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CSWC Dividend

Capital Southwest Corporation

NASDAQFinancial ServicesStockData as of
Dividend yield
8.68%
Annual dividend
$2.17
Payout ratio
1.37
Frequency
Monthly
Share price
$25.05
Market cap
$1.6B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.1934

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is CSWC a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

  • Yield is far above the marketAt 8.68%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.78% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
  • Paying out more than it earnsA payout ratio of 1.37 means the dividend exceeds reported earnings. That can be sustained for a while from cash reserves or borrowing, but not indefinitely.
  • Dividend has been cut 8 timesAcross 37 complete years, the annual total fell in 2015, 2022, 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.

CSWC dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1985 to 2025.

1985199219992006201320222025
Peak $1.98 in 2019Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for CSWC, most recent first.
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountType
$0.2534Special
$0.1934Monthly
$0.1934Irregular
$0.2534Special
$0.1934Monthly
$0.1934Irregular
$0.2534Special
$0.1934Monthly
$0.2534Special
$0.1934Monthly
$0.2534Special
$0.1934Monthly
$0.6400Special
$0.6400Special
$0.6300Special
$0.6400Special
$0.6300Special
$0.6300Special
$0.6300Special
$0.6200Special
$0.5900Special
$0.5800Special
$0.5700Special
$0.5000Semi-Annual
$0.6300Special
$0.4800Irregular
$0.9700Special
$0.5400Special
$0.5300Special
$0.5200Special
$0.5100Special
$0.5100Special
$0.5100Special
$0.5100Special
$2.1000Quarterly
$0.5000Quarterly
$0.3900Quarterly
$0.4800Quarterly
$0.4600Quarterly
$0.3400Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does CSWC pay a dividend?
Yes. Capital Southwest Corporation pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 8.68% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.17 per share.
How much does CSWC pay in dividends?
$2.17 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 CSWC ex-dividend date?
The next ex-dividend date on record is August 14, 2026, with payment on August 31, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.