CSWC dividend history (2026)
Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) paid $2.56 a share over its last year of payments, monthly, a yield of 11.24% at the last close. The payment has grown -13.1% a year compounded (CAGR) over the past five. Dividends take 137% of net income. The last ex-dividend date was Dec 15, 2026. Not investment advice.
Price and yield as of market close, Oct 27, 2026; the dividend record runs from 1988.
What a holding earns#
At the current rate of $2.56 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($22.79). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $256 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $1,280 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $2,561 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 438.8 | $1,124 |
Dividends by year#
Regular payments that went ex in each calendar year, per share, newest first. A special dividend or a spin-off distribution is counted separately and left out of the total and the change.
| Year | Paid / share | vs prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $2.56 | — |
| 2025 | $1.28 | -49.4% |
| 2024 | $2.53 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | $2.42 | +11.0% |
| 2022 | $2.18 | -14.8% |
| 2021 | $2.56 | +25.5% |
| 2020 | $2.04 | +38.8% |
| 2019 | $1.47 | -29.0% |
| 2018 | $2.07 | +78.4% |
| 2017 | $1.16 | +205.3% |
| 2016 | $0.38 | +935.1% |
| 2015 | $0.04 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | $0.07 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | $0.04 | — |
| 2003 | $0.02 | -66.7% |
| 2002 | $0.06 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | $0.06 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | $0.06 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | $0.06 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | $0.06 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | $0.06 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | $0.06 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | $0.06 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | $0.06 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | $0.06 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | $0.06 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | $0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1990 | $0.05 | -65.3% |
| 1989 | $0.13 | +620.0% |
| 1988 | $0.02 | — |
Recent payments#
The last 16 ex-dividend dates. Amounts are split-adjusted, as paid on today's share count.
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2026 | $0.25 |
| Nov 13, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $0.25 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.25 |
| May 15, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $0.25 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $0.25 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | $0.19 |
| Oct 15, 2025 | $0.19 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $0.25 |
About this data#
Payments come from ChartRow's own dividend record, one row per ex-date, split-adjusted. A payment more than 2.5 times the year's median is treated as a special dividend or a distribution and left out of the annual total, the run-rate and the streak. The annual dividend is the latest regular payment times the number of payments a year; the yield divides it by the last close. Years of raises counts consecutive complete calendar years in which that payment rose over the prior year's — a cut, a flat year or a gap ends the count, and the current year is not counted until it is over. Where the run reaches the start of our record (1995 for many long-lived payers) it is shown with a plus sign, because it may be longer. The payout ratio is dividends paid over net income, both trailing twelve months from the company's SEC filings, and is blank where earnings are negative. Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How much does CSWC pay in dividends?
- CSWC paid $2.56 a share over its last year of payments, which vary in size, a dividend yield of 11.24% at the last close.
- How often does CSWC pay dividends?
- Capital Southwest Corporation pays monthly (12 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Dec 15, 2026.
- How many years has CSWC raised its dividend?
- CSWC has not raised its dividend in each of the last complete years on our record: the most recent complete year's payment was not above the year before's.
- What is CSWC's payout ratio?
- About 137%: over the trailing twelve months CSWC paid $151,525,000 in dividends against $110,726,000 of net income, both from its SEC filings.
- Can I see CSWC's dividends reinvested?
- Yes, as a total-return view: the Growth of $1,000 page for this ticker shows what an investment became with dividends reinvested against price only, from any starting month.