# Oaktree Specialty (OCSL) — Dividends OCSL · NASDAQ · Stock Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/ocsl/dividends ## Dividend summary | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Frequency | quarterly | | Trailing 12 months | $1.47 | | Forward yield | 12.48% | | Growth streak | 2 years | Oaktree Specialty pays a quarterly dividend, currently $0.30 per share. Its most recent [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date), September 15, 2026, carried two payments, $0.30 and a smaller $0.03, both paid on September 30, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $1.47 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of about 12.56% at a share price of $11.70. Since March 2023, the regular quarterly amount has stepped down in stages. It was $0.55 for eight payments through December 2024, then $0.47 in March 2025, $0.40 from June 2025 to March 2026 and $0.30 from June 2026. That puts the current rate about 45% below the 2023 level. Four ex-dates also carried a small additional payment next to the regular one: $0.07 in December 2023, $0.02 in June 2025, $0.04 in June 2026 and $0.03 in September 2026. Including those, payments by calendar year were $2.27 in 2023, $2.20 in 2024 and $1.69 in 2025. Ex-dates fall in mid-March, mid-June, mid-September and mid-December, and payment follows at the end of the same month. If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in mid-December 2026 and be paid around December 31. ## Payment history | Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share | | --- | --- | --- | | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.30 | | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.03 | | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.30 | | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.04 | | Mar 16, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.40 | | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.40 | | Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.40 | | Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.40 | | Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.02 | | Mar 17, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.47 | | Dec 16, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.55 | | Sep 16, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.55 | | Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.55 | | Mar 14, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | $0.55 | | Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.55 | | Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.07 | | Sep 14, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.55 | | Jun 14, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $0.55 | | Mar 14, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | $0.55 | | Dec 14, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | $0.18 | ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Does Oaktree Specialty (OCSL) pay a dividend? Yes. Oaktree Specialty pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.30 per share. ### What is OCSL's dividend yield? Oaktree Specialty paid $1.47 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 12.48% at the last price of $11.78. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) ### When is OCSL's most recent ex-dividend date? Oaktree Specialty's most recent ex-dividend date is Sep 15, 2026, payable on Sep 30, 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 OCSL been raising its dividend? Yes — Oaktree Specialty has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive calendar years. ## Similar Stocks - [ARCC](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/arcc) — Ares Capital Corporation - Closed End Fund - [TSLX](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/tslx) — Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. Common Stock - [NMFC](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/nmfc) — New Mountain Finance Corporation - Common Stock - [PFLT](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/pflt) — PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Common Stock - [GBDC](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/gbdc) — Golub Capital BDC, Inc. - Closed End Fund - [BCSF](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/bcsf) — Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. Common Stock - [MFIC](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/mfic) — MidCap Financial Investment Corporation - Closed End Fund - [CSWC](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/cswc) — Capital Southwest Corporation - Common Stock - [OBDC](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/obdc) — Blue Owl Capital Corporation Common Stock - [CGBD](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/cgbd) — Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. - Closed End Fund --- Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution. This page is for informational purposes only. Nothing on it is a recommendation, solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security, nor investment, legal or tax advice. Light Horse Securities Inc does not verify third-party data and is not responsible for its accuracy, completeness or timeliness. Data provided by [AInvest](https://www.ainvest.com).