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OFS Capital Corporation (OFS)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Chicago, United States | NasdaqGS
4.07 USD -0.03 (-0.732%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 9:32 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:17 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The company is reporting negative earnings and shrinking revenues, trading at a forward P/E that implies profitability where none currently exists. While the stock trades at a discount to book value, this is a classic value trap driven by deteriorating operations and a massive debt load relative to equity. The 15.8% dividend yield is dangerously misleading; with a payout ratio of only 5.6%, the company is retaining almost all cash flow, likely because it cannot afford to pay out more without jeopardizing solvency. This suggests the dividend is not a reliable income stream but rather a reflection of capital constraints. Technically, the stock has lost nearly half its value over the last nine years and is currently struggling to hold above its 200-day moving average. The options market confirms this pessimism, with traders buying protection far below current prices while ignoring upside potential. Despite the attractive headline yield, the lack of earnings growth and the structural decline in share price make this a poor long-term hold. The short-term outlook remains bearish as the stock continues to grind lower against its moving averages.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.045057
MSTL0.061113
AutoETS0.061811
AutoARIMA0.061812

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 3.19
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.495
Excess Kurtosis -0.87
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-17
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-17
Debt to Equity Ratio 162.942
Revenue per Share 2.662
Market Cap 54,530,184
Forward P/E 5.50
Beta 0.93
Profit Margins -62.24%
Website https://www.ofscapital.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume concentrated at deep out-of-the-money strikes ($2.50), while call activity is negligible and limited to the money. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for puts compared to calls, suggesting a fear of further downside rather than an expectation of a rally.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
4.71% 19.14% 16.36% 14.37%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-18 0.17 4.709141
2026-06-18 0.17 4.670330
2026-03-20 0.17 6.071429
2025-12-19 0.17 3.687635
2025-09-19 0.34 4.086539
2025-06-20 0.34 3.962704
2025-03-21 0.34 3.695652
2024-12-20 0.34 4.223602
2024-09-20 0.34 4.004712
2024-06-18 0.34 3.609342
2024-03-15 0.34 3.389831
2023-12-21 0.34 2.969432
2023-09-21 0.34 2.946274
2023-06-22 0.33 3.309930
2023-03-23 0.33 3.286853
2022-12-22 0.30 2.923977
2022-09-22 0.29 3.101604
2022-06-22 0.29 2.614968
2022-03-23 0.28 2.263541
2021-12-22 0.25 2.314815
2021-09-22 0.24 2.298851
2021-06-22 0.22 2.211055
2021-03-23 0.20 2.372479
2020-12-23 0.18 2.439024
2020-09-22 0.17 3.719912
2020-06-22 0.17 3.359684
2020-03-23 0.34 8.695652
2019-12-23 0.34 3.043867
2019-09-20 0.34 2.936097
2019-06-20 0.34 2.741936
2019-03-21 0.34 2.830974
2018-12-14 0.34 3.105023
2018-09-13 0.34 2.694136
2018-06-21 0.34 2.830974
2018-03-21 0.71 6.184669
2017-12-14 0.34 2.807597
2017-09-14 0.34 2.589490
2017-06-14 0.34 2.437276
2017-03-17 0.34 2.325581
2016-12-14 0.34 2.579666
2016-09-14 0.34 2.546816
2016-06-14 0.34 2.759740
2016-03-15 0.34 2.784603
2015-12-15 0.34 3.250478
2015-09-14 0.34 3.186504
2015-06-12 0.34 2.766477
2015-03-13 0.34 2.773246
2014-12-15 0.34 2.910959
2014-09-12 0.34 2.722178
2014-06-12 0.34 2.728732
2014-01-29 0.34 2.666667
2013-10-15 0.34 2.698413
2013-07-15 0.34 2.816901
2013-04-15 0.34 2.479942
2013-01-15 0.17 1.193820
Additional Data
dividendYield 16.59
exDividendDate 2026-09-18
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.85
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.20731708
lastDividendValue 0.17
lastDividendDate 2026-09-18
dividendDate 2026-10-05

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.4159544
Address1 222 West Adams Street
Address2 Suite 1850
All Time High 15.24
All Time Low 2.72
Ask 4.23
Ask Size 8
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 122,510
Average Daily Volume3 Month 72,696
Average Volume 72,696
Average Volume10Days 122,510
Beta 0.925
Bid 4.06
Bid Size 1
Book Value 8.405
City Chicago
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 4.07
Current Ratio 1.044
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 4.11
Day Low 4.07
Debt To Equity 162.942
Display Name OFS Capital
Dividend Date 1,791,158,400
Dividend Yield 16.59
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,506,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,506,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,441,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 6.574
Enterprise Value 234,442,112
Eps Current Year 0.48
Eps Forward 0.74
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -1.65
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,689,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 847-734-7910
Fifty Day Average 3.7584
Fifty Day Average Change 0.3116002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.08290768
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -41.59544
Fifty Two Week High 7.24
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.1699996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.43784526
Fifty Two Week Low 2.72
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.3500001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4963236
Fifty Two Week Range 2.72 - 7.24
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,352,385,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 13.31
Forward Eps 0.74
Forward P E 5.5
Free Cashflow 7,118,125
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 47
Fullday Change -0.029999733
Fullday Change Percent -0.73170084
Fullday Price 4.07
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 35,661,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.22601
Held Percent Institutions 0.038429998
Implied Shares Outstanding 13,398,079
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,689,600
Last Dividend Value 0.17
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary OFS Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in direct and fund investments as well as add-on acquisitions. It provides flexible capital solutions primarily through debt capital and to a lesser extent, minority equity investments serving the needs of U.S.-based middle-market companies across a broad array of industries. It does not invest in operational turnarounds or start-up businesses. For direct, it specializes in debt and structured equity investments, recapitalizations and refinancing, management and leveraged buyouts, acquisition financings, ownership transition, shareholder liquidity events, growth capital, independent sponsor transactions, ESOPs, and minority investments in the lower middle market companies. It invests in the aerospace and defense, business services, consumer products and services, construction & building, durable goods, capital equipment, automotive, food and beverage, healthcare & pharmaceutical, specialty chemicals, transportation cargo and logistics, value added distribution, franchising, and industrial and niche manufacturing sectors. The firm invests in companies based in United States. It seeks to invest between $3 million and $35 million, revenues between $15 million and $300 million, annual EBITDA between $5 million and $50 million, and Enterprise value between $10 million and $500 million. The firm seeks to invest in companies with debt investment values between $5 million and $25 million. The fund uses senior secured, unitranche loans, first-lien, second lien, subordinated/ mezzanine loans, warrants, and preferred equity securities and common equity securities. It prefers to take a minority as well as majority stake in the investments made. It also co-invests with its partners for additional capital.
Long Name OFS Capital Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 54,530,184
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_104654807
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -22,196,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 47,697,157
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 4.11
Operating Cashflow 64,553,000
Operating Margins 0.66389
Payout Ratio 5.6667
Peg Ratio 1.83
Phone 847-734-2000
Previous Close 4.1
Price Eps Current Year 8.479167
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.4842356
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.5291266
Profit Margins -0.62242
Quick Ratio 0.745
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.029999733
Regular Market Change Percent -0.73170084
Regular Market Day High 4.11
Regular Market Day Low 4.07
Regular Market Day Range 4.07 - 4.11
Regular Market Open 4.11
Regular Market Previous Close 4.1
Regular Market Price 4.07
Regular Market Time 1,791,984,752
Regular Market Volume 645
Return On Assets 0.04486
Return On Equity -0.17152001
Revenue Growth -0.347
Revenue Per Share 2.662
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 13,398,078
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0399
Shares Short 534,473
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 506,649
Short Name OFS Capital Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0515
Short Ratio 6.4
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol OFS
Target High Price 5.0
Target Low Price 5.0
Target Mean Price 5.0
Target Median Price 5.0
Total Cash 3,982,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.297
Total Debt 183,492,000
Total Revenue 35,661,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.85
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.20731708
Trailing Eps -1.65
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 3.8543
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.21570015
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.05596351
Type Disp Equity
Volume 645
Website https://www.ofscapital.com
Zip 60,606