Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL) Dividend History

DivTrkr holds 123 recorded OCSL dividend payments, running from September 8, 2008 to June 15, 2026 — 19 calendar years. Together those payments total $42.11 per share. OCSL has most often paid quarterly.

OCSL's payment rate did not increase in the most recent complete year, so its growth streak currently stands at zero.

Over the last five complete years the OCSL payment rate compounded at +6.4% a year. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.

OCSL's payment rate fell in 2014, 2025. The steepest drop was -25.5%.

OCSL dividends by year

YearTotal paid per sharePaymentsMedian paymentGrowth
2025$1.694$0.410-25.5%
2024$2.204$0.550+0.0%
2023$2.274$0.550+9.5%
2022$2.444$0.502+21.8%
2021$1.654$0.412+37.5%
2020$1.224$0.300+5.3%
2019$1.144$0.285+0.0%
2018$1.114$0.285
2017$1.236 (timing)$0.180
2016$2.1612 (timing)$0.180
2015$2.0811 (timing)$0.180
2014$3.1012 (timing)$0.249-13.5%
2013$3.3212 (timing)$0.288+0.0%
2012$3.4612 (timing)$0.288
2011$3.5311 (timing)$0.321
2010$3.447 (timing)$0.330
2009$2.313 (timing)$0.750-21.9%
2008$3.033 (timing)$0.960

How this growth is measured

Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.

Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than OCSL's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.

Recent OCSL dividend payments

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
June 15, 2026$0.340
March 16, 2026$0.400
December 15, 2025$0.400
September 15, 2025$0.400
June 16, 2025$0.420
March 17, 2025$0.470
December 16, 2024$0.550
September 16, 2024$0.550
June 14, 2024$0.550
March 14, 2024$0.550
December 14, 2023$0.620
September 14, 2023$0.550
June 14, 2023$0.550
March 14, 2023$0.550
December 14, 2022$0.960
September 14, 2022$0.510
June 14, 2022$0.495
March 14, 2022$0.480
December 14, 2021$0.465
September 14, 2021$0.435
June 14, 2021$0.390
March 12, 2021$0.360
December 14, 2020$0.330
September 14, 2020$0.315
June 12, 2020$0.285
March 12, 2020$0.285
December 12, 2019$0.285
September 12, 2019$0.285
June 13, 2019$0.285
March 14, 2019$0.285
December 14, 2018$0.285
September 13, 2018$0.285
June 14, 2018$0.285
March 14, 2018$0.255
December 14, 2017$0.375
September 14, 2017$0.375
June 13, 2017$0.0600
March 13, 2017$0.0600
February 13, 2017$0.180
January 11, 2017$0.180
December 13, 2016$0.180
November 10, 2016$0.180
October 12, 2016$0.180
September 13, 2016$0.180
August 11, 2016$0.180
July 13, 2016$0.180
June 13, 2016$0.180
May 11, 2016$0.180
April 13, 2016$0.180
March 11, 2016$0.180
February 10, 2016$0.180
January 13, 2016$0.180
December 11, 2015$0.180
November 12, 2015$0.180
October 13, 2015$0.180
September 11, 2015$0.180
August 12, 2015$0.180
July 13, 2015$0.180
June 11, 2015$0.180
May 13, 2015$0.180

Showing the 60 most recent of 123 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.

OCSL dividend history questions

How many dividends has OCSL paid?

DivTrkr has 123 recorded OCSL dividend payments between September 8, 2008 and June 15, 2026, totalling $42.11 per share across 19 calendar years.

Has OCSL ever cut its dividend?

Yes. The OCSL per-payment rate fell in 2014, 2025, the steepest being -25.5%.

How fast is the OCSL dividend growing?

The OCSL payment rate compounded at +6.4% a year over the last five complete years.

How often does OCSL pay a dividend?

OCSL has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.

See the current OCSL dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track OCSL free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.