500 9 Dec 2010 6 Jan 2011 14 Jan 2011
17 Nov 2010 $0.12500 $0.12500 8 Sep 2010 19 Nov 2010 15 Dec 2010
19 Oct 2010 $0.12500 $0.12500 8 Sep 2010 21 Oct 2010 15 Nov 2010
21 Sep 2010 $0.12500 $0.12500 8 Sep 2010 23 Sep 2010 15 Oct 2010
18 Aug 2010 $0.12500 $0.12500 3 Jun 2010 20 Aug 2010 15 Sep 2010
19 Jul 2010 $0.12500 $0.12500 3 Jun 2010 21 Jul 2010 16 Aug 2010
17 Jun 2010 $0.12500 $0.12500 3 Jun 2010 21 Jun 2010 15 Jul 2010
18 May 2010 $0.12500 $0.12500 9 Mar 2010 20 May 2010 15 Jun 2010
19 Apr 2010 $0.12500 $0.12500 9 Mar 2010 21 Apr 2010 14 May 2010
23 Mar 2010 $0.12500 $0.12500 9 Mar 2010 25 Mar 2010 15 Apr 2010
18 Feb 2010 $0.12500 $0.12500 8 Dec 2009 22 Feb 2010 15 Mar 2010
19 Jan 2010 $0.12500 $0.12500 8 Dec 2009 21 Jan 2010 16 Feb 2010
4 Jan 2010 $0.12500 $0.12500 8 Dec 2009 6 Jan 2010 15 Jan 2010
18 Nov 2009 $0.12500 $0.12500 3 Sep 2009 20 Nov 2009 15 Dec 2009
19 Oct 2009 $0.12500 $0.12500 3 Sep 2009 21 Oct 2009 16 Nov 2009
17 Sep 2009 $0.12500 $0.12500 3 Sep 2009 21 Sep 2009 15 Oct 2009
18 Aug 2009 $0.12500 $0.12500 27 May 2009 20 Aug 2009 15 Sep 2009
17 Jul 2009 $0.12500 $0.12500 27 May 2009 21 Jul 2009 14 Aug 2009
17 Jun 2009 $0.12500 $0.12500 27 May 2009 19 Jun 2009 15 Jul 2009
19 May 2009 $0.12500 $0.12500 5 Mar 2009 21 May 2009 15 Jun 2009
17 Apr 2009 $0.12500 $0.12500 5 Mar 2009 21 Apr 2009 15 May 2009
18 Mar 2009 $0.12500 $0.12500 5 Mar 2009 20 Mar 2009 15 Apr 2009
18 Feb 2009 $0.12500 $0.12500 3 Dec 2008 20 Feb 2009 16 Mar 2009
20 Jan 2009 $0.12500 $0.12500 3 Dec 2008 22 Jan 2009 16 Feb 2009
17 Dec 2008 $0.12500 $0.12500 3 Dec 2008 19 Dec 2008 15 Jan 2009
17 Nov 2008 $0.12500 $0.12500 3 Sep 2008 19 Nov 2008 15 Dec 2008
15 Oct 2008 $0.12500 $0.12500 3 Sep 2008 17 Oct 2008 14 Nov 2008
16 Sep 2008 $0.12500 $0.12500 3 Sep 2008 18 Sep 2008 15 Oct 2008
12 Aug 2008 $0.36000 $0.36000 31 Jul 2008 14 Aug 2008 12 Sep 2008
8 May 2008 $0.35000 $0.35000 2 May 2008 12 May 2008 12 Jun 2008
13 Feb 2008 $0.34000 $0.34000 7 Feb 2008 15 Feb 2008 21 Mar 2008
14 Nov 2007 $0.33000 $0.33000 5 Nov 2007 16 Nov 2007 30 Nov 2007

Main Street Capital Dividend FAQs

Does Main Street Capital pay dividends?

Yes, Main Street Capital pays dividends to its shareholders. The current dividend yield for the trailing 12 months is at 7.09%.

When does Main Street Capital pay dividends?

The last payment date was on 15 Feb 2022.

How much does Main Street Capital pay in dividends?

The most recent quarterly dividend was $0.22. The total yearly dividend (TTM) amounted to $0, per share.

What is dividend?

Dividend is money paid to shareholders of a company as a reward for their investment in the company's equity. Most often, they are paid out in form of cash or additional stocks.

How do dividends work?

Dividends are paid per share, meaning for every share held a shareholder gets a declared percentage of the company’s net earnings. Dividend payouts are usually on an annual or quarterly basis.

What is a dividend payout ratio?

The percentage of a company's total earnings that is paid to its shareholders.

How to calculate the dividend payout ratio?

The dividend ratio can be calculated by dividing the annual amount paid out in dividends by net earnings of the company.

What is the dividend yield?

The dividend yield determines the rate of return to shareholders of a company via dividends.

How to calculate the dividend yield?

The dividend yield can be calculated by dividing the annual dividends per share by the price per share.

What is the declaration date of dividend?

The declaration date is the day when a company announces its nearest dividend payment date.

What is the ex-dividend date of dividend?

If you buy shares of a company before its ex-dividend date, you are sure to be paid the nearest scheduled dividend on the payment date. Conversely, all shareholders who sold their shares prior to this date will not receive the next scheduled dividend.

What is the record date of dividend?

If an investor is listed as a shareholder of a company on this day, they are eligible to receive the nearest scheduled dividend. The record date is one business day after the ex-dividend date.

What is the payment date of dividend?

The payment date is a day when the dividends are paid out to all shareholders eligible to receive the latest dividend.