New Mountain Finance Corporation (NMFC) Dividend History

NASDAQ: NMFCYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

NMFC latest dividend

$0.25last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 16Wednesday, 2026
Payment dateSep 30Wednesday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 1 yearsof dividend increases
  • 2011paying since
  • —payments
  • +0.6%5-year growth a year
  • 16.91%forward yield

NMFC dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$114
Each payment
$28
Value of the shares
$674
Dividend yield
16.91%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.14 per share, before tax.

NMFC dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

NMFC dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)3.1%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)35.8%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+0.6%
Slow growth · a year on average
Years of increases1
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

NMFC yield on cost

New Mountain Finance Corporation yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$9.2412.34%$1.1412.3%
3 years ago$12.768.93%$3.5627.9%
5 years ago$13.668.35%$6.1144.7%
10 years ago$13.678.34%$12.6792.7%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

NMFC dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

NMFC dividends by year

New Mountain Finance Corporation dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$1.28+28.0%13.90%4
2024$1.00−32.9%8.88%4
2023$1.49—11.71%5
2022$1.22+1.7%9.86%4
2021$1.20−3.2%8.76%4
2020$1.24−8.8%10.92%4
2019$1.360.0%9.90%4
2018$1.360.0%10.81%4
2017$1.360.0%10.04%4
2016$1.360.0%9.65%4
2015$1.36−8.1%10.45%4
2014$1.480.0%9.91%5
2013$1.48−13.5%9.84%5
2012$1.71—11.48%6
2011$0.86—6.41%3

NMFC dividend history

67 payments
New Mountain Finance Corporation dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-09-162026-09-30$0.25—
2026-06-162026-06-30$0.25−21.9%
2026-03-172026-03-31$0.32—
2025-12-172025-12-31$0.32—
2025-09-162025-09-30$0.32—
2025-06-162025-06-30$0.32—
2025-03-172025-03-31$0.32—Quarterly
2024-12-172024-12-31$0.32—Quarterly
2024-09-162024-09-30$0.32—
2024-06-142024-06-28$0.32+700.0%
2024-03-142024-03-29$0.04−60.0%
2023-12-212023-12-29$0.1−72.2%
2023-12-142023-12-29$0.36—
2023-09-142023-09-29$0.36+2.9%
2023-06-152023-06-30$0.35+9.4%
2023-03-162023-03-31$0.32—Quarterly
Show all 67 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-12-152022-12-30$0.32+6.7%Quarterly
2022-09-152022-09-30$0.3—Quarterly
2022-06-152022-06-30$0.3—Quarterly
2022-03-162022-03-31$0.3—Quarterly
2021-12-152021-12-30$0.3—Quarterly
2021-09-152021-09-30$0.3—Quarterly
2021-06-152021-06-30$0.3—Quarterly
2021-03-162021-03-31$0.3—Quarterly
2020-12-152020-12-30$0.3—Quarterly
2020-09-152020-09-30$0.3—Quarterly
2020-06-152020-06-30$0.3−11.8%Quarterly
2020-03-122020-03-27$0.34—Quarterly
2019-12-122019-12-27$0.34—Quarterly
2019-09-122019-09-27$0.34—Quarterly
2019-06-132019-06-28$0.34—Quarterly
2019-03-142019-03-29$0.34—Quarterly
2018-12-132018-12-28$0.34—Quarterly
2018-09-132018-09-28$0.34—Quarterly
2018-06-142018-06-29$0.34—Quarterly
2018-03-142018-03-29$0.34—Quarterly
2017-12-142017-12-28$0.34—Quarterly
2017-09-142017-09-29$0.34—Quarterly
2017-06-142017-06-30$0.34—Quarterly
2017-03-152017-03-31$0.34—Quarterly
2016-12-132016-12-29$0.34—Quarterly
2016-09-142016-09-30$0.34—Quarterly
2016-06-142016-06-30$0.34—Quarterly
2016-03-152016-03-31$0.34—Quarterly
2015-12-142015-12-30$0.34—Quarterly
2015-09-142015-09-30$0.34—Quarterly
2015-06-122015-06-30$0.34—Quarterly
2015-03-132015-03-31$0.34—Quarterly
2014-12-122014-12-30$0.34—Quarterly
2014-09-122014-09-30$0.34+183.3%Quarterly
2014-08-182014-09-03$0.12−64.7%
2014-06-122014-06-30$0.34—Quarterly
2014-03-132014-03-31$0.34—Quarterly
2013-12-132013-12-31$0.34—Quarterly
2013-09-122013-09-30$0.34+183.3%Quarterly
2013-08-162013-08-30$0.12−64.7%
2013-06-122013-06-28$0.34—Quarterly
2013-03-132013-03-28$0.34+142.9%Quarterly
2012-12-312013-01-31$0.14−58.8%
2012-12-122012-12-28$0.34—Quarterly
2012-09-122012-09-28$0.34—Quarterly
2012-06-132012-06-29$0.34+47.8%Quarterly
2012-05-172012-05-31$0.23−28.1%
2012-03-132012-03-30$0.32+6.7%Quarterly
2011-12-132011-12-30$0.3+3.4%Quarterly
2011-09-132011-09-30$0.29+7.4%Quarterly
2011-08-182011-08-31$0.27—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

NMFC stock split history

New Mountain Finance has no stock splits on record.

NMFC dividend overview

New Mountain Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share, a yield of 16.91% at the latest close. It paid $1.28 per share in 2025, up 28.0% from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew 0.6% a year on average and over ten years −0.6% a year. The payout ratio is 3.1% of trailing earnings.

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NMFC dividends FAQ

Does New Mountain Finance pay a dividend?

Yes. New Mountain Finance has paid a regular dividend since 2011, most recently $0.25 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 16, 2026.

What is New Mountain Finance's dividend yield?

New Mountain Finance's forward annual dividend is $1.14 per share, a dividend yield of 16.91% at the latest close of $6.74.

How fast is New Mountain Finance's dividend growing?

New Mountain Finance's dividend per share grew from $1.24 in 2020 to $1.28 in 2025, 0.6% a year on average over five years.

What is New Mountain Finance's dividend payout ratio?

New Mountain Finance pays out 3.1% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 35.8% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

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