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Great Elm Capital Corp. (GECC)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Palm Beach Gardens, United States | NasdaqGM
4.97 USD -0.05 (-0.996%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 2:23 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★☆☆☆☆Long-term:⯪☆☆☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:41 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The company is reporting negative earnings per share and negative revenue growth, while burning significant free cash. This creates a severe contradiction: the stock trades at a massive 19.8% dividend yield, but the payout ratio is nearly 92%, meaning the company is paying out almost all its cash flow while losing money on operations. This is a classic dividend trap where the yield is an illusion of value rather than income. The balance sheet is also precarious, with debt significantly exceeding equity. While the stock price is down from its highs, the underlying business metrics—negative returns on equity and shrinking revenues—suggest a deteriorating franchise rather than a temporary setback. The statistical models also lean slightly negative for the near term, confirming the lack of immediate catalysts. Avoid this security entirely.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.074375
AutoARIMA0.076247
AutoETS0.076247
AutoTheta0.076340

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 13.36
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.089
Excess Kurtosis -1.59
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 146.582
Revenue per Share 3.221
Market Cap 69,032,056
Forward P/E 4.95
Beta 0.90
Profit Margins -87.74%
Previous Name Great Elm Capital Corporation
Website https://www.greatelmcc.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
4.48% 20.29% 16.04% 16.04%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-15 0.250000 4.480287
2026-06-15 0.250000 4.385965
2026-03-16 0.300000 6.085193
2025-12-15 0.370000 5.339105
2025-09-15 0.370000 3.339350
2025-06-16 0.370000 3.520457
2025-03-17 0.370000 3.645320
2024-12-31 0.050000 0.454959
2024-12-16 0.350000 3.417969
2024-09-16 0.350000 3.468781
2024-06-14 0.350000 3.421310
2024-03-15 0.350000 3.314394
2023-12-14 0.350000 3.252788
2023-09-14 0.350000 3.638254
2023-06-14 0.350000 4.587156
2023-03-14 0.350000 4.036909
2022-12-14 0.450000 5.196305
2022-09-14 0.450000 3.940455
2022-06-22 0.450000 3.658537
2022-03-14 0.600000 3.960396
2021-12-14 0.600000 3.058104
2021-09-14 0.600000 2.906977
2021-06-14 0.600000 2.801120
2021-03-12 0.600000 2.754821
2020-12-30 0.048000 0.216802
2020-11-27 0.048000 0.216802
2020-10-29 0.046829 0.306512
2020-09-29 0.046829 0.238094
2020-08-28 0.046829 0.165631
2020-07-30 0.046829 0.179371
2020-06-29 0.099512 0.387243
2020-05-28 0.099512 0.485713
2020-04-29 0.099512 0.481585
2020-03-30 0.485854 2.964288
2020-02-27 0.485854 1.120109
2020-01-30 0.485854 1.064103
2019-12-30 0.485854 1.058674
2019-12-26 0.292683 0.610501
2019-11-27 0.485854 1.066839
2019-10-30 0.485854 0.988096
2019-09-27 0.485854 0.978774
2019-08-29 0.485854 1.012196
2019-07-30 0.485854 0.954024
2019-06-27 0.485854 0.947489
2019-05-30 0.485854 0.942112
2019-04-29 0.485854 0.955121
2019-03-28 0.485854 0.996399
2019-02-27 0.485854 0.990454
2019-01-30 0.485854 1.037501
2018-12-28 1.890732 4.037501
2018-11-29 0.485854 1.003628
2018-10-30 0.485854 1.015913
2018-09-27 0.485854 0.839232
2018-08-30 0.485854 0.840933
2018-07-30 0.485854 0.891515
2018-06-28 0.485854 0.897298
2018-05-30 0.485854 0.892474
2018-04-27 0.485854 0.898269
2018-03-28 0.485854 0.908097
2018-02-27 0.485854 0.847804
2018-01-30 0.485854 0.810547
2017-12-28 1.656585 2.849949
2017-11-29 0.485854 0.816126
2017-10-30 0.485854 0.830001
2017-09-28 0.485854 0.794259
2017-08-29 0.485854 0.747748
2017-07-27 0.485854 0.776427
2017-06-28 0.485854 0.773533
2017-05-26 0.485854 0.792742
2017-04-26 0.485854 0.734579
2017-03-29 0.485854 0.753177
2017-02-24 0.485854 0.744395
2017-01-27 0.485854 0.741072
2016-12-28 0.971707 1.506352
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.0
dividendYield 19.96
exDividendDate 2026-09-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.29
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.2569721
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-09-15
dividendDate 2026-09-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.32070363
Address1 3,801 PGA Boulevard
Address2 Suite 603
All Time High 72.40976
All Time Low 4.63
Ask 5.11
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 40,140
Average Daily Volume3 Month 54,721
Average Volume 54,721
Average Volume10Days 40,140
Beta 0.901
Bid 5.22
Bid Size 1
Book Value 7.95
City Palm Beach Gardens
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,609,372,800
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 4.97
Current Ratio 1.142
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 5.02
Day Low 4.97
Debt To Equity 146.582
Display Name Great Elm Capital
Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Dividend Rate 1.0
Dividend Yield 19.96
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,019,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,019,400
Earnings Growth -0.545
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.453
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,736,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,736,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 5.266
Enterprise Value 229,910,544
Eps Current Year 1.075
Eps Forward 1.005
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -3.12
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 5.5818
Fifty Day Average Change -0.6118002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.10960626
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -32.070362
Fifty Two Week High 8.144
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.1740003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3897348
Fifty Two Week Low 4.63
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.33999968
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.073434055
Fifty Two Week Range 4.63 - 8.144
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,478,266,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 16.44
Forward Eps 1.005
Forward P E 4.9452734
Free Cashflow -52,236,248
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.05000019
Fullday Change Percent -0.9960197
Fullday Price 4.97
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 43,656,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.45858002
Held Percent Institutions 0.07172
Implied Shares Outstanding 13,889,750
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Last Dividend Value 0.25
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,646,006,400
Last Split Factor 1:6
Long Business Summary Great Elm Capital Corp. is a business development company which specializes in loan and mezzanine, middle market investments. It invests in the debt instruments of middle market companies. The fund invests in income-generating debt and equity investments, with an emphasis on specialty finance companies. The fund prefers to invest in media, commercial services and supplies, healthcare, telecommunication services, communications equipment. It typically makes equity investments between $3 million and $10 million in companies with revenues between $3 million and $75 million.
Long Name Great Elm Capital Corp.
Market us_market
Market Cap 69,032,056
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_29034087
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-10-16
Net Income To Common -38,305,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 73,893,470
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 5.015
Operating Cashflow 30,003,000
Operating Margins 0.77588
Payout Ratio 0.9172
Phone 561-214-7901
Prev Name Great Elm Capital Corporation
Previous Close 5.02
Price Eps Current Year 4.6232553
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.62515724
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.5812731
Profit Margins -0.87742996
Quick Ratio 0.968
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.05000019
Regular Market Change Percent -0.9960197
Regular Market Day High 5.02
Regular Market Day Low 4.97
Regular Market Day Range 4.97 - 5.02
Regular Market Open 5.015
Regular Market Previous Close 5.02
Regular Market Price 4.97
Regular Market Time 1,792,175,000
Regular Market Volume 25,245
Return On Assets 0.06329
Return On Equity -0.30589
Revenue Growth -0.237
Revenue Per Share 3.221
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 13,889,750
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0217
Shares Short 301,504
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 380,732
Short Name Great Elm Capital Corp.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0256
Short Ratio 4.81
Source Interval 15
State FL
Symbol GECC
Target High Price 6.5
Target Low Price 6.5
Target Mean Price 6.5
Target Median Price 6.5
Total Cash 1,669,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.12
Total Debt 161,852,992
Total Revenue 43,656,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.29
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.2569721
Trailing Eps -3.12
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 5.78745
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.81745005
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.14124529
Type Disp Equity
Volume 25,245
Website https://www.greatelmcc.com
Zip 33,410