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Fidus Investment Corporation (FDUS)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Evanston, United States | NasdaqGS
18.98 USD +0.43 (2.318%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 11:40 a.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 5, 2026, 1:34 p.m. EDT

FDUS is a high-yield stock with a strong dividend history, offering a 12% yield. However, the recent price volatility and the forecasting model's negative direction signal caution for short-term investors. The company's strong fundamentals, such as a low payout ratio and consistent dividend payments, make it an attractive long-term option, but the high debt-to-equity ratio and mixed analyst sentiment suggest some risk. Dividend investors should consider its reliability, but they should also monitor the company's financial health.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.051749
MSTL0.052004
AutoETS0.053061
AutoTheta0.058321

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 3.59
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.245
Excess Kurtosis -1.11
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-19
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-19
Debt to Equity Ratio 86.814
Revenue per Share 4.392
Market Cap 720,373,824
Trailing P/E 8.18
Forward P/E 9.72
Beta 0.74
Profit Margins 52.87%
Website https://www.fdus.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.03% 11.67% 14.99% 15.56%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-20 0.52 3.026775
2025-12-19 0.50 2.730934
2025-09-18 0.57 2.911939
2025-06-13 0.54 3.000766
2025-03-20 0.54 2.942319
2024-12-17 0.61 3.446254
2024-09-19 0.57 3.428145
2024-06-18 0.59 3.684576
2024-03-19 0.65 4.279696
2023-12-19 0.80 5.280862
2023-09-19 0.72 5.122132
2023-06-20 0.70 5.103640
2023-03-21 0.66 4.986894
2022-12-01 0.61 4.625782
2022-09-08 0.43 3.408627
2022-06-09 0.43 3.557186
2022-03-10 0.53 4.449421
2021-12-02 0.41 3.831190
2021-09-13 0.42 4.087552
2021-06-11 0.39 3.880292
2021-03-11 0.38 4.502321
2020-12-03 0.34 4.609174
2020-09-10 0.30 5.629830
2020-06-11 0.30 6.495068
2020-03-12 0.39 8.366024
2019-12-05 0.43 5.717456
2019-09-05 0.39 5.559454
2019-06-06 0.39 5.257718
2019-03-07 0.39 5.633908
2018-12-06 0.43 7.161550
2018-09-06 0.39 6.127429
2018-06-07 0.39 6.468891
2018-03-08 0.39 7.532518
2017-12-19 0.43 7.093458
2017-09-07 0.39 6.425341
2017-06-07 0.39 6.178160
2017-03-08 0.39 6.416043
2016-11-30 0.43 7.438238
2016-09-07 0.39 6.961243
2016-06-08 0.39 7.629117
2016-03-09 0.39 8.249123
2015-12-02 0.39 8.681351
2015-11-24 0.04 0.916602
2015-09-15 0.39 8.400361
2015-06-09 0.40 8.233976
2015-03-10 0.38 7.894839
2014-12-03 0.48 10.952703
2014-09-10 0.38 7.430831
2014-08-21 0.05 0.954195
2014-07-23 0.05 0.962786
2014-06-11 0.38 7.455193
2014-03-19 0.38 7.311721
2013-12-04 0.76 13.949071
2013-09-10 0.42 8.656387
2013-06-10 0.38 8.304980
2013-03-12 0.38 8.450275
2012-12-05 0.38 10.124884
2012-09-07 0.38 10.093202
2012-06-11 0.36 11.084796
2012-03-12 0.34 11.088955
2011-12-02 0.32 11.880449
2011-09-08 0.32 11.236229
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.13
dividendYield 11.48
exDividendDate 2026-03-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.72
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.09272238
lastDividendValue 0.52
lastDividendDate 2026-03-20
dividendDate 2026-03-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.022038579
Address1 1,603 Orrington Avenue
Address2 Suite 1005
All Time High 23.55
All Time Low 4.45
Ask 23.98
Ask Size 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 222,840
Average Daily Volume3 Month 284,175
Average Volume 284,175
Average Volume10Days 222,840
Beta 0.736
Bid 13.66
Bid Size 2
Book Value 19.547
City Evanston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 18.98
Current Ratio 2.509
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 18.98
Day Low 18.73
Debt To Equity 86.814
Display Name Fidus Inv
Dividend Date 1,774,828,800
Dividend Rate 2.13
Dividend Yield 11.48
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,200,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,200,800
Earnings Growth -0.045
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.041
Earnings Timestamp 1,772,139,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,184,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,184,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 8.2
Enterprise Value 1,278,133,504
Eps Current Year 2.004
Eps Forward 1.9525
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.32
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,964,800
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 18.1324
Fifty Day Average Change 0.847599
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.046745
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.203858
Fifty Two Week High 22.09
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.1100006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14078772
Fifty Two Week Low 16.87
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.1099987
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.12507401
Fifty Two Week Range 16.87 - 22.09
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,308,663,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 9.9
Forward Eps 1.9525
Forward P E 9.720871
Free Cashflow 42,140,624
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 155,872,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00851
Held Percent Institutions 0.28343
Implied Shares Outstanding 37,954,364
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,964,800
Last Dividend Value 0.52
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 720,373,824
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_127863871
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 82,402,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 704,432,995
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 18.73
Operating Cashflow -147,004,992
Operating Margins 0.73144996
Payout Ratio 0.9267
Peg Ratio 3.5213
Phone 847-859-3940
Previous Close 18.55
Price Eps Current Year 9.471058
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9709929
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.621573
Profit Margins 0.52865005
Quick Ratio 2.253
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.4
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.4300003
Regular Market Change Percent 2.318061
Regular Market Day High 18.98
Regular Market Day Low 18.73
Regular Market Day Range 18.73 - 18.98
Regular Market Open 18.73
Regular Market Previous Close 18.55
Regular Market Price 18.98
Regular Market Time 1,776,440,438
Regular Market Volume 140,463
Return On Assets 0.05197
Return On Equity 0.11792
Revenue Growth 0.125
Revenue Per Share 4.392
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 37,954,364
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.018
Shares Short 682,548
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 317,067
Short Name Fidus Investment Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.018099999
Short Ratio 1.91
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol FDUS
Target High Price 22.5
Target Low Price 19.5
Target Mean Price 21.3
Target Median Price 22.0
Total Cash 69,995,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.844
Total Debt 644,075,008
Total Revenue 155,872,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.72
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.09272238
Trailing Eps 2.32
Trailing P E 8.181034
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 19.8008
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.8208008
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.04145291
Type Disp Equity
Volume 140,463
Website https://www.fdus.com
Zip 60,201