Barings BDC Board Declares $0.26 Fourth-Quarter 2026 Dividend

Barings BDC Inc. (NYSE: BBDC) kept its quarterly payout at $0.26 per share in a Nov. 5 declaration for the final quarter of 2026.

Shareholders listed as owners on Dec. 2 are due to receive the dividend on Dec. 9. The record date determines which shareholders are eligible to receive the dividend.

The distribution also matches each of Barings BDC’s other quarterly dividend declarations this year. The company paid $0.26 per share in dividends in both the second and third quarters.

For the three months ended Sept. 30, net investment income was $27.2 million, or $0.26 per share. In the three months ended June 30, it was $29 million, or $0.28 per share. The per-share figure for the latest quarter equaled the dividend amount, while the prior quarter’s figure was $0.02 higher. Total net investment income fell by $1.8 million between the periods.

“Net investment income of $0.26 per share fully covered our dividend, and NAV per share was largely unchanged at $10.92,” Barings BDC CEO Thomas McDonnell said.

Net asset value was $10.92 per share as of Sept. 30, down from $10.94 as of June 30. The two-cent decline accompanied the change in net investment income per share between the quarters.

Barings BDC is a closed-end, non-diversified investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company. The next step for shareholders is the Dec. 2 record date, followed by the scheduled Dec. 9 payment.