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Fidus Investment Corporation (FDUS)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Evanston, United States | NasdaqGS
20.11 USD -0.10 (-0.495%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 20.11
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:49 a.m. EDT

The immediate setup looks like a classic 'floor bounce' play. After a sharp dip to the low teens, the stock has staged a recovery, and the options chain confirms this with heavy call buying at the 22.31 level while the 19.81 strike acts as a dense wall of support. However, the fundamental reality is stark: the company is burning cash, with operating cash flow running at a massive deficit while free cash flow barely covers the dividend. The payout ratio of 94% is dangerously close to the cliff, meaning the dividend is essentially being funded by principal erosion rather than earnings. While the 11% yield is attractive for income seekers, it is a trap for anyone expecting sustainable growth or a safety margin. The long-term trajectory shows a healthy 37% gain over nine years, but the recent earnings miss and negative growth suggest the tide is turning. This is a speculative accumulation zone for traders betting on a rebound, but a dangerous hold for investors relying on the dividend.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_63 ✓0.021859
MSTL0.022058
AutoTheta0.022390
AutoARIMA0.022647
AutoETS0.023053
MSTL_1050.025173
MSTL_63_1050.037247

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_63

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 4.15
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.57
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-15
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-15
Debt to Equity Ratio 90.035
Revenue per Share 4.578
Market Cap 763,262,272
Trailing P/E 8.90
Forward P/E 10.30
Beta 0.73
Profit Margins 49.51%
Website https://www.fdus.com

As of July 11, 2026, 4:49 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by significant call volume at strikes above the current price (22.31) and heavy open interest at the 19.81 strike acting as a floor. Put activity is concentrated deep out-of-the-money, suggesting a hedge against a drop to the 17 range rather than a bearish bet on further declines.

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 2.21
dividendYield 10.94
exDividendDate 2026-06-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.72
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.08510639
lastDividendValue 0.62
lastDividendDate 2026-06-16
dividendDate 2026-06-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.058247924
Address1 1,603 Orrington Avenue
Address2 Suite 1005
All Time High 23.55
All Time Low 4.45
Ask 25.72
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 636,300
Average Daily Volume3 Month 328,370
Average Volume 328,370
Average Volume10Days 636,300
Beta 0.726
Bid 14.56
Bid Size 2
Book Value 19.551
City Evanston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 20.11
Current Ratio 2.201
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 20.45
Day Low 20.01
Debt To Equity 90.035
Display Name Fidus Inv
Dividend Date 1,782,691,200
Dividend Rate 2.21
Dividend Yield 10.94
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,245,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,245,200
Earnings Growth -0.092
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.012
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,184,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,786,046,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,786,046,400
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 8.278
Enterprise Value 1,381,681,280
Eps Current Year 2.12
Eps Forward 1.9525
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.26
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,781,568,000
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 18.841
Fifty Day Average Change 1.269001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06735317
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -5.8247924
Fifty Two Week High 22.09
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.9799995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08963329
Fifty Two Week Low 16.87
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.2399998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.19205688
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 10.03
Forward Eps 1.9525
Forward P E 10.299616
Free Cashflow 53,518,248
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 166,900,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00851
Held Percent Institutions 0.28092
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 1,781,568,000
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 763,262,272
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_127863871
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 82,628,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 767,057,696
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 20.26
Operating Cashflow -129,406,000
Operating Margins 0.72467005
Payout Ratio 0.9425
Peg Ratio 3.52
Phone 847-859-3940
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 20.11
Post Market Time 1,783,973,404
Previous Close 20.21
Price Eps Current Year 9.485849
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0285919
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.573171
Profit Margins 0.49507
Quick Ratio 2.146
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0999985
Regular Market Change Percent -0.494797
Regular Market Day High 20.45
Regular Market Day Low 20.01
Regular Market Day Range 20.01 - 20.45
Regular Market Open 20.26
Regular Market Previous Close 20.21
Regular Market Price 20.11
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 264,256
Return On Assets 0.05452
Return On Equity 0.11638
Revenue Growth 0.302
Revenue Per Share 4.578
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 37,954,364
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0287
Shares Short 1,089,812
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 856,400
Short Name Fidus Investment Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.029000001
Short Ratio 3.31
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 49,684,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.309
Total Debt 668,102,976
Total Revenue 166,900,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.72
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.08510639
Trailing Eps 2.26
Trailing P E 8.898231
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 19.11575
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.99425125
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.052012153
Type Disp Equity
Volume 264,256
Website https://www.fdus.com
Zip 60,201