Saratoga Investment (SAR) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2021 - 2026)
Saratoga Investment's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $10.8 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 35.2% from $16.67 million a year earlier and down 24.9% from the prior quarter.
Saratoga Investment (SAR) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Saratoga Investment's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $46.49 million through May 31, 2026, down 4.1% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), it came in at $52.36 million, up 28.5% from FY2025.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now increased for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 36.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $40.75 million in FY2025 (+27.1%), $32.05 million in FY2024 (+41.4%), $22.67 million in FY2023 (+24.8%) and $18.16 million in FY2022 (+61.2%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has moved between $4.87 million (fiscal Q3 2022) and $16.67 million (fiscal Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was higher in five of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 24.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd over five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (growth of 85.6%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2027 (a decline of 35.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, SAR's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $14.38 million (Q4 2026), $10.8 million (Q3 2026) and $10.51 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 44.95 Bn | 30.63 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Orix | 41.97 Bn | 42.47 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.14 Bn | 33.05 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.99 Bn | 24.99 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.75 Bn | 17.44 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.25 Bn | -44.72 Bn | - | 100.00 Mn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.67 Bn | 18.90 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 40.33 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.04 Bn | 5.13 Bn | - | 552.38 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.76 Bn | 11.19 Bn | - | 345.00 Mn |
| 10 | Saratoga Investment | 272.68 Mn | 66.90 Mn | - | 10.80 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 10.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 14.38 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 10.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 10.51 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 16.67 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 13.69 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 9.12 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 8.98 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 8.89 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 8.43 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 7.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 7.13 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 6.78 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 5.28 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 5.28 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 5.32 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 5.32 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 4.87 Mn |
Saratoga Investment Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=SAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "ticker": "SAR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=SAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();