Main Street Capital Dividend Increase
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On 4 November, Main Street Capital (MAIN) increased its dividend by 1.96%, from 25.5¢ to 26¢ per share.
The dividend is payable on 15 January 2026 to shareholders of record on 8 January 2026.
MAIN's forward yield is 5.45% at $57.21 per share.
Source: Simply Safe Dividends
I own 100 MAIN shares at an average cost of $17.42 per share. MAIN's contribution to DivGro's projected annual dividend income will increase by $6 to $312.
My yield on cost is now 17.91%.
Since I opened my position in March 2010, the stock has generated a total return of 467%, including $4,151.13 in dividend income. That's a splendid annualized rate of return of 12.4%!
MAIN became DivGro's 6th Home Run stock in September 2016, when the stock doubled my original capital outlay.
5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | • | 2026 |
| $2.750 | $2.595 | $2.745 | $2.910 | $3.030 | ⬆ | $3.120✝ |
| 0.61% | 4.85% | 5.78% | 6.01% | 41.2% | ⬇ | 2.97% |
| 5-year DGR: | 4.26% | ⬆ | 4.74% | |||
✝projected, assuming no further changes
Additionally, MAIN declared a supplemental cash dividend of 30¢ per share, payable on 29 December, to shareholders on record as of 22 December.
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