BCSF Stock — Bain Capital Specialty Finance Inc

Bain Capital Specialty Finance Inc (BCSF)

BCSF is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 14.20%, its trailing-12-month yield is 15.92%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 77/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 23.8% over the past 7.8 years, 194.6 points behind SPY at 218.4%.

At the current 14.20% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,420 per year, or $118.33 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

BCSF performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 23.8% over the past 7.8 years, 194.6 points behind SPY at 218.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.4%.

BCSF key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

77 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

10.93%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/15/2018

Distribution rate

14.20%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

15.92%

5-year average yield

10.6

Last close

$11.87

Market cap

$823,181,312

Average volume

429181.0

Last dividend

$0.42

Last ex-dividend date

06/15/2026

Last payment date

06/29/2026

Beta

0.634

Payout ratio

0.8

P/E ratio

10.41

Forward P/E

10.1112

EPS

$1.14

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (14.20%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (15.92%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BCSF risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 15.4%.

Who may consider BCSF — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BCSF pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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