Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation · OCSL · NASDAQ
Dividend report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$12.17 +0.08% on the day, +$0.01
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.32·10.85%
$0.33 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.33/qtr
pays ~Dec 17 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 15est.
own by Dec 14 ⓘ
Years without a cut
0 yrs
cut this year (-17.5%) ⓘ
Paying since
2008
124 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
Reset
by the 2026 cut
OCSL share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
OCSL Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y -4.6%3Y -14.8%5Y -6.1%10Y -4.5%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 124 payments since 2008.
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.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: 0% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $1.32 a year would stay $1.32 by 2031 - 10.85% on today's $12.17 price.

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

At $1.32 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 4,546 OCSL shares, about $55,325 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $12.17. $1,000 a month takes about 9,091 shares, about $110,637. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) pays $0.33 a share quarterly, $1.32 a year, a 10.85% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $12.17. It has made 124 dividend payments since 2008.

At today’s rate of $0.33 quarterly and the last close of $12.17, this is what OCSL pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.33$0.11$1.32
100 shares$33.00$11.00$132.00
$10,000 invested (821.7 shares)$271.16$90.39$1,084.63
4,546 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.18$500.06$6,000.72
9,091 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.03$1,000.01$12,000.12

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 OCSL shares reinvest into 2.71 new shares each payment, about 11.3 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 37 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 OCSL’s own history in the OCSL 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

OCSL Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

Reset by the 2026 cut
  • OCSL yields 10.85% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $12.17.
  • A cut in 2026 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
7.88% low19.19% 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 OCSL’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

OCSL 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 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 17, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.33 a share, went ex on Sep 15, 2026 and paid Sep 17, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Nov 17, 2026

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

How Often Does OCSL Pay?

OCSL 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
$1.47 a share, in 4 payments.
-20.1% against the 12 months before ($1.84 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 Jun 15, 2026 - $0.40 to $0.34 (-15.00%)
  • Last raise: Dec 14, 2023 - $0.55 to $0.62 (+$0.07, +12.73%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.03 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 300.0% - $1.60 paid / $0.48 EPS (4 quarters to Jun 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 300.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
Loans run through operating cash flow here, so it does not measure dividend coverage.

OCSL vs Similar Dividend Stocks (GOLD, MBWM...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to OCSL in market value, OCSL’s 10.85% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 2.44%, and its raise streak of 0 years is the 6th 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 No cut ⓘ
OCSL $12.17Oaktree Specialty Lending $0.33/qtr$1.32/yr fwd 10.85% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsno raise streak
GOLD $36.22Gold.com $0.20/qtr$0.80/yr fwd 2.21% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 3 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
MBWM $61.11Mercantile Bank $0.40/qtr$1.60/yr fwd 2.62% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 12+ yrsraised 12 yrs in a row
MCBS $36.35MetroCity Bankshares $0.31/qtr$1.24/yr fwd 3.41% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 5 yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
HBNC $21.19Horizon Bancorp $0.16/qtr$0.64/yr fwd 3.02% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 23+ yrsno raise streak
EGBN $34.44Eagle Bancorp $0.01/qtr$0.04/yr fwd 0.12% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsno raise streak
FSBC $44.18Five Star Bancorp $0.25/qtr$1.00/yr fwd 2.26% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 3+ yrsno raise streak
SBSI $34.98Southside Bancshares $0.37/qtr$1.48/yr fwd 4.23% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 26+ yrsno raise streak
BFST $32.15Business First Bancshares $0.15/qtr$0.60/yr fwd 1.87% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 7+ yrsraised 7+ yrs in a row
CFFN $8.41Capitol Federal Financial $0.085/qtr$0.34/yr fwd 4.04% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 11 yrsno raise streak
EQBK $49.17Equity Bancshares, Inc. Class A Common Stock $0.22/qtr$0.88/yr fwd 1.79% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: OCSL vs GOLD, OCSL vs MBWM, OCSL vs MCBS.

OCSL Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2008

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 15, 2026Sep 17, 2026$0.33QuarterlyRegular
Jun 15, 2026Jun 17, 2026$0.34QuarterlyRegular
Mar 16, 2026Mar 18, 2026$0.40QuarterlyRegular
Dec 15, 2025Dec 17, 2025$0.40QuarterlyRegular
Sep 15, 2025Sep 17, 2025$0.40QuarterlyRegular
Jun 16, 2025Jun 18, 2025$0.42QuarterlyRegular
Mar 17, 2025Mar 19, 2025$0.47QuarterlyRegular
Dec 16, 2024Dec 18, 2024$0.55QuarterlyRegular
Sep 16, 2024Sep 18, 2024$0.55QuarterlyRegular
Jun 14, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.55QuarterlyRegular
The other 114 OCSL payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 124 payments »
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 OCSL

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OCSL Dividend Questions

How often does OCSL pay dividends?

OCSL 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 OCSL pay dividends monthly?

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

When is the next OCSL dividend?

OCSL 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 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 17, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.33 a share, went ex on Sep 15, 2026 and paid Sep 17, 2026. The current rate is $0.33 per share, $1.32 a year.

Does OCSL pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 17, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does OCSL pay per share?

OCSL pays $0.33 a share quarterly, $1.32 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $12.17 that is a 10.85% run-rate yield.

Has OCSL raised its dividend?

OCSL has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Dec 14, 2023, took the rate from $0.55 to $0.62 (+12.73%). Since then the rate was cut on Jun 15, 2026, from $0.40 to $0.34. Over five years the dividend grew -6.1% a year.

Is OCSL’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. OCSL paid out 300% of its earnings as dividends over the 4 quarters to Jun 30, 2026. This is data, not investment advice. The full 7-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my OCSL dividends?

Add OCSL 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 OCSL in the DRIP calculator.

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