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Fidus Investment Corporation (FDUS)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Evanston, United States | NasdaqGS
19.70 USD -0.03 (-0.152%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 19.70

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:55 a.m. EDT

The most compelling signal here is the severe disconnect between the headline-yielding dividend and the company's actual ability to sustain it. While the stock trades at a 10.8% yield, the payout ratio of 106.7% indicates the company is distributing more cash than it earns; this is a classic 'NAV erosion' scenario where the dividend is being funded by principal, not earnings. This fundamental flaw caps the long-term rating at 3.5, as the business shows modest growth and a decent balance sheet, but the capital return strategy is mathematically unsustainable. In the short term, the setup is neutral. The statistical forecast model leans slightly negative (-0.06%), and the stock is trading near its 50-day average, offering no immediate momentum catalyst to push it higher. However, the options market tells a different story: heavy call open interest at the $22 strike suggests speculative bets on a rebound are active, likely driven by the attractive yield attracting income seekers who ignore the payout risk. Until the payout ratio normalizes below 100%, this remains a high-risk, high-reward trade rather than a core holding.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.036557
AutoETS0.037248
AutoARIMA0.037299
AutoTheta0.038821

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 55%
H-stat 3.82
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.257
Excess Kurtosis -1.20
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-15
Debt to Equity Ratio 97.959
Revenue per Share 4.587
Market Cap 747,700,992
Trailing P/E 9.52
Forward P/E 9.98
Beta 0.72
Profit Margins 45.36%
Website https://www.fdus.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:55 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome with a distinct skew toward upside volatility. Call open interest is heavily concentrated at strikes significantly above the current price (around 22.31), representing nearly 99% of total open interest, while put open interest remains thin and scattered. This structure suggests traders are betting on a potential rally rather than a crash, despite elevated implied volatility on both sides indicating uncertainty.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.38% 11.82% 12.50% 11.92%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-16 0.62 3.380589
2026-03-20 0.52 3.026775
2025-12-19 0.50 2.652520
2025-09-18 0.57 2.756286
2025-06-13 0.54 2.763562
2025-03-20 0.54 2.638007
2024-12-17 0.61 3.010859
2024-09-19 0.57 2.908163
2024-06-18 0.59 3.038105
2024-03-19 0.65 3.424658
2023-12-19 0.80 4.085802
2023-09-19 0.72 3.805497
2023-06-20 0.70 3.651539
2023-03-21 0.66 3.442879
2022-12-01 0.61 3.085483
2022-09-08 0.43 2.205128
2022-06-09 0.43 2.251309
2022-03-10 0.53 2.756110
2021-12-02 0.41 2.309859
2021-09-13 0.42 2.408257
2021-06-11 0.39 2.233677
2021-03-11 0.38 2.535023
2020-12-03 0.34 2.531646
2020-09-10 0.30 3.018109
2020-06-11 0.30 3.382187
2020-03-12 0.39 4.229935
2019-12-05 0.43 2.794022
2019-09-05 0.39 2.644068
2019-06-06 0.39 2.435977
2019-03-07 0.39 2.547355
2018-12-06 0.43 3.157122
2018-09-06 0.39 2.619207
2018-06-07 0.39 2.695231
2018-03-08 0.39 3.054033
2017-12-19 0.43 2.790396
2017-09-07 0.39 2.460568
2017-06-07 0.39 2.309059
2017-03-08 0.39 2.345159
2016-11-30 0.43 2.657602
2016-09-07 0.39 2.422360
2016-06-08 0.39 2.591362
2016-03-09 0.39 2.731092
2015-12-02 0.39 2.799713
2015-11-24 0.04 0.287770
2015-09-15 0.39 2.629804
2015-06-09 0.40 2.512563
2015-03-10 0.38 2.350031
2014-12-03 0.48 3.187251
2014-09-10 0.38 2.095974
2014-08-21 0.05 0.263574
2014-07-23 0.05 0.265252
2014-06-11 0.38 2.048518
2014-03-19 0.38 1.968912
2013-12-04 0.76 3.685742
2013-09-10 0.42 2.205882
2013-06-10 0.38 2.070845
2013-03-12 0.38 2.064096
2012-12-05 0.38 2.423469
2012-09-07 0.38 2.360248
2012-06-11 0.36 2.533427
2012-03-12 0.34 2.470930
2011-12-02 0.32 2.582728
2011-09-08 0.32 2.379182
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.14
dividendYield 10.85
exDividendDate 2026-09-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.72
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.08717689
lastDividendValue 0.62
lastDividendDate 2026-06-16
dividendDate 2026-09-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.08029878
Address1 1,603 Orrington Avenue
Address2 Suite 1005
All Time High 23.55
All Time Low 4.45
Ask 25.36
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 315,170
Average Daily Volume3 Month 372,938
Average Volume 372,938
Average Volume10Days 315,170
Beta 0.719
Bid 14.19
Bid Size 2
Book Value 19.457
City Evanston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 19.7
Current Ratio 1.738
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 19.8
Day Low 19.67
Debt To Equity 97.959
Display Name Fidus Inv
Dividend Date 1,790,640,000
Dividend Rate 2.14
Dividend Yield 10.85
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,107,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,107,600
Earnings Growth -0.269
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.21
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,046,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 8.411
Enterprise Value 1,433,508,992
Eps Current Year 2.132
Eps Forward 1.974
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.07
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 847-859-3953
Fifty Day Average 19.6526
Fifty Day Average Change 0.04740143
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0024119674
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -8.029879
Fifty Two Week High 21.67
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.9699993
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.09090906
Fifty Two Week Low 16.87
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.83
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1677534
Fifty Two Week Range 16.87 - 21.67
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,308,663,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 10.03
Forward Eps 1.974
Forward P E 9.979737
Free Cashflow 44,255,876
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Fullday Change -0.0299988
Fullday Change Percent -0.152047
Fullday Price 19.7
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 170,432,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00851
Held Percent Institutions 0.25958002
Implied Shares Outstanding 37,954,364
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,568,000
Last Dividend Value 0.62
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Fidus Investment Corporation is a business development company. It specializing in leveraged buyouts, refinancings, change of ownership transactions, recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, mezzanine, growth capital, business expansion, lower middle market investments, debt investments, subordinated and second lien loans, senior secured and unitranche debt, preferred equity, warrants, subordinated debt, senior subordinated notes, junior secured loans, and unitranche loans. It does not invest in turnarounds or distressed situations. The fund prefers to invest in aerospace and defense, business services, consumer products and services including retail, food, and beverage, healthcare products and services, industrial products and services, information technology services, niche manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and value-added distribution sectors. It seeks to invest in companies based in United States. The fund typically invests between $5 million and $30 million per transaction in companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million and an annual EBITDA between $5 million and $30 million, but it can occasionally invest in larger or smaller companies. The fund typically invests between $5 million and $15 million in debt investment. It seeks to acquire minority equity stakes and board observation rights in conjunction with its investments.
Long Name Fidus Investment Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 747,700,992
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_127863871
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 77,307,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 748,839,601
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 19.8
Operating Cashflow -211,263,008
Operating Margins 0.68277
Payout Ratio 1.0676
Peg Ratio 3.52
Phone 847-859-3940
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 19.7
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Previous Close 19.73
Price Eps Current Year 9.24015
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0124891
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.3870926
Profit Margins 0.45359
Quick Ratio 1.665
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0299988
Regular Market Change Percent -0.152047
Regular Market Day High 19.8
Regular Market Day Low 19.67
Regular Market Day Range 19.67 - 19.8
Regular Market Open 19.8
Regular Market Previous Close 19.73
Regular Market Price 19.7
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 250,308
Return On Assets 0.05455
Return On Equity 0.108059995
Revenue Growth 0.088
Revenue Per Share 4.587
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 37,954,364
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.033099998
Shares Short 1,256,543
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,581,209
Short Name Fidus Investment Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0334
Short Ratio 3.71
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol FDUS
Target High Price 22.5
Target Low Price 19.5
Target Mean Price 21.5
Target Median Price 22.0
Total Cash 37,599,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.991
Total Debt 723,406,976
Total Revenue 170,432,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.72
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.08717689
Trailing Eps 2.07
Trailing P E 9.516909
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 19.0477
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.6522999
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.034245595
Type Disp Equity
Volume 250,308
Website https://www.fdus.com
Zip 60,201