Annual Dividend (TTM)
$2.5604
10x/year
Dividend Yield
11.15%
Last ex-date: Mar 13, 2026
Payout Ratio (TTM)
146.24%
Percentage of earnings paid as dividends
Dividend Growth
1.20%
Year-over-year change

Capital Southwest (CSWC) Dividend Statistics & Metrics

Comprehensive dividend yields, CAGR growth rates, payout ratios, and payment frequency analysis

Payment Details

Dividend payment schedule and frequency details

Frequency10x/year
Last Payment$0.1934
Last Ex-DateMar 13, 2026
Last Payment DateMar 31, 2026

Growth Metrics

Dividend CAGR and consecutive years of growth

TTM Growth (YoY)1.20%
3-Year CAGR-45.73%
5-Year CAGR-20.53%
10-Year CAGR0.18%

Historical Averages

Multi-year dividend averages and payout ratio

Payout Ratio (TTM)146.24%
5-Year Average$1.8981
10-Year Average$1.7690
First PaymentMay 9, 1985

Capital Southwest (CSWC) Dividend Payment History

Complete ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, amounts, and frequency

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Complete dividend payment history including ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, declaration dates, amounts, frequency, and type
Ex-Dividend DateRecord DatePayment DateDeclaration DateAmountFrequency
Mar 13, 2026-Mar 31, 2026Nov 19, 2025$0.1934Monthly
Feb 13, 2026Feb 13, 2026Feb 27, 2026Nov 19, 2025$0.1934Monthly
Jan 15, 2026Jan 15, 2026Jan 30, 2026Nov 19, 2025$0.1934Monthly
Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 2025Dec 31, 2025Aug 27, 2025$0.0600Monthly
Nov 14, 2025Nov 14, 2025Nov 28, 2025Aug 27, 2025$0.1934Monthly
Oct 15, 2025Oct 15, 2025Oct 31, 2025Aug 27, 2025$0.1934Monthly
Sep 15, 2025Sep 15, 2025Sep 30, 2025Jun 11, 2025$0.0600Monthly
Aug 15, 2025Aug 15, 2025Aug 29, 2025Jun 11, 2025$0.1934Monthly
Jul 15, 2025Jul 15, 2025Jul 31, 2025Jun 11, 2025$0.1934Monthly
Jun 13, 2025Jun 13, 2025Jun 30, 2025Apr 25, 2025$0.6400Quarterly
Mar 14, 2025Mar 14, 2025Mar 31, 2025Feb 3, 2025$0.6400Quarterly
Dec 13, 2024Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024Oct 23, 2024$0.6300Quarterly
Sep 13, 2024Sep 13, 2024Sep 30, 2024Aug 5, 2024$0.6400Quarterly
Jun 14, 2024Jun 14, 2024Jun 28, 2024Apr 24, 2024$0.6300Quarterly
Mar 14, 2024Mar 15, 2024Mar 28, 2024Jan 24, 2024$0.6300Quarterly
Dec 14, 2023Dec 15, 2023Dec 29, 2023Oct 25, 2023$0.6300Quarterly
Sep 14, 2023Sep 15, 2023Sep 29, 2023Aug 3, 2023$0.6200Quarterly
Jun 14, 2023Jun 15, 2023Jun 30, 2023Apr 26, 2023$0.5900Quarterly
Mar 14, 2023Mar 15, 2023Mar 31, 2023Jan 25, 2023$0.5800Quarterly
Dec 14, 2022Dec 15, 2022Dec 30, 2022Sep 20, 2022$0.5200Quarterly
Sep 14, 2022Sep 15, 2022Sep 30, 2022Aug 1, 2022$0.5000Quarterly
Jun 14, 2022Jun 15, 2022Jun 30, 2022Apr 27, 2022$0.4800Quarterly
Mar 14, 2022Mar 15, 2022Mar 31, 2022Jan 26, 2022$0.4800Quarterly
Dec 14, 2021Dec 15, 2021Dec 31, 2021Sep 2, 2021$0.5000Quarterly
Sep 14, 2021Sep 15, 2021Sep 30, 2021Jul 28, 2021$0.1000Quarterly
Jun 14, 2021Jun 15, 2021Jun 30, 2021Jun 3, 2021$0.1000Quarterly
Mar 12, 2021Mar 15, 2021Mar 31, 2021Feb 1, 2021$0.5200Quarterly
Dec 14, 2020-Dec 31, 2020Oct 21, 2020$0.5100Quarterly
Sep 14, 2020-Sep 30, 2020Jun 1, 2020$0.5100Quarterly
Jun 12, 2020-Jun 30, 2020Apr 22, 2020$0.5100Quarterly
Mar 13, 2020-Mar 31, 2020Jan 22, 2020$0.5100Quarterly
Dec 19, 2019-Dec 31, 2019Nov 25, 2019$0.5000Quarterly
Sep 13, 2019-Sep 30, 2019Jul 31, 2019$0.5000Quarterly
Jun 13, 2019-Jun 28, 2019May 30, 2019$0.4900Quarterly
Mar 14, 2019-Mar 29, 2019Feb 28, 2019$0.4800Quarterly
Dec 13, 2018-Dec 31, 2018Nov 27, 2018$0.4600Quarterly
Sep 14, 2018-Sep 28, 2018Aug 30, 2018$0.4400Quarterly
Jun 25, 2018-Jul 2, 2018Jun 7, 2018$0.8900-
Mar 14, 2018-Apr 2, 2018Feb 28, 2018$0.2800Quarterly
Dec 14, 2017-Jan 2, 2018Nov 30, 2017$0.2600Quarterly
Sep 14, 2017-Oct 2, 2017Aug 30, 2017$0.2400Quarterly
Jun 13, 2017-Jul 3, 2017May 31, 2017$0.2100Quarterly
Mar 13, 2017-Apr 3, 2017Feb 28, 2017$0.1900Quarterly
Dec 13, 2016-Jan 3, 2017Dec 1, 2016$0.1700Quarterly
Sep 13, 2016-Oct 1, 2016Sep 1, 2016$0.1100Quarterly
Jun 16, 2016-Jul 1, 2016Jun 7, 2016$0.0600Quarterly
Mar 11, 2016-Apr 1, 2016Mar 1, 2016$0.0400Quarterly
May 12, 2015-May 29, 2015Apr 22, 2015$0.0325Semi-Annual
Nov 12, 2014-Nov 28, 2014Oct 28, 2014$0.0325Semi-Annual
May 13, 2014-May 30, 2014Apr 23, 2014$0.0325Semi-Annual
Nov 13, 2013-Nov 29, 2013Oct 21, 2013$0.0325Quarterly
May 15, 2013-May 31, 2013Apr 15, 2013$0.0325Semi-Annual
Mar 13, 2013-Mar 28, 2013Feb 20, 2013$0.2233-
Nov 13, 2012-Nov 30, 2012Oct 16, 2012$0.0325Semi-Annual
May 22, 2012-Jun 8, 2012May 18, 2012$1.4283Semi-Annual
May 15, 2012-May 31, 2012Apr 18, 2012$0.0325Semi-Annual
Nov 10, 2011-Nov 30, 2011Oct 18, 2011$0.0325Semi-Annual
May 13, 2011-May 31, 2011Apr 20, 2011$0.0325Semi-Annual
Nov 10, 2010-Nov 30, 2010Oct 19, 2010$0.0325Semi-Annual
May 12, 2010-May 28, 2010Apr 21, 2010$0.0325Semi-Annual
Nov 12, 2009-Nov 30, 2009Oct 20, 2009$0.0325Semi-Annual
May 13, 2009-May 29, 2009Apr 22, 2009$0.0325Semi-Annual
Dec 17, 2008-Dec 26, 2008Dec 10, 2008$0.1754-
Nov 12, 2008-Nov 28, 2008Oct 28, 2008$0.0325Semi-Annual
Sep 22, 2008-Oct 31, 2008Sep 20, 2008$0.0244-
May 13, 2008-May 30, 2008Apr 24, 2008$0.0325Semi-Annual
Nov 13, 2007-Nov 30, 2007Jan 9, 2008$0.0325Semi-Annual
May 11, 2007-May 31, 2007Apr 17, 2007$0.0162Semi-Annual
Nov 13, 2006-Nov 30, 2006Oct 18, 2006$0.4000Semi-Annual
May 11, 2006-May 31, 2006Apr 19, 2006$0.2000Semi-Annual
Nov 10, 2005-Nov 30, 2005Oct 19, 2005$0.4000-
May 12, 2005-May 31, 2005Apr 20, 2005$0.2000-
Nov 10, 2004---$0.0367-
May 12, 2004---$0.0184-
Nov 12, 2003---$0.0367-
May 13, 2003---$0.0184-
Nov 13, 2002-Nov 29, 2002Oct 17, 2002$0.0034Semi-Annual
May 13, 2002-May 31, 2002Apr 15, 2002$0.0017Semi-Annual
Nov 13, 2001-Nov 30, 2001Oct 18, 2001$0.0034Semi-Annual
May 11, 2001-May 31, 2001Apr 18, 2001$0.0017Semi-Annual
Nov 14, 2000-Nov 30, 2000Nov 2, 2000$0.0034Semi-Annual
May 11, 2000-May 31, 2000Apr 17, 2000$0.0017Semi-Annual
Nov 10, 1999-Nov 30, 1999Nov 2, 1999$0.0034Semi-Annual
May 12, 1999-May 28, 1999Apr 19, 1999$0.0017Semi-Annual
Nov 18, 1998-Nov 30, 1998Oct 29, 1998$0.0034Semi-Annual
May 13, 1998-May 29, 1998Apr 21, 1998$0.0017Semi-Annual
Nov 18, 1997-Nov 28, 1997Nov 10, 1997$0.0034Semi-Annual
May 13, 1997-May 30, 1997Apr 25, 1997$0.0017Semi-Annual
Nov 13, 1996-Nov 29, 1996Nov 4, 1996$0.0034Semi-Annual
May 14, 1996-May 31, 1996Apr 18, 1996$0.0017Semi-Annual
Nov 13, 1995-Nov 30, 1995Nov 7, 1995$0.0034Semi-Annual
May 9, 1995-May 31, 1995Apr 18, 1995$0.0017Semi-Annual
Nov 10, 1994-Nov 30, 1994-$0.0034Semi-Annual
May 10, 1994-May 31, 1994-$0.0017Semi-Annual
Nov 8, 1993-Nov 30, 1993-$0.0034Semi-Annual
May 10, 1993-May 28, 1993-$0.0017Semi-Annual
Nov 10, 1992-Dec 1, 1992-$0.0034Semi-Annual
May 11, 1992-May 29, 1992-$0.0017Semi-Annual
Nov 8, 1991-Nov 30, 1991-$0.0034Semi-Annual
May 9, 1991-May 31, 1991-$0.0017Semi-Annual
Nov 8, 1990-Nov 30, 1990Nov 5, 1990$0.0025Semi-Annual
May 9, 1990-May 31, 1990Apr 18, 1990$0.0017Semi-Annual
Nov 10, 1989-Nov 30, 1989Nov 8, 1989$0.0010Semi-Annual
May 4, 1989-May 31, 1989Apr 20, 1989$0.0017Semi-Annual
Nov 4, 1988-Nov 30, 1988Oct 27, 1988$0.0017Semi-Annual
May 3, 1988-May 27, 1988-$0.0008Annual
May 4, 1987-May 29, 1987Apr 24, 1987$0.0004Annual
May 13, 1986-May 30, 1986-$0.0004Annual
May 9, 1985-May 30, 1985-$0.0003Annual