Stellus Capital Investment Corporation · SCM · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 11, 2026
$6.84 -0.58% on the day, -$0.04
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.00·14.56%
$0.083 monthly x 12 ⓘ
Next payment
$0.0833/mo
pays Dec 15 ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 30
ex in 19 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
0 yrs
cut this year (-37.4%) ⓘ
Paying since
2012
158 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
Reset
by the 2026 cut
SCM share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
SCM Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y -3.1%3Y -14.3%5Y -5.9%10Y -3.0%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Light bar = declared, not yet paid. Orange = special or irregular payment. The enlarge button shows all 158 payments since 2012.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (2 declared and not yet paid), not a promise. 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. Special payments are left out. Today's $1.00 a year would stay $1.00 by 2031 - 14.56% on today's $6.84 price.

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

At $1.00 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 6,025 SCM shares, about $41,211 at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $6.84. $1,000 a month takes about 12,049 shares, about $82,415. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Stellus Capital Investment (SCM) pays $0.083 a share monthly, $1.00 a year, a 14.56% run-rate yield at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $6.84. It has made 158 dividend payments since 2012.

At today’s rate of $0.083 monthly and the last close of $6.84, this is what SCM pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.083$0.08$1.00
100 shares$8.30$8.30$99.60
$10,000 invested (1,462.0 shares)$121.35$121.35$1,456.14
6,025 shares ($500/mo)$500.08$500.08$6,000.90
12,049 shares ($1,000/mo)$1,000.07$1,000.07$12,000.80

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 SCM shares reinvest into 1.21 new shares each payment, about 15.6 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 83 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 SCM’s own history in the SCM 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

SCM Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

Reset by the 2026 cut
  • SCM yields 14.56% today, at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $6.84.
  • 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
8.45% low16.11% 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 SCM’s Next Dividend? December 2026 Ex-Date and Pay Date

SCM’s next dividend is $0.0833 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Nov 30, 2026. Own SCM by the close on Nov 27, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Dec 15, 2026. The latest one, $0.083 a share, went ex on Oct 30, 2026 and pays around November 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 31 days (monthly)
  • Payment: usually about 15 days after the ex-date

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

How Often Does SCM Pay?

SCM pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 31 days, and the cash usually lands about 15 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.28 a share, in 12 payments.
-26.3% against the 12 months before ($1.73 in 13 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 every month.
Raise history
  • Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Nov 30, 2026 - $0.083 to $0.0833 (+$0.0003, +0.36%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.02 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 129.1% - $1.36 paid / $1.05 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 148.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
Loans run through operating cash flow here, so it does not measure dividend coverage.

SCM vs Similar Dividend Stocks (FCMGF, LARK...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to SCM in market value, SCM’s 14.56% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 2.69%, and its raise streak of 0 years is the 7th 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 ⓘ
SCM $6.84Stellus Capital Investment $0.083/mo$1.00/yr fwd 14.56% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsno raise streak
FCMGF $7.54Firm Capital Mortgage Investment $0.0559/mo$0.67/yr fwd 8.89% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 8+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
LARK $32.28Landmark Bancorp $0.21/qtr$0.84/yr fwd 2.60% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 30+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
UBAB $62.00United Bancorporation of Alabama $0.71/half-yr$1.42/yr fwd 2.29% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 12+ yrsraised 9 yrs in a row
FNWD $44.04Finward Bancorp Common Stock $0.12/qtr$0.48/yr fwd 1.09% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 1 yrno raise streak
BANX $19.41ArrowMark Financial $0.15/mo$1.80/yr fwd 9.27% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsno raise streak
CSBB $76.36CSB Bancorp $0.45/qtr$1.80/yr fwd 2.36% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 8+ yrsraised 8+ yrs in a row
EIC $8.78Eagle Point Income Company $0.11/mo$1.32/yr fwd 15.03% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsno raise streak
SAY $25.42Saratoga Investment $0.508/qtr$2.03/yr fwd 7.99% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2+ yrsno raise streak
CBFV $40.34CB Financial Services $0.28/qtr$1.12/yr fwd 2.78% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 21+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
PSBQ $51.80PSB Holdings $0.18/half-yr$0.36/yr fwd 0.69% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 20 yrsraised 20 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: SCM vs FCMGF, SCM vs LARK, SCM vs UBAB.

SCM Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2012

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Dec 31, 2026Jan 15, 2027$0.0833MonthlyDeclared
Nov 30, 2026Dec 15, 2026$0.0833MonthlyDeclared
Oct 30, 2026Nov 2, 2026$0.083MonthlyRegular
Sep 30, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.083MonthlyRegular
Aug 31, 2026Sep 2, 2026$0.083MonthlyRegular
Jul 31, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.083MonthlyRegular
Jun 30, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.113MonthlyRegular
May 29, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.113MonthlyRegular
Apr 30, 2026May 4, 2026$0.113MonthlyRegular
Mar 31, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.113MonthlyRegular
The other 148 SCM payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 158 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 SCM

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SCM Dividend Questions

How often does SCM pay dividends?

SCM pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 31 days, and the cash usually lands about 15 days later.

Does SCM pay dividends monthly?

Yes. SCM pays monthly, 12 times a year.

When is the next SCM dividend?

SCM’s next dividend is $0.0833 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Nov 30, 2026. Own SCM by the close on Nov 27, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Dec 15, 2026. The latest one, $0.083 a share, went ex on Oct 30, 2026 and pays around November 2026. The current rate is $0.083 per share, $1.00 a year.

Does SCM pay a dividend in December 2026?

Yes. SCM declared $0.0833 a share with the ex-date on Nov 30, 2026, paying on Dec 15, 2026. Own SCM by the close on Nov 27, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it.

How much does SCM pay per share?

SCM pays $0.083 a share monthly, $1.00 a year. At the Nov 11, 2026 close of $6.84 that is a 14.56% run-rate yield.

Has SCM raised its dividend?

SCM has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Nov 30, 2026, took the rate from $0.083 to $0.0833 (+0.36%). Over five years the dividend grew -5.9% a year.

Is SCM’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. SCM paid out 129% 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 SCM dividends?

Add SCM 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 SCM in the DRIP calculator.

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