ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc Dividend History | Yield & Payout Insights

Dividend history and payout analysis for ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc (EMO). Use the fiscal-year summary and the payout history table below to track dividend per share, dividend yield, and payout ratio changes over time, plus the key dates investors watch for dividend investing.

Dividend Performance Chart

Dividend Summary (FY)

16 years
Metric (FY)2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011
Dividends per share (FY)$0.72$4.26$3.33$2.37$1.92$1.47$0.96$0.92$1.28$1.28$1.28$1.51$1.38$1.36$1.35$0.66
Dividend yield (FY) %N/AN/A3.64%6.91%6.34%6.84%17.23%12.07%7.99%2.84%1.92%10.23%6.21%5.93%N/AN/A
Payout ratio (FY) %N/AN/A11.32%46.66%17.01%13.61%-8.56%-155.37%-1162.20%-107.55%598.34%-83.60%190.12%73.14%N/AN/A

Dividend Payout History

71 payments
Pay DateEx-DateRecord DateAmount
2026-02-27February 20, 262026-02-20$0.36
2026-01-30January 23, 262026-01-23$0.36
2025-12-31December 23, 252025-12-23$0.36
2025-12-01November 20, 252025-11-20$0.36
2025-11-03October 24, 252025-10-24$0.36
2025-10-01September 23, 252025-09-23$0.36
2025-09-02August 22, 252025-08-22$0.36
2025-08-01July 24, 252025-07-24$0.36
2025-07-01June 23, 252025-06-23$0.36
2025-06-02May 22, 252025-05-22$0.36
2025-05-01April 23, 252025-04-23$0.36
2025-04-01March 24, 252025-03-24$0.36
2025-03-03February 21, 252025-02-21$0.33
2025-02-03January 24, 252025-01-24$0.33
2024-12-31December 23, 242024-12-23$0.33
2024-12-02November 21, 242024-11-21$0.33
2024-11-01October 24, 242024-10-24$0.33
2024-10-01September 23, 242024-09-23$0.33
2024-08-30August 14, 242024-08-14$0.67
2024-05-31May 22, 242024-05-23$0.67
2024-02-29February 21, 242024-02-22$0.67
2023-11-30November 21, 232023-11-22$0.65
2023-08-31August 23, 232023-08-24$0.65
2023-05-31May 22, 232023-05-23$0.54
2023-02-28February 17, 232023-02-21$0.53
2022-11-30November 21, 222022-11-22$0.52
2022-08-31August 23, 222022-08-24$0.51
2022-05-31May 20, 222022-05-23$0.50
2022-02-28February 17, 222022-02-18$0.39
2021-11-30November 19, 212021-11-22$0.38
2021-08-31August 23, 212021-08-24$0.38
2021-05-28May 20, 212021-05-21$0.38
2021-02-26February 18, 212021-02-19$0.33
2020-11-30November 19, 202020-11-20$0.33
2020-08-31August 21, 202020-08-24$0.33
2020-05-29May 20, 202020-05-21$0.07
2020-02-28February 20, 202020-02-21$0.23
2019-11-29November 21, 192019-11-22$0.23
2019-08-30August 22, 192019-08-23$0.23
2019-05-31May 23, 192019-05-24$0.23
2019-02-28February 14, 192019-02-15$0.23
2018-11-30November 21, 182018-11-23$0.32
2018-08-31August 23, 182018-08-24$0.32
2018-05-31May 23, 182018-05-24$0.32
2018-03-01February 15, 182018-02-16$0.32
2017-11-30November 22, 172017-11-24$0.32
2017-09-01August 23, 172017-08-25$0.32
2017-06-01May 17, 172017-05-19$0.32
2017-02-24February 15, 172017-02-17$0.32
2016-11-25November 16, 162016-11-18$0.32
2016-08-26August 17, 162016-08-19$0.32
2016-05-27May 18, 162016-05-20$0.32
2016-02-26February 17, 162016-02-19$0.32
2015-11-27November 18, 152015-11-20$0.40
2015-08-28August 19, 152015-08-21$0.39
2015-05-29May 20, 152015-05-22$0.36
2015-02-27February 18, 152015-02-20$0.36
2014-11-28November 19, 142014-11-21$0.35
2014-08-29August 20, 142014-08-22$0.35
2014-05-30May 21, 142014-05-23$0.34
2014-02-28February 19, 142014-02-21$0.34
2013-11-29November 20, 132013-11-22$0.34
2013-08-30August 21, 132013-08-23$0.34
2013-05-31May 22, 132013-05-24$0.34
2013-02-22February 13, 132013-02-15$0.34
2012-11-30November 20, 122012-11-23$0.34
2012-08-31August 22, 122012-08-24$0.34
2012-05-25May 16, 122012-05-18$0.34
2012-02-24February 15, 122012-02-17$0.33
2011-11-25November 16, 112011-11-18$0.33
2011-08-08July 27, 112011-07-29$0.33

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