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MAIN Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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MAINMain Street Capital Corporation
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MAIN Dividend answer
Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) pays a dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 6.44%, from $3.43 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.265 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Dec 8, 2026. Payment date: Dec 15, 2026. Next dividend status: announced at $0.265 per share.
MAIN Dividend Snapshot
Yield, latest payment, cadence, annual income, next ex-date, and payment history are emphasized for this income stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next MAIN Dividend Date
When MAIN next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next MAIN dividend
MAIN's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Latest MAIN Dividend Dates
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MAIN Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
MAIN Annual Dividend History
MAIN Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.265, event yield 7.99%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 9.99%
- 2020 regular DPS
- $2.255
- 2025 regular DPS
- $3.630
- Absolute change
- $1.375
- Years increased
- 4
- Years reduced
- 1
MAIN's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 9.99% a year from 2020 through 2025.
MAIN reduced its regular dividend in at least one calendar year between 2020 and 2025.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
MAIN Dividend Yield
How MAIN's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
MAIN's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent MAIN dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | $0.265 | $0.265 | 7.99% | Monthly | $4.33 | Aug 3, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 7.69% | Irregular | $4.32 | Aug 3, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $0.265 | $0.265 | 6.45% | Monthly | $4.02 | — | Sep 8, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $0.265 | $0.265 | 6.29% | Monthly | $4.31 | — | Aug 7, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | $0.265 | $0.265 | 7.25% | Monthly | $4.30 | — | Jul 8, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
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| Jun 22, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 7.33% | Irregular | $4.29 | — | Jun 22, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 7.18% | Monthly | $3.99 | — | Jun 8, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 |
| May 8, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 6.81% | Monthly | $4.28 | — | May 8, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 6.75% | Monthly | $4.27 | — | Apr 8, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 6.65% | Irregular | $4.26 | Feb 23, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 6.38% | Monthly | $4.26 | — | Mar 6, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 6.05% | Monthly | $4.25 | — | Feb 6, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 5.85% | Monthly | $4.24 | — | Jan 8, 2026 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $0.30 | $0.30 | — | — | $4.23 | — | — | — |
| Dec 8, 2025 | $0.255 | $0.255 | 6.35% | Monthly | $3.93 | — | Dec 8, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | $0.255 | $0.255 | 6.68% | Monthly | $4.22 | — | Nov 7, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Oct 8, 2025 | $0.255 | $0.255 | 6.46% | Monthly | $4.21 | — | Oct 8, 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | $0.30 | $0.30 | — | — | $4.20 | — | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2025 | $0.255 | $0.255 | 6.37% | Monthly | $3.90 | — | Sep 8, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | $0.255 | $0.255 | 6.38% | Monthly | $4.19 | — | Aug 8, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | $0.255 | $0.255 | 6.86% | Monthly | $4.18 | — | Jul 8, 2025 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 7.18% | Special | $4.17 | — | Jun 20, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 7.25% | Monthly | $4.17 | — | Jun 6, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 7.84% | Monthly | $4.16 | — | May 8, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
| Apr 8, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 8.44% | Monthly | $4.15 | — | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 7.17% | Special | $4.14 | — | Mar 20, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Mar 7, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 7.06% | Monthly | $3.84 | — | Mar 7, 2025 | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Feb 7, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 6.77% | Monthly | $4.13 | — | Feb 7, 2025 | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Jan 8, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 7.08% | Monthly | $4.12 | Nov 4, 2024 | Jan 8, 2025 | Jan 15, 2025 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 6.86% | Special | $4.11 | — | Dec 20, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | $0.245 | $0.245 | 7.39% | Monthly | $3.81 | — | Dec 6, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Nov 8, 2024 | $0.245 | $0.245 | 7.86% | Monthly | $4.08 | — | Nov 8, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | $0.245 | $0.245 | 8.02% | Monthly | $4.07 | — | Oct 8, 2024 | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 7.64% | Special | $3.82 | — | Sep 20, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | $0.245 | $0.245 | 8.29% | Monthly | $3.76 | — | Sep 6, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | $0.245 | $0.245 | 8.23% | Monthly | $4.02 | — | Aug 8, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | $0.245 | $0.245 | 7.69% | Monthly | $4.00 | — | Jul 8, 2024 | Jul 15, 2024 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 7.63% | Special | $3.75 | — | Jun 21, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 8.02% | Monthly | $3.68 | — | Jun 7, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 |
| May 7, 2024 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 7.68% | Monthly | $3.89 | — | May 8, 2024 | May 15, 2024 |
| Apr 5, 2024 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 8.20% | Monthly | $3.88 | — | Apr 8, 2024 | Apr 15, 2024 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 8.42% | Special | $3.86 | — | Mar 20, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 8.13% | Monthly | $3.57 | — | Mar 8, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 |
| Feb 7, 2024 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 8.27% | Monthly | $3.73 | — | Feb 8, 2024 | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Jan 4, 2024 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 8.48% | Irregular | $3.71 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jan 5, 2024 | Jan 12, 2024 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | $0.275 | $0.275 | 8.61% | Special | $3.70 | — | Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 8.42% | Special | $3.42 | — | Dec 8, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 8.73% | Monthly | $3.51 | — | Nov 8, 2023 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 8.84% | Monthly | $3.49 | — | Oct 6, 2023 | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | $0.275 | $0.275 | 8.52% | Special | $3.48 | — | Sep 20, 2023 | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 8.20% | Monthly | $3.20 | — | Sep 8, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 7.76% | Monthly | $3.29 | — | Aug 8, 2023 | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 8.21% | Monthly | $3.27 | — | Jul 7, 2023 | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 8.40% | Special | $3.04 | — | Jun 21, 2023 | Jun 28, 2023 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 7.50% | Monthly | $3.11 | — | Jun 8, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 |
| May 5, 2023 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 7.67% | Monthly | $3.09 | — | May 8, 2023 | May 15, 2023 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 7.93% | Monthly | $3.08 | — | Apr 7, 2023 | Apr 14, 2023 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | $0.175 | $0.175 | 7.44% | Special | $2.86 | — | Mar 21, 2023 | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Mar 7, 2023 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 7.16% | Monthly | $2.98 | — | Mar 8, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 |
| Feb 7, 2023 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 7.49% | Monthly | $2.97 | — | Feb 8, 2023 | Feb 15, 2023 |
| Jan 5, 2023 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 8.00% | Weekly | $2.95 | — | Jan 6, 2023 | Jan 13, 2023 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 8.20% | Special | $2.95 | — | Dec 20, 2022 | Dec 28, 2022 |
| Dec 7, 2022 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 8.04% | Monthly | $2.84 | — | Dec 8, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Nov 7, 2022 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 7.43% | Monthly | $2.94 | — | Nov 8, 2022 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Oct 6, 2022 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 8.63% | Monthly | $2.93 | — | Oct 7, 2022 | Oct 14, 2022 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 6.83% | Special | $2.71 | — | Sep 20, 2022 | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | $0.215 | $0.215 | 6.92% | Monthly | $2.82 | — | Sep 2, 2022 | Sep 15, 2022 |
| Aug 1, 2022 | $0.215 | $0.215 | 6.30% | Monthly | $2.81 | — | Aug 2, 2022 | Aug 15, 2022 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | $0.215 | $0.215 | 7.08% | Irregular | $2.80 | — | Jul 5, 2022 | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | $0.075 | $0.075 | 7.06% | Monthly | $2.58 | — | Jun 22, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Jun 1, 2022 | $0.215 | $0.215 | 7.18% | Irregular | $2.71 | — | Jun 2, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 |
| May 2, 2022 | $0.215 | $0.215 | 6.89% | Monthly | $2.70 | — | May 3, 2022 | May 13, 2022 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | $0.215 | $0.215 | 6.31% | Monthly | $2.69 | — | Apr 4, 2022 | Apr 14, 2022 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | $0.075 | $0.075 | 5.87% | Special | $2.48 | — | Mar 22, 2022 | Mar 30, 2022 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | $0.215 | $0.215 | 6.09% | Monthly | $2.61 | — | Mar 2, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | $0.215 | $0.215 | 5.89% | Monthly | $2.60 | — | Feb 2, 2022 | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Jan 3, 2022 | $0.215 | $0.215 | 5.84% | Irregular | $2.59 | — | Jan 4, 2022 | Jan 14, 2022 |
| Dec 21, 2021 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 5.54% | Special | $2.37 | — | Dec 22, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 5.31% | Monthly | $2.48 | Aug 2, 2021 | Nov 24, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Oct 28, 2021 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 5.62% | Monthly | $2.47 | Aug 3, 2021 | Oct 29, 2021 | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 5.96% | Monthly | $2.47 | Aug 2, 2021 | Sep 29, 2021 | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 5.90% | Monthly | $2.46 | — | Aug 27, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 |
| Jul 28, 2021 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 5.90% | Monthly | $2.46 | — | Jul 29, 2021 | Aug 13, 2021 |
| Jun 28, 2021 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 5.91% | Monthly | $2.46 | — | Jun 29, 2021 | Jul 15, 2021 |
| May 27, 2021 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 5.99% | Monthly | $2.46 | — | May 28, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Apr 28, 2021 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 5.75% | Monthly | $2.46 | — | Apr 29, 2021 | May 14, 2021 |
| Mar 26, 2021 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 6.27% | Monthly | $2.46 | — | Mar 29, 2021 | Apr 15, 2021 |
| Feb 25, 2021 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 6.89% | Monthly | $2.46 | — | Feb 26, 2021 | Mar 15, 2021 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 7.56% | Irregular | $2.46 | — | Jan 29, 2021 | Feb 12, 2021 |
| Jan 4, 2021 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 7.85% | Monthly | $2.46 | — | Jan 5, 2021 | Jan 15, 2021 |
| Nov 24, 2020 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 8.40% | Monthly | $2.70 | — | Nov 25, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Oct 28, 2020 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 9.58% | Monthly | $2.70 | — | Oct 29, 2020 | Nov 13, 2020 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 8.89% | Monthly | $2.70 | — | Sep 29, 2020 | Oct 15, 2020 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 8.49% | Monthly | $2.70 | — | Aug 19, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Jul 17, 2020 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 8.50% | Monthly | $2.70 | — | Jul 20, 2020 | Aug 14, 2020 |
| Jun 17, 2020 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 8.13% | Monthly | $2.70 | — | Jun 18, 2020 | Jul 15, 2020 |
| May 19, 2020 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 9.32% | Monthly | $2.95 | — | May 20, 2020 | Jun 15, 2020 |
| Apr 17, 2020 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 12.24% | Monthly | $2.95 | — | Apr 20, 2020 | May 15, 2020 |
| Mar 17, 2020 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 14.65% | Monthly | $2.94 | — | Mar 18, 2020 | Apr 15, 2020 |
| Feb 19, 2020 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 6.58% | Monthly | $2.94 | — | Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 13, 2020 |
| Jan 21, 2020 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 6.60% | Monthly | $2.93 | — | Jan 22, 2020 | Feb 14, 2020 |
| Dec 27, 2019 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 6.72% | Monthly | $2.92 | — | Dec 30, 2019 | Jan 15, 2020 |
| Dec 12, 2019 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 7.34% | Special | $2.91 | Oct 16, 2019 | Dec 13, 2019 | Dec 26, 2019 |
| Nov 19, 2019 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 6.88% | Monthly | $2.94 | — | Nov 20, 2019 | Dec 11, 2019 |
| Oct 17, 2019 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 6.97% | Monthly | $2.93 | — | Oct 18, 2019 | Nov 15, 2019 |
| Sep 18, 2019 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 6.64% | Monthly | — | — | Sep 19, 2019 | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Aug 19, 2019 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 6.75% | Monthly | — | May 7, 2019 | Aug 20, 2019 | Sep 16, 2019 |
| Jul 17, 2019 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 6.96% | Monthly | — | May 7, 2019 | Jul 18, 2019 | Aug 15, 2019 |
| Jun 27, 2019 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 7.06% | Monthly | — | May 6, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Jul 15, 2019 |
| Jun 17, 2019 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 6.48% | Special | — | Apr 24, 2019 | Jun 18, 2019 | Jun 25, 2019 |
| May 17, 2019 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 7.16% | Monthly | — | — | May 20, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 |
| Apr 17, 2019 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 7.52% | Monthly | — | — | Apr 18, 2019 | May 15, 2019 |
| Mar 19, 2019 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 7.55% | Monthly | — | — | Mar 20, 2019 | Apr 15, 2019 |
| Feb 20, 2019 | $0.195 | $0.195 | 7.44% | Monthly | — | — | Feb 21, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 |
| Jan 17, 2019 | $0.195 | $0.195 | 7.75% | Monthly | — | — | Jan 18, 2019 | Feb 15, 2019 |
| Dec 28, 2018 | $0.195 | $0.195 | 8.21% | Monthly | — | — | Dec 31, 2018 | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Dec 17, 2018 | $0.275 | $0.275 | 7.52% | Special | — | Oct 10, 2018 | Dec 18, 2018 | Dec 27, 2018 |
| Nov 19, 2018 | $0.195 | $0.195 | 7.43% | Monthly | — | — | Nov 20, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $0.195 | $0.195 | 7.57% | Monthly | — | — | Oct 19, 2018 | Nov 15, 2018 |
| Sep 19, 2018 | $0.195 | $0.195 | 7.20% | Monthly | — | — | Sep 20, 2018 | Oct 15, 2018 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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MAIN Dividends FAQ
Does MAIN pay a dividend?
Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.27 per share and a irregular cadence based on available events.
What is MAIN's dividend yield?
MAIN's trailing dividend yield is 6.44%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is MAIN's next dividend?
MAIN's next announced dividend is $0.27 per share with an ex-dividend date of Dec 8, 2026 and payment date of Dec 15, 2026.
When is MAIN's ex-dividend date?
MAIN's next announced ex-dividend date is Dec 8, 2026.
How has MAIN's dividend changed?
MAIN's one-year dividend growth is 30.82% based on comparable covered dividend history.