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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Blue Owl Capital Inc. (OWL) pays a $0.91 annual dividend ($0.23 quarterly), yielding 7.74% at $11.75/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-13. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 7.74%
Annual Dividend: $0.91 per share
Payout Ratio: 743.8% (based on depressed trailing earnings — see safety analysis below)
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-13
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 6
Blue Owl Capital Inc. dividend income comes from one of the more distinctive businesses in asset management: a New York-based firm that provides direct lending to middle-market companies, GP capital solutions to private asset managers, and sale-leaseback real estate financing. OWL currently yields 7.74%, placing it firmly in high-yield territory. The trailing annual dividend rate is $0.91 per share, paid quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on August 13, 2026. That yield level will appeal most to income-focused investors, though a beta of 1.207 means the stock moves more than the broader market.
Blue Owl Capital Inc. pays out 743.8% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as high (above 75%). That figure is extreme by any standard, and it means the dividend is not covered by reported earnings in the conventional sense. Blue Owl Capital Inc. dividend safety rests on the nature of the business itself: permanent capital vehicles and long-term private investment funds generate fee streams that do not always map cleanly onto GAAP earnings, which can distort the payout ratio. The most significant pressure point is that any slowdown in fee-generating assets under management, particularly in direct lending or GP capital solutions, would directly strain the company's ability to sustain the current payment level.
Blue Owl Capital Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 25.7% per year from 2022 to 2025. The per-share annual dividend grew from $0.43 to $0.855 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from the growth calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 23.6% in 2024, which still represents a pace well above what most income stocks deliver.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +25.7% | $0.43 (2022) | $0.85 (2025) |
OWL fits dividend investors who prioritize current income and can accept an elevated payout ratio in exchange for a high starting yield. The yield classification is high (above 4%), and at 7.74% it sits well above the 5-year average of 4.5%, reflecting meaningful yield expansion over time. Three consecutive years of dividend increases and a 25.7% CAGR show that management has been willing to grow the payment aggressively. The trade-off is a 743.8% payout ratio that cannot be evaluated by conventional earnings-coverage standards, making this a stock where understanding the underlying fee-based business model matters more than the headline payout figure.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | $0.2300 |
| 2026-05-13 | $0.2300 |
| 2026-02-20 | $0.2250 |
| 2025-11-10 | $0.2250 |
| 2025-08-14 | $0.2250 |
| 2025-05-14 | $0.2250 |
| 2025-02-19 | $0.1800 |
| 2024-11-08 | $0.1800 |
| 2024-08-21 | $0.1800 |
| 2024-05-20 | $0.1800 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.6850 |
| 2025 | $0.8550 |
| 2024 | $0.6800 |
| 2023 | $0.5500 |
| 2022 | $0.4300 |
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