Main Street Announces First Quarter 2027 Regular Monthly Dividends, Including a Monthly Dividend Increase, and Supplemental Dividend Payable in December 2026
Main Street declares $0.27 monthly dividends for Q1 2027 (up 3.8% y/y) plus $0.30 supplemental payable Dec 2026, 7.9% yield.
What this release says
Main Street Capital declared regular monthly dividends of $0.27 per share for January, February and March 2027, totaling $0.81 for the quarter. That is a 1.9% increase over the fourth quarter 2026 monthly amount and 3.8% over the first quarter 2026 amount. It also declared a $0.30 per share supplemental dividend payable in December 2026, paid from undistributed taxable income as of September 30, 2026.
Key figures
- Monthly dividend per share
- $0.27
- First quarter 2027 total per share
- $0.81
- Supplemental dividend per share
- $0.30
- Increase vs. fourth quarter 2026
- 1.9%
- Increase vs. first quarter 2026
- 3.8%
- Annualized current yield
- 7.9%
Positive for shareholders
- The regular monthly dividend rises from the prior quarter and from a year earlier.
- The company says it has never reduced its regular monthly dividend since its 2007 IPO.
- Shareholders receive an extra $0.30 per share supplemental dividend in December 2026.
Negative for shareholders
- The supplemental dividend is a one-time payment and is not part of the regular monthly rate.
- The annualized yield of 7.9% is calculated from the November 2, 2026 closing price.
Written by Quantisnow AI from this release. Not financial advice.
Key terms
- Supplemental dividend:
- An extra one-time cash payment on top of the regular dividend schedule, here paid from taxable income the company earned through September 30, 2026.
- Ex-dividend date:
- The cutoff date; investors who buy the stock on or after this date do not receive the upcoming dividend.
- Undistributed taxable income:
- Taxable income the company has earned but not yet paid out to shareholders as dividends.
FAQ
How much will Main Street Capital pay shareholders in the first quarter of 2027?
Main Street declared $0.27 per share for each of January, February and March 2027, totaling $0.81 per share for the quarter.
When is the supplemental dividend paid?
The $0.30 per share supplemental dividend has a record date of December 18, 2026 and a payment date of December 28, 2026.
Historical context for MAIN
Across the 29 sessions after earlier MAIN headlines, the stock closed higher 18 times and lower 10 times, with a median move of 1.6% in either direction. This shows timing only: many things move a stock in a session, and these figures do not show that any headline caused a move.
| Session | Earlier headline | MAIN | SPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Main Street Prices Public Offering of $500 Million of 6.55% Notes due 2030 | +1.1% | +0.3% |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Main Street Announces Preliminary Estimate of Third Quarter 2026 Operating Results | +1.4% | +0.3% |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Main Street Announces Third Quarter 2026 Private Loan Portfolio Activity | +0.5% | -0.4% |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Main Street Capital upgraded by Wells Fargo with a new price target | +1.6% | -0.2% |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Main Street Announces New Portfolio Investment | -0.6% | -0.7% |
| Aug 7, 2026 | MAIN STREET ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS | +3.8% | +0.6% |
- Market cap
- 30-day
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Finance/Investors Services
- Listed since
- 2007
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