Oxford Lane Capital Dividends and Buybacks
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Oxford Lane Capital is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 24.11%. Next payment date is on 30th May, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 16th May, 2025.
Key information
24.1%
Dividend yield
-52.7%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | -28.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 24.1% |
| Dividend Growth | -11.9% |
| Next dividend pay date | 30 May 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 16 May 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 291% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Oxford Lane Capital: Delayed Gratification In Q4 2025 Earnings Report
May 20Oxford Lane Capital: Incredible Distributions Meet Rising Recession Risk
Apr 17Don't Be An April Fool, Buy 23% Yielding OXLC
Apr 01Seeking Yields +20%: OXLC
Feb 08Oxford Lane Capital: Q3 Results Confirms My Optimism On Deal Activity
Jan 28Yield Hunting Part 2: Uncovering 8%+ In Oxford Lane Capital's Low-Duration Fixed-Income
Jan 22Oxford Lane Capital: Increased Investment Activity Will Strengthen Dividend Coverage
Jan 16Oxford Lane Capital: Fundamental Issues Aside, Rate Cuts Are A Tailwind (Upgrade)
Dec 27Oxford Lane: Don't Chase This 21% Yield
Dec 05OXLC: This 20% Yield Is Proof That Income Investing Works
Nov 13Oxford Lane Capital Q2 Earnings: High Activity Levels Overshadowed By NAV Decline
Nov 04OXLC: 20% Yield Likely To Be Ephemeral
Sep 26OXLC: The Good And Bad Side Effect Of Interest Rate Cuts
Sep 10Oxford Lane Capital: Why I Think This Is A Yield Trap
Aug 26I'm Betting On America With +19% Yields: OXLC
Aug 10Oxford Lane Capital: Locking In An 8%+ Yield With Preferred Shares
Jul 21Oxford Lane: 20% Yield Comes At A High Price
Jul 0120% Yield, 12% Hike, I'm All In: OXLC
May 30Oxford Lane Capital Q4 Earnings: Strong Cash Generation Supports Dividend Raise
May 17Oxford Lane Capital: Core NII Easily Supports 19% Yield
Apr 29OXLC And ECC: Is The Massive Dividend Yield Worth The Risk?
Mar 07Still Bearish On Oxford Lane Capital's Insane Yield
Jan 23I'm Betting On America With 18% Yields: OXLC
Jan 14Oxford Lane Capital: Don't Buy Until You See Massive Panic (Technical Analysis)
Oct 14Oxford Lane Capital boosts NAV estimate again in August
Sep 07Oxford Lane Capital: Look Beyond The Yield
Aug 23Oxford Lane Capital Core NII of $0.55, Total investment income of $63.5M
Aug 02Oxford Lane Capital goes ex dividend tomorrow
Jul 13OXLC: A Bad Setup For Income Investors
Jun 08Oxford Lane Capital: Strong Cash Flow From An Exciting Quarter
May 10Oxford Lane Capital: My Favorite CEF For 2022
Feb 22Top Pick For 2022: OXLC, Yield 12%
Dec 17Oxford Lane Capital: The Rest Of The Story ('Business Value' Versus 'Paper Value')
Dec 10Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: OXLC's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: OXLC's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Oxford Lane Capital Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (OXLC) | 24.1% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.1% |
| Analyst forecast (OXLC) (up to 3 years) | 24.1% |
Notable Dividend: OXLC's dividend (24.11%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.57%).
High Dividend: OXLC's dividend (24.11%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.82%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (290.6%), OXLC's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: OXLC is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/05/22 22:54 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Oxford Lane Capital Corp. is covered by 3 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Boris Pialloux | B. Riley Wealth |
| Mickey Schleien | Ladenburg Thalmann & Company |
| Erik Zwick | Lucid Capital Markets |