Dividend paying specialty finance stocks
Consumer lenders, mortgage finance, leasing companies, BDCs and payments. The highest yields in the financial sector live here, and so does the highest credit risk — this is where you check the balance sheet twice.
78 operating companies currently paying a dividend, median yield 9.34%. Funds and ETFs are excluded on purpose — this is companies only. Prices as of Sep 3, 2026.
- 1PSECProspect Capital Corporation22.83%
- 2HRZNHorizon Technology Finance Corporation19.83%
- 3RWAYRunway Growth Finance Corp. Common Stock19.76%
- 4PNNTPennantPark Investment Corporation19.25%
- 5SARSaratoga Investment Corp New18.29%
- 6TPVGTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.17.23%
- 7OFSOFS Capital Corporation17.13%
- 8GECCGreat Elm Capital Corp.16.89%
- 9BCICBCP Investment Corporation Common Stock16.82%
- 10TCPCBlackRock TCP Capital Corp.16.67%
- 1FDSFactSet Research Systems Inc.1.50% · payout 29%
- 2AGM-AFederal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation4.07% · payout 35%
- 3PLBCPlumas Bancorp2.11% · payout 25%
- 4MSCIMSCI Inc.1.43% · payout 43%
- 5AGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation2.87% · payout 35%
- 6JCAPJefferson Capital, Inc.4.54% · payout 14%
- 7MFINMedallion Financial Corp.4.74% · payout 38%
- 8SYFSynchrony Financial1.73% · payout 12%
- 9AXPAmerican Express Company1.14% · payout 22%
- 1RMRegional Management Corp.43.1%/yr
- 2SLMSLM Corporation34.1%/yr
- 3PLBCPlumas Bancorp27.2%/yr
- 4OCSLOaktree Specialty Lending Corporation24.7%/yr
- 5GLADGladstone Capital Corporation20.7%/yr
- 6MSCIMSCI Inc.19.8%/yr
- 7GECCGreat Elm Capital Corp.18.6%/yr
- 8PFSIPennyMac Financial Services, Inc.17.3%/yr
- 9SARSaratoga Investment Corp New16.9%/yr
- 10VVisa Inc.14.9%/yr
- 1OXSQOxford Square Capital Corp.31.11%
- 2PSECProspect Capital Corporation22.83%
- 3HRZNHorizon Technology Finance Corporation19.83%
- 4PNNTPennantPark Investment Corporation19.25%
- 5SARSaratoga Investment Corp New18.29%
- 6BCICBCP Investment Corporation Common Stock16.82%
- 7SCMStellus Capital Investment Corporation15.71%
- 8CIONCION Investment Corporation15.57%
- 9PFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.14.61%
- 10TRINTrinity Capital Inc. Common Stock12.78%
All 78 specialty finance dividend payers
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| Company | Industry | Yield | Annual $ | Payout | Div growth | Streak | Quality | Size | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vraised Visa Inc. | Business Services | 0.71% | $2.68 | 22% | +14.9% | 17y | 42 | $706.5B | +6.9% |
MAraised Mastercard Incorporated | Business Services | 0.59% | $3.48 | 18% | +13.7% | 13y | 76 | $521.5B | -2.8% |
AXPraised American Express Company | Specialty Finance | 1.14% | $3.80 | 22% | +12.9% | 14y | 62 | $225.0B | -1.4% |
S&P Global Inc. | Credit Bureaus & Collections | 0.87% | $3.88 | 24% | +7.5% | 53y | 42 | $127.3B | -17.9% |
Moody's Corporation | Credit Bureaus & Collections | 0.83% | $4.12 | 25% | +10.9% | 17y | 84 | $87.3B | -1.2% |
Strive, Inc. | Specialty Finance | 13.00% | $13.00 | — | — | — | 7 | $69.9B | — |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. Common Stock | Business Services | 0.99% | $0.56 | 8% | — | 1y | 23 | $45.9B | -19.7% |
MSCIraised MSCI Inc. | Business Services | 1.43% | $8.20 | 43% | +19.8% | 11y | 80 | $41.5B | +2.8% |
SYFraised Synchrony Financial | Specialty Finance | 1.73% | $1.36 | 12% | +5.5% | 9y | 68 | $25.5B | +4.0% |
TransUnion | Credit Bureaus & Collections | 0.59% | $0.50 | 13% | +8.9% | 6y | 35 | $15.8B | -10.3% |
ARCCBDC Ares Capital Corporation | Asset Management | 9.59% | $1.92 | 143% | +3.7% | 1y | 6 | $14.3B | -10.4% |
FactSet Research Systems Inc. | IT Services | 1.50% | $4.64 | 29% | +7.5% | 27y | 86 | $11.0B | -18.3% |
FCFSraised FirstCash Holdings, Inc. Common Stock | Specialty Retail | 0.75% | $1.68 | 19% | +8.3%* | — | 59 | $9.7B | +49.6% |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Lending | 6.65% | $4.20 | 63% | +1.0%† | — | 63 | $7.3B | +3.2% |
BXSLBDC Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | Asset Management | 12.48% | $3.08 | 243% | +1.9%* | 3y | 20 | $5.7B | -16.2% |
OBDCBDC Blue Owl Capital Corporation | Asset Management | 10.91% | $1.24 | 257% | +9.1% | — | 26 | $5.6B | -20.6% |
MAINBDC Main Street Capital Corporation | Asset Management | 7.46% | $4.31 | 86% | +13.4% | 5y | 34 | $5.4B | -13.4% |
OTFBDC Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. | Asset Management | 12.27% | $1.40 | 171% | — | — | 12 | $5.2B | -22.2% |
HASIREIT HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. | Investors | 4.22% | $1.70 | 421% | +4.3% | — | 15 | $5.1B | +36.8% |
SLM Corporation | Consumer Lending | 1.96% | $0.52 | 14% | +34.1% | — | 46 | $5.0B | -14.8% |
NNIraised Nelnet, Inc. | Consumer Lending | 1.04% | $1.32 | 15% | +7.7% | — | 54 | $4.6B | -0.9% |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | Consumer Lending | 0.86% | $0.92 | 7% | +9.5%† | — | 61 | $4.1B | +65.5% |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | Mortgage Finance | 1.70% | $1.20 | 17% | +17.3% | 4y | 46 | $3.7B | -36.4% |
FSKBDC FS KKR Capital Corp. Common Stock | Asset Management | 14.15% | $1.76 | 70% | +20.7%† | — | 16 | $3.4B | -31.0% |
GBDCBDC Golub Capital BDC, Inc. | Asset Management | 10.18% | $1.32 | 218% | +5.4% | — | 29 | $3.4B | -12.1% |
Hercules Capital, Inc. | Asset Management | 9.03% | $1.60 | 93% | +4.9% | — | 32 | $3.3B | -9.0% |
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation | Government Credit Agencies | 2.87% | $6.40 | 35% | +13.4% | 14y | 76 | $2.4B | +10.7% |
UWM Holdings Corporation | Mortgage Finance | 27.59% | $0.40 | 133% | 0.0%* | — | 7 | $2.3B | -75.1% |
TSLXBDC Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. | Asset Management | 8.96% | $1.68 | 173% | +1.6% | — | 22 | $1.8B | -25.8% |
TRINBDC Trinity Capital Inc. Common Stock | Asset Management | 12.78% | $2.38 | 127% | +11.3%* | — | 0 | $1.7B | +12.5% |
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation | Government Credit Agencies | 4.07% | $6.40 | 35% | +13.4% | 14y | 82 | $1.7B | +4.7% |
CSWCBDC Capital Southwest Corporation | Asset Management | 8.30% | $2.05 | 142% | +2.9% | — | 24 | $1.6B | +6.9% |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | Specialty Finance | 6.52% | $2.72 | 241% | +13.2% | 8y | 28 | $1.4B | -48.9% |
MSDLBDC Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund | Asset Management | 11.80% | $1.80 | 275% | -9.5%† | — | 21 | $1.3B | -15.2% |
Gold.com, Inc. | Jewelry Distribution | 1.83% | $0.80 | 26% | +100.0%† | — | 27 | $1.3B | +90.8% |
Perella Weinberg Partners | Specialty Finance | 1.71% | $0.28 | 112% | 0.0%* | — | 41 | $1.3B | -24.2% |
Jefferson Capital, Inc. | Business Credit | 4.54% | $0.96 | 14% | +0.8% | — | 75 | $1.2B | +14.5% |
OCSLBDC Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation | Asset Management | 9.14% | $1.20 | 321% | +24.7% | — | 37 | $1.2B | -5.6% |
PSECBDC Prospect Capital Corporation | Asset Management | 22.83% | $0.50 | 867% | -5.6% | — | 23 | $1.1B | -22.6% |
GSBDBDC Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. | Asset Management | 12.93% | $1.28 | 265% | +6.2%† | — | 0 | $1.1B | -13.1% |
Northeast Bank | Lumber & Wood Products | 0.03% | $0.04 | — | 0.0% | — | 21 | $1.1B | +20.3% |
Barings BDC, Inc. | Asset Management | 11.53% | $1.04 | 127% | +5.0% | — | 30 | $941M | -4.1% |
Burford Capital Limited | Specialty Finance | 2.94% | $0.13 | 45% | 0.0%* | — | 27 | $924M | -67.3% |
KBDCBDC Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. | Asset Management | 11.86% | $1.60 | 125% | -15.8%† | — | 0 | $885M | -11.3% |
CGBDBDC Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. | Asset Management | 11.98% | $1.40 | 304% | +2.4% | — | 14 | $796M | -15.3% |
MFICBDC MidCap Financial Investment Corporation Common Stock | Asset Management | 12.89% | $1.24 | 24% | +3.8% | — | 25 | $791M | -26.4% |
BCSFBDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. | Asset Management | 14.15% | $1.68 | 170% | — | — | 22 | $770M | -24.5% |
FDUSBDC Fidus Investment Corporation | Asset Management | 8.76% | $1.72 | 107% | +1.1% | — | 8 | $743M | -8.2% |
PFLTBDC PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. | Asset Management | 14.61% | $1.09 | 237% | +1.5% | — | 0 | $733M | -28.1% |
NMFCBDC New Mountain Finance Corporation | Asset Management | 13.42% | $1.00 | 800% | +0.6% | — | 21 | $707M | -29.7% |
SLRCBDC SLR Investment Corp. | Asset Management | 9.94% | $1.24 | 100% | 0.0% | — | 3 | $683M | -24.7% |
GAINBDC Gladstone Investment Corporation | Asset Management | 5.84% | $0.96 | 23% | +10.0% | — | 45 | $652M | +16.0% |
NCDLBDC Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. | Asset Management | 11.43% | $1.44 | 147% | -35.0%† | — | 4 | $622M | -21.8% |
GLADBDC Gladstone Capital Corporation | Asset Management | 9.53% | $1.92 | 87% | +20.7% | — | 40 | $450M | -23.3% |
PLBCraised Plumas Bancorp | Business Credit | 2.11% | $1.32 | 25% | +27.2% | — | 81 | $440M | +40.9% |
CCAPBDC Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. | Asset Management | 12.83% | $1.36 | 420% | +2.2% | — | 17 | $388M | -34.8% |
CIONBDC CION Investment Corporation | Asset Management | 15.57% | $1.16 | 22% | -0.2%* | — | 42 | $365M | -28.8% |
TCPCBDC BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. | Asset Management | 16.67% | $0.68 | 378% | +15.1%† | — | 24 | $342M | -43.3% |
SSSSBDC SuRo Capital Corp. | Asset Management | 3.57% | $0.50 | 7% | -10.5% | — | 36 | $327M | +22.9% |
HRZNBDC Horizon Technology Finance Corporation | Asset Management | 19.83% | $0.96 | 289% | +1.9% | — | 9 | $326M | -30.5% |
PSBDBDC Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. | Asset Management | 13.95% | $1.44 | 398% | — | — | 0 | $316M | -25.2% |
Regional Management Corp. | Consumer Lending | 3.77% | $1.20 | 25% | +43.1% | 2y | 45 | $305M | -23.1% |
SARBDC Saratoga Investment Corp New | Asset Management | 18.29% | $3.25 | 306% | +16.9% | — | 18 | $295M | -28.8% |
RWAYBDC Runway Growth Finance Corp. Common Stock | Asset Management | 19.76% | $1.32 | 151% | +21.1%† | — | 26 | $276M | -38.0% |
MFINraised Medallion Financial Corp. | Specialty Finance | 4.74% | $0.56 | 38% | +13.7%* | — | 75 | $274M | +13.3% |
SCMBDC Stellus Capital Investment Corporation | Asset Management | 15.71% | $1.38 | 144% | +12.2% | — | 17 | $250M | -40.4% |
PNNTBDC PennantPark Investment Corporation | Asset Management | 19.25% | $0.72 | 507% | +12.2% | — | 9 | $244M | -48.3% |
LIENBDC Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. Common Stock | Asset Management | 13.41% | $1.36 | 91% | +7.1%† | 1y | 26 | $233M | -5.0% |
TPVGBDC TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. | Asset Management | 17.23% | $0.92 | 95% | -11.2% | — | 0 | $217M | -23.1% |
WHFBDC WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. | Asset Management | 14.08% | $1.00 | 312% | -1.4% | — | 0 | $152M | -18.3% |
OXSQBDC Oxford Square Capital Corp. | Asset Management | 31.11% | $0.42 | 467% | -7.3% | — | 4 | $145M | -38.6% |
MRCCBDC Monroe Capital Corporation | Asset Management | 7.09% | $0.36 | 11% | -3.3% | — | 24 | $110M | -29.3% |
BCICBDC BCP Investment Corporation Common Stock | Asset Management | 16.82% | $1.27 | 761% | — | 1y | 0 | $93M | -39.5% |
GECCBDC Great Elm Capital Corp. | Asset Management | 16.89% | $1.00 | 89% | +18.6% | — | 31 | $83M | -46.7% |
OFSBDC OFS Capital Corporation | Asset Management | 17.13% | $0.68 | 567% | +6.7% | — | 18 | $52M | -54.9% |
MKTWcut MarketWise, Inc. | Software | 5.50% | $1.00 | 101% | — | — | 11 | $51M | +3.1% |
Royalty Management Holding Corporation Class A Common Stock | Patent Owners & Lessors | 0.36% | $0.01 | — | — | 1y | 12 | $42M | +40.6% |
Rand Capital Corporation | Asset Management | 10.75% | $1.16 | 52% | +1.5% | — | 29 | $33M | -32.5% |
Operating companies only — ETFs, closed-end funds, ADRs and preferred shares or baby bonds are excluded. Payout ratio and raise-streak data isn't published for every company; blanks mean we don't have it rather than zero. * marks a 3-year growth rate where 5 years isn't available; † marks a 12-month growth rate shown because the longer rate is distorted by a stock split.
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Frequently asked
How many specialty finance stocks pay a dividend?
We currently track 78 specialty finance operating companies paying a dividend, with a median yield of 9.34%. ETFs, closed-end funds and ADRs are excluded from this count — those are funds, not companies.
Which specialty finance stock has the highest dividend yield?
PSEC shows the highest trailing yield in the sector at 22.83%. Treat the very top of any yield list with suspicion: an unusually high figure is often a special or one-off payment sitting in the trailing rate, or a share price that has collapsed.
Are high-yield specialty finance dividends safe?
Yield alone tells you nothing about safety. In this sector 29 of 78 companies pay out 60% or less of earnings, which is the group with genuine room to keep raising. 2 have cut their dividend recently, and 11 have raised.
Do any specialty finance companies pay monthly dividends?
Yes — 14 specialty finance companies pay monthly rather than quarterly. They are listed in the monthly payers section above.
How often is this list updated?
Nightly. Prices, yields, payout ratios and performance come from our own data pipeline, and this page reflects prices as of Sep 3, 2026. New dividend initiations and cuts are picked up automatically.
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