DSU Dividend
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
- Dividend yield
- 13.42%
- Annual dividend
- $1.18
- Payout ratio
- 1.94
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Share price
- $8.83
- Market cap
- $566M
Next payment
Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.0987
You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.
Is DSU 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 13.42%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.81% 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 1.94 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 13 timesAcross 28 complete years, the annual total fell in 2016, 2021, 2022 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2022.
- Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.
DSU dividend history
Annual dividend per share, 1998 to 2025.
Recent dividend payments
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Frequently asked questions
- Does DSU pay a dividend?
- Yes. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 13.42% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.18 per share.
- How much does DSU pay in dividends?
- $1.18 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 DSU ex-dividend date?
- The next ex-dividend date on record is November 13, 2026, with payment on November 30, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.