Blue Owl Stock Yields About 9% After Falling 45% From Its High. Is the Dividend Safe?
Blue Owl Capital has been in the news for the wrong reasons, but its business has been moving in a positive direction in recent years.
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Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) made headlines earlier in 2026 when it limited withdrawals from some of the non-traded private credit funds it oversees. That left investors worried about Blue Owl Capital's asset management business model. At this point, the stock has fallen roughly 45% from its 52-week high, pushing the dividend yield up to a lofty 9%. Here's how investors should be thinking about the dividend today.
Blue Owl Capital went public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) in mid 2021. That date is notable because it means the company's history as a public business is only about five years long. There's no history to look back on for what investors might expect during a deep recession or bear market. It isn't unreasonable to wonder whether the 9% yield is safe given the stock's decline, current economic uncertainty, high inflation, and geopolitical conflicts worldwide.
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