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GECC (Great Elm Capital) Dividend Yield % : 13.33% (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Great Elm Capital Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-12), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Great Elm Capital is 13.33%.

Warning Sign:

Great Elm Capital Corp stock dividend yield is close to 5-year low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Great Elm Capital's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

GECC' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.8   Med: 14.74   Max: 39.84
Current: 13.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Great Elm Capital was 39.84%. The lowest was 1.80%. And the median was 14.74%.

GECC's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
93.58% of 1183 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.75 vs GECC: 13.33

Great Elm Capital's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.06.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Great Elm Capital Corp is 2.00, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Great Elm Capital was 2.00. The lowest was 0.42. And the median was 0.42.

As of today (2024-12-12), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Great Elm Capital is 13.33%.

Great Elm Capital's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.35.

During the past 12 months, Great Elm Capital's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -6.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -38.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -28.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -8.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Great Elm Capital was 46.80% per year. The lowest was -38.40% per year. And the median was -8.00% 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.


Great Elm Capital Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great Elm Capital's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Great Elm Capital Dividend Yield % Chart

Great Elm Capital Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.80 27.67 12.99 23.52 13.15

Great Elm Capital Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.20 13.15 12.66 13.11 13.77

Competitive Comparison of Great Elm Capital's Dividend Yield %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Great Elm Capital's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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.


Great Elm Capital's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Great Elm Capital's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great Elm Capital's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Great Elm Capital Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Great Elm Capital Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.3500002024-09-162024-09-162024-09-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3500002024-06-142024-06-142024-06-28Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3500002024-03-142024-03-152024-03-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3500002023-12-142023-12-152023-12-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Great Elm Capital's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.4/10.50
=13.33 %

Current Share Price is $10.50.
Great Elm Capital's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.4.

Great Elm Capital's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.4/10.50
=13.33 %

Current Share Price is $10.50.
Great Elm Capital's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.35 * 4 = $1.4.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Great Elm Capital  (NAS:GECC) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, 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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Great Elm Capital Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
800 South Street, Suite 230, Waltham, MA, USA, 02453
Great Elm Capital Corp is an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The company seeks to generate current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments, including investments in specialty finance businesses. It invests in senior secured and senior unsecured debt instruments, as well as in junior loans and mezzanine debt of middle-market companies and small businesses. The company generates revenue from interest on the debt investments that it holds.
Executives
Matthew A Drapkin director 10 CORBIN DRIVE, 3RD FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Great Elm Group, Inc. 10 percent owner 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 230, WALTHAM MA 02453
Richard M Cohen director C/O CARNEGIE INTERNATIONAL CORP, 11350 MCCORMICK ROAD EXECUTIVE PLAZA #3, HUNT VALLEY MD 21031
Mark Kuperschmid director MAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 200 CLARENDON STREET, 51ST FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Matthew D Kaplan officer: CEO and President 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 230, WALTHAM MA 02453
Northern Right Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner, other: Member of 13D 10% Group 9 OLD KINGS HWY. S., 4TH FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Nrc Partners I, Lp 10 percent owner 9 OLD KINGS HIGHWAY SOUTH, 4TH FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Bc Advisors Llc 10 percent owner 500 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 230, DALLAS TX 75201
Northern Right Capital (qp), L.p. 10 percent owner 9 OLD KINGS HWY. S., 4TH FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Chad Perry director C/O TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC., 3200 NORTHLINE AVENUE, SUITE 360, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Lenders Funding Llc /california 10 percent owner 523 A AVENUE, CORONADO CA 92118
Robert A Zadek 10 percent owner 523 A AVENUE, CORONADO CA 92118
Erik A Falk director C/O KKR ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, 555 CALIFORNIA STREET, 50TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Adam M Kleinman officer: Chief Compliance Officer 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 230, WALTHAM MA 02453
Michael C Speller director 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 230, WALTHAM MA 02453