On 6 May, Main Street Capital (MAIN) increased its dividend by 2%, from 25¢ to 25.5¢ per share.
The dividend is payable on 15 July to shareholders of record on 8
July.
MAIN’s forward yield is 5.78% at $52.95 per share.
I own 200 MAIN shares at an average cost of $18.46 per share. MAIN’s contribution
to DivGro’s projected annual dividend income will increase by $12 to
$612.
My yield on cost is now 16.58%.
Since I opened my position in March 2010, the stock has generated a total return of 373%, including
$6,859 in dividend income. That’s a splendid annualized rate of
return of 13.4%!
outlay.
5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | • | 2025 |
| $2.460 | $2.475 | $2.595 | $2.745 | $2.910 | ⬆ | $3.030✝ |
| 1.44% | 0.61% | 4.85% | 5.78% | 6.01% | ⬇ | 4.12% |
| 5-year DGR: | 3.71% | ⬆ | 4.26% | |||
✝projected, assuming no further changes
Additionally, MAIN declared a supplemental cash dividend of 30¢ per share, payable on 27 June, to shareholders on record as of 20 June.
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