# Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) — Dividends BCSF · NYSE · Stock Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/bcsf/dividends ## Dividend summary | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Frequency | quarterly | | Trailing 12 months | $1.86 | | Forward yield | 17.50% | | Growth streak | 2 years | Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share. Its most recent payment had an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of September 15, 2026 and was paid on September 29, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $1.86 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of about 17.19% at a share price of $10.82. The regular $0.42 is unchanged throughout the table, which starts in March 2024. From March 2024 to December 2025, each regular payment came with an additional $0.03 per share on the same ex-date, so each quarter paid $0.45 in total. There was also a separate $0.15 payment with an ex-date of December 31, 2025, paid on January 26, 2026. Payments by calendar year were $1.80 in 2024 and $1.95 in 2025, the latter including the $0.15. The three 2026 payments have been $0.42 each, without the additional amount. The source gives a growth streak of two years. Since 2025, ex-dates have fallen in mid-March, June, September and December, with payment about two weeks later. In 2024 they fell at the end of each quarter. If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in mid-December 2026 and be paid at the end of that month. ## Payment history | Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share | | --- | --- | --- | | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 | $0.42 | | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 | $0.42 | | Mar 16, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | $0.42 | | Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 26, 2026 | $0.15 | | Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | $0.42 | | Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | $0.03 | | Sep 16, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.03 | | Sep 16, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.42 | | Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.42 | | Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.03 | | Mar 17, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.42 | | Mar 17, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.03 | | Dec 31, 2024 | Jan 31, 2025 | $0.03 | | Dec 31, 2024 | Jan 31, 2025 | $0.42 | | Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | $0.42 | | Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | $0.03 | | Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 | $0.42 | | Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 | $0.03 | | Mar 27, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | $0.03 | | Mar 27, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | $0.42 | ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Does Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) pay a dividend? Yes. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.42 per share. ### What is BCSF's dividend yield? Bain Capital Specialty Finance paid $1.86 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 17.50% at the last price of $10.63. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) ### When is BCSF's most recent ex-dividend date? Bain Capital Specialty Finance's most recent ex-dividend date is Sep 15, 2026, payable on Sep 29, 2026. ### What is the difference between ex and payment dates? An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) ### Has BCSF been raising its dividend? 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