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FSK BDC — FS KKR Capital Corp.
FS KKR Capital Corp. (FSK)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 19, 2026
FSK's distribution is rated high risk by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (0/100, high confidence). It pays quarterly and its distribution rate is 19.75%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.44 with an ex-date of September 16, 2026, was 4.8% higher than the previous $0.42. It is not yet confirmed whether this is an increase in the regular payout or a one-off difference.
Sources: FS Investments, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
FSK is a BDC. its distribution rate is 19.75%, its trailing-12-month yield is 19.75%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 0/100 (High risk). Total return is 25.6% over the past 12.5 years, 379.6 points behind SPY at 405.2%.
At the published price, recorded trailing 12-month cash corresponds to $1,975 per $10,000. Past cash distributions do not establish future income.
FSK dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (19.75%) uses trailing 12-month split-adjusted cash distributions; includes specials and supplementals; divided by market price dated 2026-10-16. Trailing-12-month yield (19.75%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.44. The ex-dividend date is 12/01/2026. At the published price, recorded trailing 12-month cash corresponds to $1,975 per $10,000. Past cash distributions do not establish future income.
| Ex-date | As paid | Per current share | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | $0.44 | $0.44 | 4.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-06-17 | $0.42 | $0.42 | -12.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-03-18 | $0.48 | $0.48 | -31.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-12-03 | $0.7 | $0.7 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-09-17 | $0.7 | $0.7 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-06-18 | $0.7 | $0.7 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-03-19 | $0.7 | $0.7 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-12-04 | $0.7 | $0.7 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-09-11 | $0.7 | $0.7 | N/A |
| 2024-06-12 | $0.7 | $0.7 | N/A |
| 2024-05-14 | $0.05 | $0.05 | N/A |
| 2024-03-12 | $0.7 | $0.7 | N/A |
| 2024-02-13 | $0.05 | $0.05 | N/A |
| 2023-12-13 | $0.05 | $0.05 | N/A |
| 2023-12-12 | $0.7 | $0.7 | N/A |
| 2023-11-14 | $0.05 | $0.05 | N/A |
| 2023-09-12 | $0.7 | $0.7 | N/A |
| 2023-08-15 | $0.05 | $0.05 | N/A |
| 2023-06-13 | $0.7 | $0.7 | N/A |
| 2023-05-16 | $0.05 | $0.05 | -92.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-03-14 | $0.7 | $0.7 | 2.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-12-13 | $0.68 | $0.68 | 1.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-09-13 | $0.67 | $0.67 | -1.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-06-14 | $0.68 | $0.68 | 7.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-03-15 | $0.63 | $0.63 | 1.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-12-14 | $0.62 | $0.62 | -4.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-09-14 | $0.65 | $0.65 | 8.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-06-10 | $0.6 | $0.6 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-03-16 | $0.6 | $0.6 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-12-15 | $0.6 | $0.6 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-09-15 | $0.6 | $0.6 | 300.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-06-16 | $0.15 | $0.15 | -80.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-03-17 | $0.19 | $0.76 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-12-17 | $0.19 | $0.76 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-09-17 | $0.19 | $0.76 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-06-18 | $0.19 | $0.76 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-03-19 | $0.19 | $0.76 | N/A |
| 2018-12-11 | $0.19 | $0.76 | N/A |
| 2018-11-16 | $0.09 | $0.36 | -52.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-09-18 | $0.19 | $0.76 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-06-19 | $0.19 | $0.76 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-03-20 | $0.19 | $0.76 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-12-19 | $0.19 | $0.76 | -14.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-09-19 | $0.223 | $0.892 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-06-19 | $0.223 | $0.892 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-03-20 | $0.223 | $0.892 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-12-19 | $0.223 | $0.892 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-09-19 | $0.223 | $0.892 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-06-20 | $0.223 | $0.892 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-03-21 | $0.223 | $0.892 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-12-18 | $0.223 | $0.892 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-09-21 | $0.223 | $0.892 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-06-22 | $0.223 | $0.892 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-03-23 | $0.223 | $0.892 | N/A |
| 2014-12-18 | $0.074 | $0.296 | N/A |
| 2014-11-18 | $0.074 | $0.296 | N/A |
| 2014-10-29 | $0.1 | $0.4 | N/A |
| 2014-10-23 | $0.074 | $0.296 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-09-22 | $0.074 | $0.296 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-08-21 | $0.074 | $0.296 | N/A |
| 2014-07-29 | $0.1 | $0.4 | N/A |
| 2014-07-23 | $0.074 | $0.296 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-06-20 | $0.074 | $0.296 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-05-27 | $0.074 | $0.296 | N/A |
| 2014-05-05 | $0.074 | $0.296 | 298.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-04-25 | $0.01856 | $0.07424 | — |
| 2014 total | — | $3.53824 | — |
| 2015 total (cadence changed) | — | $3.568 | 0.8% |
| 2016 total | — | $3.568 | 0.0% |
| 2017 total | — | $3.436 | -3.7% |
| 2018 total | — | $3.4 | -1.0% |
| 2019 total | — | $3.04 | -10.6% |
| 2020 total | — | $2.11 | -30.6% |
| 2021 total | — | $2.47 | 17.1% |
| 2022 total | — | $2.66 | 7.7% |
| 2023 total (cadence changed) | — | $3 | 12.8% |
| 2024 total (cadence changed) | — | $2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2025 total | — | $2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2026 YTD total | — | $1.34 | -36.2% vs prior-year YTD |
FSK dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -27.1%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -53.85%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | -27.1% |
| 3Y | -29.2% |
| 5Y | -16.7% |
| 10Y | -42.8% |
FSK holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
FSK performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 25.6% over the past 12.5 years, 379.6 points behind SPY at 405.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -17.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.9%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | -10.4% | — |
| 3M | -3.5% | — |
| 6M | 1.7% | — |
| YTD | -21.0% | — |
| 1Y | -17.0% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | -16.90% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | -5.70% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | -1.00% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 0.80% |
| Since inception (12.5 years) | 25.6% | 1.80% |
FSK key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 0 · High risk
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 0.00%
- Issuer
- FS Investments
- Asset type
- BDC
- Asset class
- Equity
- Distribution rate
- 19.75%
- Distribution frequency
- Quarterly
- Trailing yield
- 19.75%
- 5-year average yield
- 14.26
- Last close
- $10.33 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)
- Market cap
- $2,854,595,092
- Average volume
- 2256000.0
- Dividend
- $0.44
- Ex-dividend date
- 12/01/2026
- Beta
- 0.925
- Payout ratio
- 107.4%
- Forward P/E
- 7.9239
- EPS
- $-1.35
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (19.75%) uses trailing 12-month split-adjusted cash distributions; includes specials and supplementals; divided by market price dated 2026-10-16. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (19.75%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. 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.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: FS Investments; 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.
FSK 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 35.9%.
Who may consider FSK — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FSK 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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Frequently asked questions
Does FSK pay monthly?
No. FSK currently pays quarterly, not monthly.
What is FSK's dividend yield?
FSK's distribution rate is 19.75%, paid quarterly — trailing 12-month split-adjusted cash distributions; includes specials and supplementals; divided by market price dated 2026-10-16.
How has FSK's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -27.1%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does FSK pay a dividend?
FSK pays quarterly. The dividend amount is $0.44. The ex-dividend date is 12/01/2026.
How has FSK performed?
Total return is 25.6% over the past 12.5 years, 379.6 points behind SPY at 405.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -17.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.9%.
Is FSK a good investment?
FSK's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 0 (High risk). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 19.75% (trailing 12-month split-adjusted cash distributions; includes specials and supplementals; divided by market price dated 2026-10-16). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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