MAIN Dividend Summary
Main Street Capital is an internally managed business development company that supplies debt and equity capital to lower middle market businesses. Interest from its loans supports regular monthly dividends, and the company periodically adds supplemental payments. MAIN has earned Dividend Achiever status and gives public-market investors access to a portfolio of private companies without having to choose the borrowers themselves. It is a distinctive, income-first way to invest in private credit.
Dividend News/Announcements
| 2013-06-19 | Main Street Capital raises monthly dividend by 29% to $0.20 |
Stock Metrics
Updated: 2026-09-09- Last Close
- $56.33
- PE Ratio
- 11.63
- EPS
- 4.96
- Market Cap
- 5.27B
- 52-Week Range %
- $56.33
- Next Earnings
- 2026-11-04
Dividend Metrics
- Yield
- 5.61%
- Yield on Cost
- Payout Ratio
- 72.58 %
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Annual Dividend
- $3.60
- Next Ex-Div
- 2026-09-21
- Next Pay Date
- 2026-09-15
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Payout Date | Cash Amount | Change / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-02-05 | 2027-02-12 | $0.265 | unconfirmed/estimated |
| 2027-01-08 | 2027-01-15 | $0.265 | unconfirmed/estimated |
| 2026-12-08 | 2026-12-15 | $0.265 | |
| 2026-11-06 | 2026-11-13 | $0.265 | |
| 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-15 | $0.265 | |
| 2026-09-21 | 2026-09-28 | $0.30 | Special dividend |
| 2026-09-08 | 2026-09-15 | $0.265 | |
| 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-14 | $0.265 | |
| 2026-07-08 | 2026-07-15 | $0.265 | 1.92% |
| 2026-06-22 | 2026-06-29 | $0.30 | Special dividend |
| 2026-06-08 | 2026-06-15 | $0.26 | |
| 2026-05-08 | 2026-05-15 | $0.26 | |
| 2026-04-08 | 2026-04-15 | $0.26 | |
| 2026-03-20 | 2026-03-27 | $0.30 | Special dividend |
| 2026-03-06 | 2026-03-13 | $0.26 | |
| 2026-02-06 | 2026-02-13 | $0.26 | |
| 2026-01-08 | 2026-01-15 | $0.26 | 1.96% |
| 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-29 | $0.30 | Special dividend |
| 2025-12-08 | 2025-12-15 | $0.255 | |
| 2025-11-07 | 2025-11-14 | $0.255 | |
| 2025-10-08 | 2025-10-15 | $0.255 | |
| 2025-09-19 | 2025-09-26 | $0.30 | Special dividend |
| 2025-09-08 | 2025-09-15 | $0.255 | |
| 2025-08-08 | 2025-08-15 | $0.255 | |
| 2025-07-08 | 2025-07-15 | $0.255 | 2% |
| 2025-06-20 | 2025-06-27 | $0.30 | Special dividend |
| 2025-06-06 | 2025-06-13 | $0.25 | |
| 2025-05-08 | 2025-05-15 | $0.25 | |
| 2025-04-08 | 2025-04-15 | $0.25 | |
| 2025-03-20 | 2025-03-27 | $0.30 | Special dividend |
| 2025-03-07 | 2025-03-14 | $0.25 | |
| 2025-02-07 | 2025-02-14 | $0.25 | |
| 2025-01-08 | 2025-01-15 | $0.25 | 2.04% |
| 2024-12-20 | 2024-12-27 | $0.30 | Special dividend |
| 2024-12-06 | 2024-12-13 | $0.245 | |
| 2024-11-08 | 2024-11-15 | $0.245 | |
| 2024-10-08 | 2024-10-15 | $0.245 | |
| 2024-09-20 | 2024-09-27 | $0.30 | Special dividend |
| 2024-09-06 | 2024-09-13 | $0.245 | |
| 2024-08-08 | 2024-08-15 | $0.245 | |
| 2024-07-08 | 2024-07-15 | $0.245 | 2.08% |
| 2024-06-21 | 2024-06-27 | $0.30 | Special dividend |
| 2024-06-07 | 2024-06-14 | $0.24 | |
| 2024-05-07 | 2024-05-15 | $0.24 | |
| 2024-04-05 | 2024-04-15 | $0.24 | |
| 2024-03-19 | 2024-03-27 | $0.30 | Special dividend |
| 2024-03-07 | 2024-03-15 | $0.24 | |
| 2024-02-07 | 2024-02-15 | $0.24 | |
| 2024-01-04 | 2024-01-12 | $0.24 | 2.13% |
| 2023-12-19 | 2023-12-27 | $0.275 | Special dividend |
| 2023-12-07 | 2023-12-15 | $0.235 | |
| 2023-11-07 | 2023-11-15 | $0.235 | |
| 2023-10-05 | 2023-10-13 | $0.235 | 2.17% |
| 2023-09-19 | 2023-09-27 | $0.275 | Special dividend |
| 2023-09-07 | 2023-09-15 | $0.23 | |
| 2023-08-07 | 2023-08-15 | $0.23 | |
| 2023-07-06 | 2023-07-14 | $0.23 | 2.22% |
| 2023-06-20 | 2023-06-28 | $0.225 | Special dividend |
| 2023-06-07 | 2023-06-15 | $0.225 | |
| 2023-05-05 | 2023-05-15 | $0.225 | |
| 2023-04-05 | 2023-04-14 | $0.225 | 28.57% |
| 2023-03-20 | 2023-03-28 | $0.175 | -22.22% |
| 2023-03-20 | 2023-03-28 | $0.175 | Special dividend |
| 2023-03-07 | 2023-03-15 | $0.225 | |
| 2023-02-07 | 2023-02-15 | $0.225 | |
| 2023-01-05 | 2023-01-13 | $0.225 | 2.27% |
| 2022-12-19 | 2022-12-28 | $0.10 | Special dividend |
| 2022-12-07 | 2022-12-15 | $0.22 | |
| 2022-11-07 | 2022-11-15 | $0.22 | |
| 2022-10-06 | 2022-10-14 | $0.22 | 2.33% |
| 2022-09-19 | 2022-09-27 | $0.10 | Special dividend |
| 2022-09-01 | 2022-09-15 | $0.215 | |
| 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-15 | $0.215 | |
| 2022-07-01 | 2022-07-15 | $0.215 | |
| 2022-06-21 | 2022-06-30 | $0.075 | Special dividend |
| 2022-06-01 | 2022-06-15 | $0.215 | |
| 2022-05-02 | 2022-05-13 | $0.215 | |
| 2022-04-01 | 2022-04-14 | $0.215 | |
| 2022-03-21 | 2022-03-30 | $0.075 | Special dividend |
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-03-15 | $0.215 | |
| 2022-02-01 | 2022-02-15 | $0.215 | |
| 2022-01-03 | 2022-01-14 | $0.215 | 2.38% |
| 2021-12-21 | 2021-12-30 | $0.10 | Special dividend |
| 2021-11-23 | 2021-12-15 | $0.21 | |
| 2021-10-28 | 2021-11-15 | $0.21 | |
| 2021-09-28 | 2021-10-15 | $0.21 | 2.44% |
| 2021-08-26 | 2021-09-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2021-07-28 | 2021-08-13 | $0.205 | |
| 2021-06-28 | 2021-07-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2021-05-27 | 2021-06-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2021-04-28 | 2021-05-14 | $0.205 | |
| 2021-03-26 | 2021-04-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2021-02-25 | 2021-03-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2021-01-28 | 2021-02-12 | $0.205 | |
| 2021-01-04 | 2021-01-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2020-11-24 | 2020-12-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2020-10-28 | 2020-11-13 | $0.205 | |
| 2020-09-28 | 2020-10-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2020-08-18 | 2020-09-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2020-07-17 | 2020-08-14 | $0.205 | |
| 2020-06-17 | 2020-07-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2020-05-19 | 2020-06-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2020-04-17 | 2020-05-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2020-03-17 | 2020-04-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2020-02-19 | 2020-03-13 | $0.205 | |
| 2020-01-21 | 2020-02-14 | $0.205 | |
| 2019-12-27 | 2020-01-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2019-12-12 | 2019-12-26 | $0.24 | Special dividend |
| 2019-11-19 | 2019-12-11 | $0.205 | |
| 2019-10-17 | 2019-11-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2019-09-18 | 2019-10-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2019-08-19 | 2019-09-16 | $0.205 | |
| 2019-07-17 | 2019-08-15 | $0.205 | |
| 2019-06-27 | 2019-07-15 | $0.205 | 2.5% |
| 2019-06-17 | 2019-06-25 | $0.25 | Special dividend |
| 2019-05-17 | 2019-06-15 | $0.20 | |
| 2019-04-17 | 2019-05-15 | $0.20 | |
| 2019-03-19 | 2019-04-15 | $0.20 | 2.56% |
| 2019-02-20 | 2019-03-15 | $0.195 | |
| 2019-01-17 | 2019-02-15 | $0.195 | |
| 2018-12-28 | 2019-01-15 | $0.195 | |
| 2018-12-17 | 2018-12-27 | $0.275 | Special dividend |
| 2018-11-19 | 2018-12-14 | $0.195 | |
| 2018-10-18 | 2018-11-15 | $0.195 | |
| 2018-09-19 | 2018-10-15 | $0.195 | 2.63% |
| 2018-08-20 | 2018-09-14 | $0.19 | |
| 2018-07-19 | 2018-08-15 | $0.19 | |
| 2018-06-28 | 2018-07-16 | $0.19 | |
| 2018-06-18 | 2018-06-26 | $0.275 | Special dividend |
| 2018-05-18 | 2018-06-15 | $0.19 | |
| 2018-04-19 | 2018-05-15 | $0.19 | |
| 2018-03-20 | 2018-04-16 | $0.19 | |
| 2018-02-21 | 2018-03-15 | $0.19 | |
| 2018-01-18 | 2018-02-15 | $0.19 | |
| 2017-12-28 | 2018-01-12 | $0.19 | |
| 2017-12-18 | 2017-12-27 | $0.275 | Special dividend |
| 2017-11-20 | 2017-12-15 | $0.19 | |
| 2017-10-19 | 2017-11-15 | $0.19 | |
| 2017-09-20 | 2017-10-16 | $0.19 | 2.7% |
| 2017-08-17 | 2017-09-15 | $0.185 | |
| 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-15 | $0.185 | |
| 2017-06-28 | 2017-07-14 | $0.185 | |
| 2017-06-15 | 2017-06-26 | $0.275 | Special dividend |
| 2017-05-17 | 2017-06-14 | $0.185 | |
| 2017-04-18 | 2017-05-15 | $0.185 | |
| 2017-03-17 | 2017-04-13 | $0.185 | |
| 2017-02-17 | 2017-03-15 | $0.185 | |
| 2017-01-18 | 2017-02-15 | $0.185 | |
| 2016-12-28 | 2017-01-13 | $0.185 | |
| 2016-12-14 | 2016-12-24 | $0.275 | Special dividend |
| 2016-11-17 | 2016-12-13 | $0.185 | |
| 2016-10-18 | 2016-11-15 | $0.185 | |
| 2016-09-19 | 2016-10-14 | $0.185 | 2.78% |
| 2016-08-17 | 2016-09-15 | $0.18 | |
| 2016-07-19 | 2016-08-15 | $0.18 | |
| 2016-06-29 | 2016-07-15 | $0.18 | |
| 2016-06-16 | 2016-06-27 | $0.275 | Special dividend |
| 2016-05-18 | 2016-06-15 | $0.18 | |
| 2016-04-19 | 2016-05-16 | $0.18 | |
| 2016-03-17 | 2016-04-15 | $0.18 | |
| 2016-02-18 | 2016-03-15 | $0.18 | |
| 2016-01-20 | 2016-02-17 | $0.18 | |
| 2015-12-28 | 2016-01-15 | $0.18 | |
| 2015-12-15 | 2015-12-24 | $0.275 | Special dividend |
| 2015-11-18 | 2015-12-16 | $0.18 | |
| 2015-10-19 | 2015-11-16 | $0.18 | |
| 2015-09-17 | 2015-10-15 | $0.18 | 2.86% |
| 2015-08-18 | 2015-09-15 | $0.175 | |
| 2015-07-17 | 2015-08-14 | $0.175 | |
| 2015-06-29 | 2015-07-15 | $0.175 | |
| 2015-06-16 | 2015-06-25 | $0.275 | Special dividend |
| 2015-05-18 | 2015-06-15 | $0.175 | |
| 2015-04-17 | 2015-05-15 | $0.175 | |
| 2015-03-27 | 2015-04-15 | $0.175 | 2.94% |
| 2015-02-18 | 2015-03-16 | $0.17 | |
| 2015-01-16 | 2015-02-13 | $0.17 | |
| 2014-12-29 | 2015-01-15 | $0.17 | |
| 2014-12-16 | 2014-12-24 | $0.275 | Special dividend |
| 2014-11-18 | 2014-12-15 | $0.17 | |
| 2014-10-16 | 2014-11-14 | $0.17 | |
| 2014-09-17 | 2014-10-15 | $0.17 | 3.03% |
| 2014-08-18 | 2014-09-15 | $0.165 | |
| 2014-07-17 | 2014-08-15 | $0.165 | |
| 2014-06-26 | 2014-07-15 | $0.165 | |
| 2014-06-18 | 2014-06-25 | $0.275 | Special dividend |
| 2014-05-16 | 2014-06-16 | $0.165 | |
| 2014-04-16 | 2014-05-15 | $0.165 | |
| 2014-03-18 | 2014-04-15 | $0.165 | |
| 2014-02-18 | 2014-03-14 | $0.165 | |
| 2014-01-16 | 2014-02-14 | $0.165 | |
| 2013-12-26 | 2014-01-15 | $0.165 | 3.13% |
| 2013-12-17 | 2013-12-24 | $0.25 | Special dividend |
| 2013-11-19 | 2013-12-16 | $0.16 | |
| 2013-10-17 | 2013-11-15 | $0.16 | |
| 2013-09-18 | 2013-10-15 | $0.16 | 3.23% |
| 2013-08-19 | 2013-09-16 | $0.155 | |
| 2013-07-31 | 2013-08-15 | $0.155 | |
| 2013-07-18 | 2013-07-26 | $0.20 | Special dividend |
| 2013-06-18 | 2013-07-15 | $0.155 | |
| 2013-05-17 | 2013-06-14 | $0.155 | |
| 2013-04-17 | 2013-05-15 | $0.155 | |
| 2013-03-19 | 2013-04-15 | $0.155 | 3.33% |
| 2013-02-19 | 2013-03-15 | $0.15 | |
| 2013-01-16 | 2013-02-15 | $0.15 | |
| 2013-01-02 | 2013-01-23 | $0.35 | Special dividend |
| 2012-12-18 | 2013-01-15 | $0.15 | |
| 2012-11-19 | 2012-12-14 | $0.15 | |
| 2012-10-17 | 2012-11-15 | $0.15 | |
| 2012-09-18 | 2012-10-15 | $0.15 | 3.45% |
| 2012-08-17 | 2012-09-14 | $0.145 | |
| 2012-07-18 | 2012-08-15 | $0.145 | |
| 2012-06-19 | 2012-07-16 | $0.145 | 3.57% |
| 2012-05-17 | 2012-06-15 | $0.14 | |
| 2012-04-18 | 2012-05-15 | $0.14 | |
| 2012-03-19 | 2012-04-16 | $0.14 | 3.7% |
| 2012-02-22 | 2012-03-15 | $0.135 | |
| 2012-01-18 | 2012-02-15 | $0.135 | |
| 2011-12-21 | 2012-01-16 | $0.135 | |
| 2011-11-17 | 2011-12-15 | $0.135 | |
| 2011-10-18 | 2011-11-15 | $0.135 | |
| 2011-09-19 | 2011-10-14 | $0.135 | 3.85% |
| 2011-08-17 | 2011-09-15 | $0.13 | |
| 2011-07-19 | 2011-08-15 | $0.13 | |
| 2011-06-20 | 2011-07-15 | $0.13 | |
| 2011-05-18 | 2011-06-15 | $0.13 | |
| 2011-04-19 | 2011-05-16 | $0.13 | |
| 2011-03-22 | 2011-04-15 | $0.13 | 4% |
| 2011-02-17 | 2011-03-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2011-01-18 | 2011-02-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2011-01-04 | 2011-01-14 | $0.125 | |
| 2010-11-17 | 2010-12-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2010-10-19 | 2010-11-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2010-09-21 | 2010-10-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2010-08-18 | 2010-09-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2010-07-19 | 2010-08-16 | $0.125 | |
| 2010-06-17 | 2010-07-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2010-05-18 | 2010-06-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2010-04-19 | 2010-05-14 | $0.125 | |
| 2010-03-23 | 2010-04-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2010-02-18 | 2010-03-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2010-01-19 | 2010-02-16 | $0.125 | |
| 2010-01-04 | 2010-01-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2009-11-18 | 2009-12-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2009-10-19 | 2009-11-16 | $0.125 | |
| 2009-09-17 | 2009-10-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2009-08-18 | 2009-09-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2009-07-17 | 2009-08-14 | $0.125 | |
| 2009-06-17 | 2009-07-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2009-05-19 | 2009-06-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2009-04-17 | 2009-05-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2009-03-18 | 2009-04-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2009-02-18 | 2009-03-16 | $0.125 | |
| 2009-01-20 | 2009-02-16 | $0.125 | |
| 2008-12-17 | 2009-01-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2008-11-17 | 2008-12-15 | $0.125 | |
| 2008-10-15 | 2008-11-14 | $0.125 | |
| 2008-09-16 | 2008-10-15 | $0.125 | Frequency changed Quarterly → Monthly |
| 2008-08-12 | 2008-09-12 | $0.36 | 2.86% |
| 2008-05-08 | 2008-06-12 | $0.35 | 2.94% |
| 2008-02-13 | 2008-03-21 | $0.34 | 3.03% |
| 2007-11-14 | 2007-11-30 | $0.33 |
Adjusted for splits
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Total return
Total return includes dividends. “Divs Reinvested” buys additional shares at the ex-dividend date close. “Cash” holds dividends without interest. Taxes and fees excluded.
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Total return either reinvests dividends at the ex-dividend date close or holds them as cash without interest. Taxes and fees are excluded.
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