GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. functions as a business development company (BDC) with a specific focus on extending capital to privately held, middle-market enterprises, including mezzanine-level investments. Its core objective is to generate capital appreciation, primarily achieved by directly originating various debt instruments. These include both secured debt (such as senior, junior, first lien, first lien/last-out unitranche, and second lien facilities) and unsecured debt, notably mezzanine financing. Equity investments are also made, though to a lesser extent. The company primarily directs its investment efforts toward opportunities within the United States. It typically allocates between $10 million and $75 million per investment, targeting companies that demonstrate annual EBITDA figures ranging from $5 million to $75 million.
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Research Scores
Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.
How the Dividend Safety Score is built for GSBD
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend record | 11 years of uninterrupted regular payments; last cut Dec 31, 2025 (-33.3%), within 3 years: capped at 25 | 25 | 25% |
| Debt / equity | Debt / equity 1.36x (balance sheet Jun 30, 2026) | 34 | 25% |
| NAV per share trend (3 years) | NAV per share -16.2% over 3 fiscal years (FY2022 14.69 to FY2025 12.31) | 26 | 25% |
| 3-year earnings payout ratio | 3-year earnings payout ratio 165% (FY2023–FY2025) | 0 | 25% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: business development company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Growth Score is built for GSBD
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year dividend growth | 5-year dividend CAGR -0.4% (2020–2025) | 23 | 25% |
| Consecutive annual increases | 0 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) | 10 | 20% |
| Payout headroom | Headroom from the 3-year earnings payout ratio 165% (FY2023–FY2025) | 0 | 20% |
| NAV per share change (3 years) | NAV per share -16.2% over 3 fiscal years (FY2022 14.69 to FY2025 12.31) | 26 | 15% |
| Revenue growth (3 years) | Revenue CAGR 21.2% (FY2022–FY2025) | 100 | 10% |
| 10-year dividend growth | 10-year dividend CAGR -0.2% (2015–2025) | 24 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: business development company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Value Score is built for GSBD
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yield vs own history | Current yield at the 85th percentile of its 120 month-end yields | 85 | 40% |
| Price / NAV | Price / NAV 0.71 | 100 | 60% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: business development company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
Key Metrics
Current Yield
15.23%
At the Oct 30, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$1.3800
Declared Aug 06, 2026
The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.RSI (14)
53
As of Oct 30, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$8.54 – $10.23
Closes through Oct 23, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
399.11% (EPS-based)
12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
11
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
0.71
Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
GSBD's dividend yield fell from 17.46% to 15.23% over the past ~90 days (-2.23 pp). Of that move, -1.77 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.46 pp from the share price ($8.82 on Aug 03, 2026 → $9.06 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), GSBD's current yield is higher than approximately 54% of them. Our stored price history for GSBD covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.3200 M | Regular | Aug 06, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| $0.0300 I | Special | Aug 06, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| $0.3200 Q | Regular | May 06, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| $0.3200 Q | Regular | Feb 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| $0.0300 S | Special | Feb 26, 2026 | Mar 09, 2026 | Mar 09, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 |
| $0.3200 A | Regular | Nov 06, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 27, 2026 |
| $0.0400 S | Special | Nov 06, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 |
| $0.4800 S | Regular | Aug 06, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 28, 2025 |
| $0.0300 S | Special | Aug 08, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 |
| $0.4800 S | Regular | May 08, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
| $0.0500 S | Special | May 08, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 |
| $0.4800 S | Regular | Feb 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Nov 07, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | Jan 27, 2025 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Aug 08, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 28, 2024 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | May 07, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Feb 28, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Nov 07, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | Jan 26, 2024 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Aug 03, 2023 | Sep 28, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | May 04, 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Jul 27, 2023 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Feb 23, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Apr 27, 2023 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Nov 03, 2022 | Dec 29, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | Jan 27, 2023 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Aug 04, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Oct 27, 2022 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | May 05, 2022 | Jun 29, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Jul 27, 2022 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Feb 24, 2022 | Mar 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Apr 27, 2022 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Nov 04, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | Jan 27, 2022 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Aug 05, 2021 | Sep 29, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Oct 27, 2021 |
| $0.0500 S | Special | Nov 05, 2020 | Aug 13, 2021 | Aug 16, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | May 06, 2021 | Jun 29, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Jul 27, 2021 |
| $0.0500 S | Special | Nov 05, 2020 | May 13, 2021 | May 14, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Feb 25, 2021 | Mar 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Apr 27, 2021 |
| $0.0500 S | Special | Nov 05, 2020 | Feb 11, 2021 | Feb 15, 2021 | Mar 15, 2021 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Nov 05, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | Jan 15, 2021 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Aug 10, 2020 | Sep 29, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Oct 15, 2020 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | May 11, 2020 | Jun 29, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Jul 15, 2020 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Apr 15, 2020 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Nov 07, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | Jan 15, 2020 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Aug 01, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Oct 15, 2019 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | May 09, 2019 | Jun 27, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Jul 15, 2019 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Feb 28, 2019 | Mar 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Apr 15, 2019 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Nov 01, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | Jan 15, 2019 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Aug 02, 2018 | Sep 27, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Oct 15, 2018 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | May 03, 2018 | Jun 28, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | Jul 16, 2018 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Feb 22, 2018 | Mar 28, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | Apr 16, 2018 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Oct 31, 2017 | Dec 28, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | Jan 16, 2018 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Aug 04, 2017 | Sep 28, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | Oct 16, 2017 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | May 05, 2017 | Jun 28, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Jul 17, 2017 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Mar 02, 2017 | Mar 29, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Apr 17, 2017 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Nov 07, 2016 | Dec 28, 2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | Jan 17, 2017 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Aug 05, 2016 | Sep 28, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Oct 17, 2016 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | May 10, 2016 | Jun 28, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Jul 15, 2016 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Mar 03, 2016 | Mar 29, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Nov 06, 2015 | Dec 29, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | Jan 28, 2016 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Sep 21, 2015 | Sep 28, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | Oct 15, 2015 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | May 14, 2015 | Jun 26, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 | Jul 15, 2015 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Mar 18, 2015 | Mar 27, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | Apr 30, 2015 |
Peer Comparison
Selected Asset Management dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLNE | Hamilton Lane Incorporated | 2.80% | 11.7% | 7 yrs | 91 |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 4.88% | 7.1% | 38 yrs | 90 |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 1.34% | 15.2% | 16 yrs | 88 |
| CVG.TO | Clairvest Group Inc. | 1.12% | 9.7% | 1 yr | 86 |
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GSBD dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes. Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (GSBD) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $1.38 per share, a yield of approximately 15.23%.
What is Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.'s dividend yield?
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 15.23%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. pay dividends?
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
How long has Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. paid dividends?
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. has 11 years of dividend payments on record.
Data updated Oct 30, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.