BSL Dividend
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund
NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
- Dividend yield
- 8.06%
- Annual dividend
- $1.04
- Payout ratio
- -595.96
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Share price
- $12.95
- Market cap
- $169M
Next payment
Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.0840
You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.
Is BSL a good dividend stock?
What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.
- Yield is above the market median8.06% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
- Earnings are negativeA payout ratio of -595.96 means the company is paying a dividend while reporting a loss. That can be funded from cash or borrowing for a time, but not from profits.
- Dividend has been cut 9 timesAcross 16 complete years, the annual total fell in 2022, 2024, 2025 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2025.
- Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.
BSL dividend history
Annual dividend per share, 2010 to 2025.
Recent dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0.0840 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0840 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0840 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0880 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0880 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0880 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0840 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0840 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0840 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0950 | Irregular | ||
| $0.0950 | Irregular | ||
| $0.0950 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0870 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0870 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0870 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0970 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0970 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0970 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0970 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0970 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0970 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1080 | Irregular | ||
| $0.2160 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1140 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1140 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1140 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1140 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1140 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1140 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1140 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1140 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1140 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1140 | Irregular | ||
| $0.1140 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1140 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1190 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1190 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1190 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1090 | Monthly | ||
| $0.1090 | Monthly |
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Frequently asked questions
- Does BSL pay a dividend?
- Yes. Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 8.06% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.04 per share.
- How much does BSL pay in dividends?
- $1.04 per share over the last twelve months, paid monthly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
- When is the next BSL ex-dividend date?
- The next ex-dividend date on record is October 23, 2026, with payment on October 30, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.