Does RMT pay a dividend?

Yes. Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 5.74% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.82 per share.

How much does RMT pay in dividends?

$0.82 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next RMT ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for RMT. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

RMT Dividend

Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc.

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 5.74%
Annual dividend: $0.82
Payout ratio: 0.27
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $14.29
Market cap: $764M

Is RMT 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 median5.74% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.27 means roughly 27% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 12 timesAcross 32 complete years, the annual total fell in 2019, 2020, 2023 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2023.

RMT dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1994 to 2025.

Peak $1.72 in 2000Year 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 RMT, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
June 11, 2026	June 29, 2026	$0.2100	Quarterly
March 12, 2026	March 30, 2026	$0.1900	Quarterly
December 11, 2025	December 24, 2025	$0.2400	Quarterly
September 12, 2025	September 25, 2025	$0.1800	Quarterly
June 12, 2025	June 25, 2025	$0.1800	Quarterly
March 13, 2025	March 26, 2025	$0.1900	Quarterly
December 12, 2024	December 23, 2024	$0.2100	Quarterly
September 13, 2024	September 23, 2024	$0.1800	Quarterly
June 13, 2024	June 24, 2024	$0.1800	Quarterly
March 8, 2024	March 22, 2024	$0.1700	Quarterly
December 8, 2023	December 22, 2023	$0.2200	Quarterly
September 8, 2023	September 22, 2023	$0.1700	Quarterly
June 9, 2023	June 23, 2023	$0.1700	Quarterly
March 10, 2023	March 24, 2023	$0.1800	Quarterly
December 9, 2022	December 23, 2022	$0.2800	Quarterly
September 9, 2022	September 23, 2022	$0.2100	Quarterly
June 10, 2022	June 24, 2022	$0.2300	Quarterly
March 10, 2022	March 24, 2022	$0.2300	Quarterly
December 10, 2021	December 23, 2021	$0.2800	Quarterly
September 10, 2021	September 24, 2021	$0.2100	Quarterly
June 10, 2021	June 25, 2021	$0.1625	Quarterly
March 10, 2021	March 24, 2021	$0.1600	Quarterly
December 10, 2020	December 24, 2020	$0.1500	Quarterly
September 10, 2020	September 25, 2020	$0.1500	Quarterly
June 10, 2020	June 25, 2020	$0.1500	Quarterly
March 11, 2020	March 24, 2020	$0.1600	Quarterly
December 11, 2019	December 27, 2019	$0.1600	Quarterly
September 12, 2019	September 26, 2019	$0.1700	Quarterly
June 12, 2019	June 24, 2019	$0.1700	Quarterly
March 8, 2019	March 22, 2019	$0.1800	Quarterly
December 12, 2018	December 27, 2018	$0.2100	Quarterly
September 13, 2018	September 26, 2018	$0.1800	Quarterly
June 8, 2018	June 27, 2018	$0.1800	Quarterly
March 9, 2018	March 23, 2018	$0.1800	Quarterly
December 12, 2017	December 27, 2017	$0.2000	Quarterly
September 12, 2017	September 26, 2017	$0.1700	Quarterly
June 9, 2017	June 27, 2017	$0.1600	Quarterly
March 10, 2017	March 24, 2017	$0.1600	Quarterly
December 9, 2016	December 27, 2016	$0.1600	Quarterly
September 9, 2016	September 26, 2016	$0.1500	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does RMT pay a dividend?: Yes. Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 5.74% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.82 per share.
How much does RMT pay in dividends?: $0.82 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next RMT ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for RMT. Dates appear here once the company declares them.