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MAIN ex-dividend date, dividend & yield

Main Street Capital Corporation

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Most recent ex-dividend date
Oct 8, 2026
High payout, falling price. MAIN yields 12.63%, but its share price changed by -12.5% over the past year, for a total return of -5.6% including dividends. When the price keeps falling, the payouts may be coming out of the investment itself, so the yield can overstate what you keep. What is a yield trap?
Share price
$53.66
As of Oct 12
Dividend per payment
$0.2825
Pays monthly
Annual dividend
$6.7785
Estimated, next 12 months
Dividend yield
12.63%
Annual dividend ÷ price
1-year total return
-5.6%
Price -12.5% plus dividends

MAIN dividend history

Ex-dividend datePayment dateDividend
Sep 21, 2026≈ Oct 5, 2026$0.30
Sep 8, 2026≈ Sep 22, 2026$0.265
Aug 7, 2026≈ Aug 21, 2026$0.265
Jul 8, 2026≈ Jul 22, 2026$0.265
Jun 22, 2026≈ Jul 6, 2026$0.30
Jun 8, 2026≈ Jun 22, 2026$0.26
May 8, 2026≈ May 22, 2026$0.26
Apr 8, 2026≈ Apr 22, 2026$0.26
Mar 20, 2026≈ Apr 3, 2026$0.30
Mar 6, 2026≈ Mar 20, 2026$0.26
Feb 6, 2026≈ Feb 20, 2026$0.26
Jan 8, 2026≈ Jan 22, 2026$0.26

Payment dates marked ≈ are estimated from MAIN's usual timing; the others were announced by the company.

Frequently asked questions

When is MAIN's next ex-dividend date?

The most recent ex-dividend date on record for MAIN is Oct 8, 2026. The next date has not been announced yet.

How much is MAIN's dividend?

MAIN most recently paid about $0.2825 per share, and pays monthly, which is roughly $6.7785 per share a year. Amounts can change from payment to payment.

What is MAIN's dividend yield?

MAIN's dividend yield is about 12.63%, based on its annual dividend and a share price of $53.66 as of Oct 12, 2026. Yield changes as the price moves.

When does MAIN pay its dividend?

MAIN pays monthly. Payment normally follows the ex-dividend date by one to four weeks.

Has MAIN grown its dividend?

Over its latest 12 payments, MAIN paid $3.255 per share, which was 2.4% higher than the 12 payments before that ($3.18). Past payments do not guarantee future ones.

How much income would $10,000 of MAIN pay?

At the current yield of 12.63%, $10,000 invested in MAIN would pay roughly $1,263 a year in dividends, or about $105 a month on average. Yield and dividends change, so this is an illustration only. Try the dividend income calculator for your own numbers.

Has MAIN made money for investors over the past year?

No. Over the past year MAIN's share price changed by -12.5%, and even after adding the dividends paid its total return was about -5.6%. The dividends did not make up for the fall in price. Past returns do not predict future returns.

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Data as of Oct 12, 2026. Figures are estimates, can be delayed or wrong, and are not investment advice. Learn more: what is an ex-dividend date?