PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (PFLT) Dividend History

NYSE: PFLTYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

PFLT latest dividend

$0.08last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateOct 15Thursday, 2026
Payment dateNov 2Monday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 2011paying since
  • —payments
  • +1.5%5-year growth a year
  • 15.36%forward yield

PFLT dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$100
Each payment
$25
Value of the shares
$651
Dividend yield
15.36%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.00 per share, before tax.

PFLT 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.

PFLT dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)31.1%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)117.4%
Above free cash flow · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+1.5%
Slow growth · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

PFLT yield on cost

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$8.5211.74%$1.1313.3%
3 years ago$10.489.54%$3.5934.3%
5 years ago$13.277.54%$5.9344.7%
10 years ago$13.207.58%$11.7288.8%

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

PFLT dividend payments

Payment

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

PFLT dividends by year

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$1.230.0%13.27%12
2024$1.23+1.9%11.25%12
2023$1.21+5.9%9.98%12
2022$1.140.0%10.38%12
2021$1.140.0%8.93%12
2020$1.140.0%10.83%12
2019$1.140.0%9.36%12
2018$1.14—9.85%16
2017$1.140.0%8.31%12
2016$1.14+0.9%8.08%12
2015$1.13+4.6%10.04%12
2014$1.08+3.1%7.87%12
2013$1.05+10.6%7.63%12
2012$0.95—7.46%12
2011$0.46—4.47%7

PFLT dividend history

189 payments
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-10-152026-11-02$0.0833—
2026-09-152026-10-01$0.0833—
2026-08-142026-09-01$0.0833—
2026-07-152026-08-03$0.0833—
2026-06-152026-07-01$0.0833−18.7%
2026-05-152026-06-01$0.1025—Monthly
2026-04-152026-05-01$0.1025—Monthly
2026-03-162026-04-01$0.1025—Monthly
2026-02-172026-03-02$0.1025—Monthly
2026-01-162026-02-02$0.1025—Monthly
2025-12-152026-01-02$0.1025—Monthly
2025-11-172025-12-01$0.1025—Monthly
2025-10-152025-11-03$0.1025—Monthly
2025-09-152025-10-01$0.1025—Monthly
2025-08-152025-09-02$0.1025—Monthly
2025-07-152025-08-01$0.1025—Monthly
Show all 189 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2025-06-162025-07-01$0.1025—Monthly
2025-05-152025-06-02$0.1025—Monthly
2025-04-152025-05-01$0.1025—Monthly
2025-03-142025-04-01$0.1025—Monthly
2025-02-182025-03-03$0.1025—Monthly
2025-01-152025-02-03$0.1025—Monthly
2024-12-162025-01-02$0.1025—Monthly
2024-11-152024-12-02$0.1025—Monthly
2024-10-162024-11-01$0.1025—Monthly
2024-09-162024-10-01$0.1025—Monthly
2024-08-162024-09-03$0.1025—Monthly
2024-07-152024-08-01$0.1025—Monthly
2024-06-142024-07-01$0.1025—Monthly
2024-05-142024-06-03$0.1025—Monthly
2024-04-122024-05-01$0.1025—Monthly
2024-03-152024-04-01$0.1025—Monthly
2024-02-142024-03-01$0.1025—Monthly
2024-01-122024-02-01$0.1025—Monthly
2023-12-152024-01-02$0.1025—Monthly
2023-11-152023-12-01$0.1025—Monthly
2023-10-162023-11-01$0.1025—Monthly
2023-09-152023-10-02$0.1025—Monthly
2023-08-152023-09-01$0.1025—Monthly
2023-07-142023-08-01$0.1025—Monthly
2023-06-142023-07-03$0.1025+2.5%Monthly
2023-05-152023-06-01$0.1—Monthly
2023-04-172023-05-01$0.1—Monthly
2023-03-152023-04-03$0.1+5.3%Monthly
2023-02-152023-03-01$0.095—Monthly
2023-01-182023-02-01$0.095—Monthly
2022-12-162023-01-03$0.095—Monthly
2022-11-162022-12-01$0.095—Monthly
2022-10-172022-11-01$0.095—Monthly
2022-09-162022-10-03$0.095—Monthly
2022-08-172022-09-01$0.095—Monthly
2022-07-152022-08-01$0.095—Monthly
2022-06-162022-07-01$0.095—Monthly
2022-05-172022-06-01$0.095—Monthly
2022-04-142022-05-02$0.095—Monthly
2022-03-162022-04-01$0.095—Monthly
2022-02-142022-03-01$0.095—Monthly
2022-01-142022-02-01$0.095—Monthly
2021-12-172022-01-03$0.095—Monthly
2021-11-162021-12-01$0.095—Monthly
2021-10-152021-11-01$0.095—Monthly
2021-09-162021-10-01$0.095—Monthly
2021-08-172021-09-01$0.095—Monthly
2021-07-162021-08-02$0.095—Monthly
2021-06-162021-07-01$0.095—Monthly
2021-05-142021-06-01$0.095—Monthly
2021-04-142021-05-03$0.095—Monthly
2021-03-172021-04-01$0.095—Monthly
2021-02-112021-03-01$0.095—Monthly
2021-01-152021-02-01$0.095—Monthly
2020-12-162021-01-04$0.095—Monthly
2020-11-162020-12-01$0.095—Monthly
2020-10-202020-11-02$0.095—Monthly
2020-09-162020-10-01$0.095—Monthly
2020-08-182020-09-01$0.095—Monthly
2020-07-152020-08-03$0.095—Monthly
2020-06-162020-07-01$0.095—Monthly
2020-05-152020-06-01$0.095—Monthly
2020-04-152020-05-01$0.095—Monthly
2020-03-172020-04-01$0.095—Monthly
2020-02-142020-03-02$0.095—Monthly
2020-01-152020-02-03$0.095—Monthly
2019-12-182020-01-02$0.095—Monthly
2019-11-132019-12-02$0.095—Monthly
2019-10-162019-11-01$0.095—Monthly
2019-09-162019-10-01$0.095—Monthly
2019-08-162019-09-03$0.095—Monthly
2019-07-172019-08-01$0.095—Monthly
2019-06-142019-07-01$0.095—Monthly
2019-05-172019-06-03$0.095—
2019-04-162019-05-01$0.095—Monthly
2019-03-192019-04-01$0.095—Monthly
2019-02-132019-03-01$0.095—Monthly
2019-01-162019-02-01$0.095—Monthly
2018-12-182019-01-02$0.095—Monthly
2018-11-192018-12-03$0.095+15.9%Monthly
2018-10-172018-11-01$0.082+530.8%Monthly
2018-10-162018-11-01$0.013−23.5%Monthly
2018-09-172018-10-02$0.017−78.2%Monthly
2018-09-142018-10-02$0.078+333.3%Monthly
2018-08-212018-09-04$0.018−76.6%Monthly
2018-08-202018-09-04$0.077+305.3%Monthly
2018-07-182018-08-01$0.019−75.0%Monthly
2018-07-172018-08-01$0.076−20.0%Monthly
2018-06-152018-07-02$0.095—Monthly
2018-05-172018-06-01$0.095—Monthly
2018-04-162018-05-01$0.095—Monthly
2018-03-162018-04-02$0.095—Monthly
2018-02-152018-03-01$0.095—Monthly
2018-01-172018-02-01$0.095—Monthly
2017-12-222018-01-02$0.095—Monthly
2017-11-162017-12-01$0.095—Monthly
2017-10-182017-11-01$0.095—Monthly
2017-09-192017-10-02$0.095—Monthly
2017-08-162017-09-01$0.095—Monthly
2017-07-182017-08-01$0.095—Monthly
2017-06-192017-07-03$0.095—Monthly
2017-05-172017-06-01$0.095—Monthly
2017-04-172017-05-01$0.095—Monthly
2017-03-202017-04-03$0.095—Monthly
2017-02-152017-03-01$0.095—Monthly
2017-01-182017-02-01$0.095—Monthly
2016-12-202017-01-03$0.095—Monthly
2016-11-162016-12-01$0.095—Monthly
2016-10-182016-11-01$0.095—Monthly
2016-09-192016-10-03$0.095—Monthly
2016-08-172016-09-01$0.095—Monthly
2016-07-182016-08-01$0.095—Monthly
2016-06-162016-07-01$0.095—Monthly
2016-05-182016-06-01$0.095—Monthly
2016-04-182016-05-02$0.095—Monthly
2016-03-162016-04-01$0.095—Monthly
2016-02-162016-03-01$0.095—Monthly
2016-01-152016-02-01$0.095—Monthly
2015-12-222016-01-04$0.095—Monthly
2015-11-172015-12-01$0.095—Monthly
2015-10-192015-11-02$0.095—Monthly
2015-09-172015-10-01$0.095—Monthly
2015-08-202015-09-01$0.095—Monthly
2015-07-202015-08-03$0.095—Monthly
2015-06-112015-07-01$0.095—Monthly
2015-05-182015-06-01$0.095—Monthly
2015-04-162015-05-01$0.095—Monthly
2015-03-182015-04-01$0.095+5.6%Monthly
2015-02-132015-03-02$0.09—Monthly
2015-01-162015-02-02$0.09—Monthly
2014-12-172015-01-02$0.09—Monthly
2014-11-172014-12-01$0.09—Monthly
2014-10-202014-11-03$0.09—Monthly
2014-09-242014-10-01$0.09—Monthly
2014-08-182014-09-02$0.09—Monthly
2014-07-162014-08-01$0.09—Monthly
2014-06-172014-07-01$0.09—Monthly
2014-05-152014-06-02$0.09—Monthly
2014-04-162014-05-01$0.09—Monthly
2014-03-182014-04-01$0.09—Monthly
2014-02-142014-03-03$0.09—Monthly
2014-01-172014-02-03$0.09—Monthly
2013-12-182014-01-02$0.09—Monthly
2013-11-182013-12-02$0.09+2.9%Monthly
2013-10-172013-11-01$0.0875—Monthly
2013-09-182013-10-01$0.0875—Monthly
2013-08-192013-09-03$0.0875—Monthly
2013-07-172013-08-01$0.0875—Monthly
2013-06-192013-07-01$0.0875—Monthly
2013-05-162013-06-03$0.0875—Monthly
2013-04-172013-05-01$0.0875—Monthly
2013-03-202013-04-01$0.0875+2.9%Monthly
2013-02-142013-03-01$0.085+3.0%Monthly
2013-01-172013-02-01$0.0825—Monthly
2012-12-192013-01-02$0.0825—Monthly
2012-11-162012-12-03$0.0825—Monthly
2012-10-172012-11-01$0.0825+3.1%Monthly
2012-09-182012-10-01$0.08—Monthly
2012-08-162012-09-04$0.08—Monthly
2012-07-182012-08-01$0.08—Monthly
2012-06-192012-07-02$0.08—Monthly
2012-05-182012-06-01$0.08+6.7%Monthly
2012-04-182012-05-01$0.075—Monthly
2012-03-202012-04-02$0.075—Monthly
2012-02-152012-03-01$0.075—Monthly
2012-01-182012-02-01$0.075+7.1%Monthly
2011-12-212012-01-03$0.07—Monthly
2011-11-172011-12-01$0.07—Monthly
2011-10-192011-11-01$0.07—Monthly
2011-09-212011-10-03$0.07—Monthly
2011-08-182011-09-01$0.07+16.7%Monthly
2011-07-202011-08-01$0.06+20.0%Monthly
2011-06-222011-07-01$0.05—Monthly

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

PFLT stock split history

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has no stock splits on record.

PFLT dividend overview

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share, a yield of 15.36% at the latest close. It paid $1.23 per share in 2025, unchanged from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew 1.5% a year on average and over ten years 0.9% a year. The payout ratio is 31.1% of trailing earnings.

Related: PFLT cash flow statement, PFLT key metrics, PFLT chart. See the PFLT stock overview for the latest quote and news.

PFLT dividends FAQ

Does PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pay a dividend?

Yes. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has paid a regular dividend since 2011, most recently $0.08 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 15, 2026.

What is PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's dividend yield?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's forward annual dividend is $1.00 per share, a dividend yield of 15.36% at the latest close of $6.51.

How fast is PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's dividend growing?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's dividend per share grew from $1.14 in 2020 to $1.23 in 2025, 1.5% a year on average over five years.

What is PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's dividend payout ratio?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 31.1% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 117.4% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

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