Barings BDC, Inc. · BBDC · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$8.60 +0.00% on the day, +$0.00
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.04·12.09%
$0.26 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.26/qtr
pays ~Dec 4 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 2est.
ex in 18 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
0 yrs
cut in 2025 (-80.8%) ⓘ
Paying since
2007
82 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
Reset
by the 2025 cut
BBDC share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
BBDC Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y -16.1%3Y 0.0%5Y +4.4%10Y -5.3%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Orange = special or irregular payment. The enlarge button shows all 82 payments since 2007.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year; 2026 YTD is paid so far, the amounts vary too much to estimate the rest. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment. Totals include specials; the growth line leaves them out.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +8.33% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year, to no less than 5%. Today's $1.04 a year would be $1.43 by 2031 - 16.63% on today's $8.60 price.

How Many BBDC Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.04 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 5,770 BBDC shares, about $49,622 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $8.60. $1,000 a month takes about 11,539 shares, about $99,235. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Barings BDC (BBDC) pays $0.26 a share quarterly, $1.04 a year, a 12.09% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $8.60. It has made 82 dividend payments since 2007.

At today’s rate of $0.26 quarterly and the last close of $8.60, this is what BBDC pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.26$0.09$1.04
100 shares$26.00$8.67$104.00
$10,000 invested (1,162.8 shares)$302.33$100.78$1,209.30
5,770 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.20$500.07$6,000.80
11,539 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.14$1,000.05$12,000.56

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 BBDC shares reinvest into 3.02 new shares each payment, about 12.7 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 34 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with BBDC’s own history in the BBDC DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history

BBDC Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

Reset by the 2025 cut
  • BBDC yields 12.09% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $8.60.
  • A cut in 2025 skews its yield history. So there is no usual level to compare today’s yield with yet.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
7.99% low14.16% high
Blue mark = today. A higher yield means a lower price against the payout.

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is BBDC’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

BBDC has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 2, 2026, with the cash around Dec 4, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.26 a share, went ex on Sep 2, 2026 and paid Sep 4, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does BBDC Pay?

BBDC pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.04 a share, in 4 payments.
+55.2% against the 12 months before ($0.67 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last change: cut Mar 5, 2025 - $0.26 to $0.05 (-80.77%)
  • Last raise: Sep 5, 2023 - $0.25 to $0.26 (+$0.01, +4.00%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.01 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 122.4% - $1.04 paid / $0.85 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 100.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
Loans run through operating cash flow here, so it does not measure dividend coverage.

BBDC vs Similar Dividend Stocks (MPB, FMNB...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to BBDC in market value, BBDC’s 12.09% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 2.75%, and its raise streak of 0 years is the 8th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
BBDC $8.60Barings BDC $0.26/qtr$1.04/yr fwd 12.09% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 0 yrsno raise streak
MPB $35.28Mid Penn Bancorp $0.23/qtr$0.92/yr fwd 2.61% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 15 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
FMNB $15.50Farmers National Banc $0.18/qtr$0.72/yr fwd 4.65% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 16 yrsno raise streak
GSBC $81.31Great Southern Bancorp $0.43/qtr$1.72/yr fwd 2.12% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 34+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
ASA $49.70ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited $0.05/half-yr$0.10/yr fwd 0.20% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 7 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
THFF $77.21First Financial $0.56/qtr$2.24/yr fwd 2.90% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 33+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
CCBG $51.00Capital City Bank Group $0.27/qtr$1.08/yr fwd 2.12% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20102000 raised2008 cut2020 raised2022 raised 12 yrsraised 11 yrs in a row
GSBD $8.26Goldman Sachs BDC $0.32/qtr$1.28/yr fwd 15.50% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 1 yrno raise streak
ABX $8.81Abacus Global Management, Inc. Common Stock $0.20/qtr$0.80/yr fwd 9.08% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — —no raise streak
FCBC $45.50First Community Bankshares $0.33/qtr$1.32/yr fwd 2.90% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 16 yrsraised 14 yrs in a row
ALRS $34.50Alerus Financial $0.22/qtr$0.88/yr fwd 2.55% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 22+ yrsraised 22+ yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: BBDC vs MPB, BBDC vs FMNB, BBDC vs GSBC.

BBDC Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2007

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 2, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.26QuarterlyRegular
Jun 3, 2026Jun 5, 2026$0.26QuarterlyRegular
Mar 4, 2026Mar 6, 2026$0.26QuarterlyRegular
Dec 3, 2025Dec 5, 2025$0.26QuarterlyRegular
Sep 3, 2025Sep 5, 2025$0.31QuarterlyRegular
Jun 4, 2025Jun 6, 2025$0.05QuarterlyRegular
Mar 5, 2025Mar 7, 2025$0.05QuarterlyRegular
Dec 4, 2024Dec 6, 2024$0.26QuarterlyRegular
Sep 4, 2024Sep 6, 2024$0.26QuarterlyRegular
Jun 5, 2024Jun 7, 2024$0.26QuarterlyRegular
The other 72 BBDC payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for BBDC

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BBDC Dividend Questions

How often does BBDC pay dividends?

BBDC pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does BBDC pay dividends monthly?

No. BBDC pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next BBDC dividend?

BBDC has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 2, 2026, with the cash around Dec 4, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.26 a share, went ex on Sep 2, 2026 and paid Sep 4, 2026. The current rate is $0.26 per share, $1.04 a year.

Does BBDC pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 2, 2026, with the cash around Dec 4, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does BBDC pay per share?

BBDC pays $0.26 a share quarterly, $1.04 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $8.60 that is a 12.09% run-rate yield.

Has BBDC raised its dividend?

BBDC has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Sep 5, 2023, took the rate from $0.25 to $0.26 (+4.00%). Since then the rate was cut on Mar 5, 2025, from $0.26 to $0.05. Over five years the dividend grew 4.4% a year.

Is BBDC’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. BBDC paid out 122% of its earnings as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. This is data, not investment advice. The full 7-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my BBDC dividends?

Add BBDC to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run BBDC in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 13, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 7 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.