FSCO Dividend History & Analysis | 13.6% Yield

FSCO has a dividend yield of 13.6% and paid 0.75 USD per share in the last 12M. Complete payout history, full analyses and peer comparison.

Yield 12m 13.59%
Payout Ratio 127.2%
Growth Rate CAGR 5y 8.1%
Consistency Lifetime 90%
Yield on Cost 5y 27.1%
Payout FCF 30.8%
Streak Years 4
Dividend Rating 80.8%
Chowder Number yield + growth 21.7% meets 12% target for healthy growth
Yield vs Average 5y +26.4% avg 10.75% vs now 13.59%
Debt / EBITDA leverage -0.2x healthy
Income per 10k invested 1,359 USD per year
Dividends Cash Amount per Share Yearly FSCO annual dividends paid per share, showing the total cash FS Credit Opportunities distributed to shareholders each year.
Dividend Growth Year over Year FSCO year-over-year dividend growth rate, showing how FS Credit Opportunities's dividend per share increased or decreased each year compared to the prior year.
Price and Yield per Payout History FSCO dividend yield history versus share price over the past 5 years, showing how FS Credit Opportunities's payout yield moved at each dividend payment relative to its stock price.
┅┅ Payout Yield (right) ■ Price (left)

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Top 10 Dividend Yields of Peer-Group
SYMBOL MARKET CAP USD YIELD TTM YIELD ON COST 5y
ECAT NYSE
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1,447 M 21.60% 34.24%
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1,517 M 20.89% 32.68%
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1,593 M 16.14% 31.92%
TRIN NYSE
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1,593 M 16.14% 31.92%
TYG NYSE
Tortoise Energy
1,027 M 12.49% 33.16%
FSCO NYSE
FS Credit Opportunities
1,078 M 13.59% 27.06%
FSK NYSE
FS KKR Capital
3,120 M 17.46% 19.22%
BCSF NYSE
Bain Capital Specialty
719 M 14.95% 22.32%
CGBD NASDAQ
Carlyle Secured Lending
785 M 13.41% 17.51%
MFIC NASDAQ
MidCap Financial Investment
743 M 12.69% 18.32%
Top 10 Dividend Growth Rates of Peer-Group
SYMBOL MARKET CAP USD GROWTH RATE CONSISTENCY
ASA NYSE
ASA Gold Precious Metals
1,073 M 43.50% 99.2%
ECAT NYSE
BlackRock ESG Capital
1,447 M 43.18% 91.7%
BCAT NYSE
BlackRock Capital
1,517 M 37.69% 100.0%
AAMI NYSE
Acadian Asset Management
3,220 M 41.58% 97.5%
SLRC NASDAQ
SLR Investment
655 M 37.06% 98.3%
KBDC NYSE
Kayne Anderson BDC
863 M 35.03% 100.0%
VCTR NASDAQ
Victory Capital Holdings
6,554 M 22.44% 91.7%
BXSL NYSE
Blackstone Secured Lending
5,787 M 25.33% 90.8%
STEP NASDAQ
Stepstone
5,978 M 21.60% 98.9%
ARES NYSE
Ares Management
42,026 M 20.24% 91.7%

FSCO Dividend History

Dividend Monthly Return EX date, 3.8 years of data

Jan 0.99% 100
Feb 1.04% 100
Mar 1.06% 100
Apr 1.07% 100
May 1.04% 100
Jun 1.05% 100
Jul 1.05% 100
Aug 1.03% 100
Sep 0.99% 87
Oct 1.00% 87
Nov 0.96% 100
Dec 1.02% 100

Average monthly dividend return by ex-dividend date. The score below shows reliability based on how consistently dividends were paid in that month.

Last 47 Payments (USD) as of September 2026
EX-DATE RECORD PAYMENT PERIOD DIV/SHARE GROWTH PAYOUT YIELD
2026-09-23 2026-09-23 2026-09-30 Monthly 0.0594 0% 1.1%
2026-08-24 2026-08-24 2026-08-31 Monthly 0.0594 +1.9% 1.17%
2026-07-24 2026-07-24 2026-07-31 Monthly 0.0583 0% 1.2%
2026-06-23 2026-06-23 2026-06-30 Monthly 0.0583 0% 1.23%
2026-05-21 2026-05-21 2026-05-29 Monthly 0.0583 0% 1.18%
2026-04-23 2026-04-23 2026-04-30 Monthly 0.0583 0% 1.14%
2026-03-24 2026-03-24 2026-03-31 Monthly 0.0583 -14% 1.15%
2026-02-20 2026-02-20 2026-02-27 Monthly 0.0678 0% 1.18%
2026-01-23 2026-01-23 2026-01-30 Monthly 0.0678 0% 1.06%
2025-12-23 2025-12-23 2025-12-31 Monthly 0.0678 0% 1.11%
2025-11-20 2025-11-20 2025-11-28 Monthly 0.0678 0% 1.07%
2025-10-24 2025-10-24 2025-10-31 Monthly 0.0678 0% 1.02%
2025-09-23 2025-09-23 2025-09-30 Monthly 0.0678 0% 0.92%
2025-08-22 2025-08-22 2025-08-29 Monthly 0.0678 0% 0.91%
2025-07-24 2025-07-24 2025-07-31 Monthly 0.0678 0% 0.91%
2025-06-23 2025-06-23 2025-06-30 Monthly 0.0678 +5.1% 0.94%
2025-05-22 2025-05-22 2025-05-30 Monthly 0.0645 0% 0.91%
2025-04-23 2025-04-23 2025-04-30 Monthly 0.0645 0% 0.97%
2025-03-24 2025-03-24 2025-03-31 Monthly 0.0645 0% 0.91%
2025-02-21 2025-02-21 2025-02-28 Monthly 0.0645 0% 0.94%
2025-01-24 2025-01-24 2025-01-31 Monthly 0.0645 +7.5% 0.93%
2024-12-23 2024-12-23 2024-12-31 Monthly 0.06 0% 0.9%
2024-11-21 2024-11-21 2024-11-29 Monthly 0.06 0% 0.92%
2024-10-24 2024-10-24 2024-10-31 Monthly 0.06 0% 0.91%
2024-09-23 2024-09-23 2024-09-30 Monthly 0.06 0% 0.95%
2024-08-23 2024-08-23 2024-08-30 Monthly 0.06 0% 0.96%
2024-07-24 2024-07-24 2024-07-31 Monthly 0.06 0% 0.97%
2024-06-21 2024-06-21 2024-06-28 Monthly 0.06 0% 0.94%
2024-05-22 2024-05-23 2024-05-31 Monthly 0.06 0% 0.95%
2024-04-22 2024-04-23 2024-04-30 Monthly 0.06 0% 1.02%
2024-03-20 2024-03-21 2024-03-28 Monthly 0.06 +5.3% 1.01%
2024-02-21 2024-02-22 2024-02-29 Monthly 0.057 0% 0.99%
2024-01-23 2024-01-24 2024-01-31 Monthly 0.057 0% 0.99%
2023-12-20 2023-12-21 2023-12-29 Monthly 0.057 0% 0.99%
2023-11-20 2023-11-21 2023-11-30 Monthly 0.057 0% 1.01%
2023-10-20 2023-10-23 2023-10-31 Monthly 0.057 0% 1.06%
2023-09-21 2023-09-22 2023-09-29 Monthly 0.057 0% 1.11%
2023-08-22 2023-08-23 2023-08-31 Monthly 0.057 0% 1.07%
2023-07-20 2023-07-21 2023-07-31 Monthly 0.057 +15.3% 1.15%
2023-06-21 2023-06-22 2023-06-30 Monthly 0.0495 0% 1.08%
2023-05-22 2023-05-23 2023-05-31 Monthly 0.0495 0% 1.14%
2023-04-21 2023-04-24 2023-04-28 Monthly 0.0495 0% 1.17%
2023-03-23 2023-03-24 2023-03-31 Monthly 0.0495 0% 1.16%
2023-02-17 2023-02-21 2023-02-28 Monthly 0.0495 0% 1.07%
2023-01-23 2023-01-24 2023-01-31 Monthly 0.0495 0% 1%
2022-12-22 2022-12-23 2022-12-30 Monthly 0.0495 +16.4% 1.09%
2022-11-28 2022-11-29 2022-12-02 Monthly 0.0425 0% 0.83%

FSCO Dividend FAQ

What is the Dividend Yield of FSCO?

As of September 2026, FSCO's dividend yield is 13.59%. This is calculated by dividing the trailing 12-month dividend rate (TTM rate) of 0.75 USD by the current share price of 5.11.

Does FSCO pay a dividend?

As of September 2026, FSCO paid a dividend of 0.75 USD in the last 12 months. The last dividend was paid on 2026-09-23 and the payout was 0.0594 USD.

How often does FSCO pay dividends?

FSCO pays dividends monthly. Over the last 12 months, FSCO has issued 12 dividend payments. The last dividend payment was made on 2026-09-23.

FSCO dividend forecast

Based on historical data, the forecasted dividends per share for FSCO for the next payments are between 0.051 (-14.1%) and 0.059 (-0.7%). This indicates a moderate dividend reduction compared to the last payment. The expected Yield for the next 12 months is about 12.8%.

Will FSCO pay dividends in 2026?

The latest dividend paid per share was 0.0594 USD with an Ex-Dividend Date of 2026-09-23. The next Ex-Dividend date for FS Credit Opportunities (FSCO) is currently unknown.

What is the next Ex-Dividend Date for FSCO?

The next Ex-Dividend date for FS Credit Opportunities (FSCO) is currently unknown. We automatically update the next Ex-Dividend date when it is announced.

What is the Dividend Growth of FSCO?

FSCO's average dividend growth rate over the past 5 years is 8.11% per year. Strong growth: FSCO's dividend growth is outpacing inflation.

What is the Yield on Cost of FSCO?

FSCO's 5-Year Yield on Cost is 27.1%. If you bought FSCO's shares at 2.77 USD five years ago, your current annual dividend income (0.75 USD per share, trailing 12 months) equals 27.1% of your original purchase price.

What is the Payout Consistency of FSCO?

FSCO Payout Consistency is 90.0%. The payout consistency is a proprietary measure of how consistently a company has paid dividends over its lifetime and blends growth rate, number of dividend payments, interruptions or lowering dividends into one number. Moderately consistent: FS Credit Opportunities has a good track record of consistent dividend payments over its lifetime.

Does FSCO have a good Dividend Yield?

FSCO's 13.59% Dividend Yield is considered as extremely high. Investors should watch out for NAV decline.

What is the Dividend Payout Ratio of FSCO?

The Dividend Payout Ratio of FSCO is 127.2%. Dangerously high - this is usually not sustainable and may lead to a dividend cut or NAV decline.

What is the Dividend Rating of FSCO?

FSCO's Overall Dividend Rating is 80.84%. Ratings surpassing 65% are regarded as acceptable, exceeding 75% are favorable and surpassing 85% are strong.

FSCO Outstanding Shares Analysis

The Chart shows the outstanding shares over time per year.
What is the Trend in FSCO's Outstanding Shares?

FS Credit Opportunities's outstanding shares have increased by approximately 1.31% annually over the past 3 years (Trend Reliability: 79.1%). Neutral: Share count is relatively stable with minor dilution. This has minimal impact on dividend per share calculations.

Has FSCO ever had a Stock Split?

No stock splits on record. The share count changes shown above reflect buybacks, new issuance, or employee compensation rather than structural splits.

YEAR NUMBER OF SHARES ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
2023 198,355,900 0%
2024 198,355,900 0%
2025 202,269,600 +1.97%
2026 202,269,600 0%

Key Metric Definitions

Dividend Yield

Annual dividend per share divided by current share price.

Payout Ratio

Percentage of earnings paid as dividends. Below 60% = safe, above 100% = unsustainable.

Payout FCF

Percentage of Free Cash Flow paid as dividends. More reliable than Payout Ratio since it measures actual cash.

Growth Rate (CAGR)

Compound annual growth rate of dividends over the last 5 years.

Consistency

Reliability of dividend payments over lifetime. Penalizes cuts and pauses.

Yield on Cost

Your effective yield if you bought 5 years ago. Shows dividend growth impact over time.

Streak

Consecutive years of dividend payments. 25+ years = Dividend Aristocrat.

Dividend Rating

Proprietary score (0-100) combining yield, growth, safety and consistency.

Last update: 2026-09-26 02:37 UTC