LIEN (Chicago Atlantic BDC) Dividend Payout Ratio : 1.03 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Chicago Atlantic BDC Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Chicago Atlantic BDC's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.03.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Chicago Atlantic BDC Inc is 1.37, which seems too high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chicago Atlantic BDC's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LIEN' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41 Med: 0.79 Max: 1.37
Current: 1.37

During the past 4 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Chicago Atlantic BDC was 1.37. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 0.79.

LIEN's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
76.81% of 966 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.77 vs LIEN: 1.37

As of today (2025-07-19), the Dividend Yield % of Chicago Atlantic BDC is 12.21%.

During the past 4 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Chicago Atlantic BDC was 12.21%. The lowest was 2.36%. And the median was 7.82%.

Chicago Atlantic BDC's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.34.

During the past 12 months, Chicago Atlantic BDC's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 61.60% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

Chicago Atlantic BDC Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chicago Atlantic BDC's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Chicago Atlantic BDC Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Chicago Atlantic BDC Annual Data

Trend

Mar21

Mar22

Dec23

Dec24

Dividend Payout Ratio

0.41

1.17

Chicago Atlantic BDC Quarterly Data
	Mar21	Jun21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial											3.13	1.19	-	0.97	1.03

Competitive Comparison of Chicago Atlantic BDC's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Chicago Atlantic BDC's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Chicago Atlantic BDC's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Chicago Atlantic BDC's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Chicago Atlantic BDC Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Chicago Atlantic BDC's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2024 )
	=	1.09	/	0.93
	=	1.17

Chicago Atlantic BDC's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Mar. 2025 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Mar. 2025 )
	=	0.34	/	0.33
	=	1.03

Chicago Atlantic BDC (NAS:LIEN) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Chicago Atlantic BDC Business Description

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Address

600 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY, USA, 10022

Website

https://www.lien.chicagoatlantic.com

Chicago Atlantic BDC Inc is a specialty finance company. The company is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company with an investment objective to maximize risk-adjusted returns on equity for its stockholders by investing in direct loans to privately held middle-market companies, with a focus on cannabis companies.

Executives

Umesh Mahajan	officer: Chief Financial Officer	600 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 1800, NEW YORK NY 10022
Scott Gordon	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer	1114 6TH AVE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Gregory M. Gentile	10 percent owner, officer: CFO, CCO & Sec.	1114 6TH AVE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Silver Spike Capital, Llc	10 percent owner	600 MADISON AVE, SUITE 1800, NEW YORK NY 10022
Warson Tracey Brophy	director	1350 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10019
Silver Spike Holdings, Lp	10 percent owner	600 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 1800, NEW YORK NY 10022
Michael William Chorske	director	660 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 1600, NEW YORK NY 10065
Vivek Bunty Bohra	director	660 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 1600, NEW YORK NY 10065
Silver Spike Holdings Gp, Llc	10 percent owner	660 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 1600, NEW YORK NY 10065
Da Corte Americo	director	660 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 1600, NEW YORK NY 10065