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Runway Growth Finance Corp. (RWAY)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Menlo Park, United States | NasdaqGS
6.52 USD +0.21 (3.328%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 6.52
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:34 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is a classic value trap masked by an exceptionally high yield. While the 20.48% dividend yield is mathematically compelling, it is being funded by a collapsing share price rather than robust cash generation. The company is burning cash, with operating cash flow significantly negative while free cash flow remains thin, suggesting the dividend is unsustainable in the medium term. Fundamentally, the business is deteriorating; the stock has lost over a quarter of its value over the last four years, with the last two years showing consecutive declines. This multi-year trajectory confirms that the market has priced in a structural decline in the business quality, rendering the low P/E and high yield dangerous rather than safe. The options market agrees with this pessimism, with traders placing heavy bets on downside protection rather than upside potential. Until the burn rate is resolved and the dividend is cut or stabilized, this remains a speculative play on a distressed asset rather than a sound long-term investment.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.159284
MSTL0.160120
AutoTheta0.174281
AutoARIMA0.186939

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 2.32
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.001
Excess Kurtosis 0.19
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 138.058
Revenue per Share 3.54
Market Cap 273,252,576
Trailing P/E 27.17
Forward P/E 4.86
Beta 0.63
Profit Margins 5.83%
Website https://investors.runwaygrowth.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:34 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume concentrated at the $7.50 strike for the November expiration, creating a significant barrier against further downside. This 'floor' suggests a belief that the stock will not breach this level without a catalyst. Conversely, call interest is sparse and skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes, indicating a lack of aggressive bullish sentiment despite the attractive yield.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
5.12% 18.35% 16.06% —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-17 0.33 5.116279
2026-05-18 0.33 5.221519
2026-03-10 0.33 4.465494
2025-11-17 0.33 3.544576
2025-08-18 0.36 3.380282
2025-05-19 0.35 3.564155
2025-03-31 0.36 3.478261
2024-11-18 0.40 3.956479
2024-08-12 0.45 4.429134
2024-05-09 0.47 3.884297
2024-02-09 0.47 3.615385
2023-11-10 0.46 3.533026
2023-08-14 0.45 3.427266
2023-05-12 0.45 4.205608
2023-03-06 0.45 3.383459
2022-11-07 0.36 2.832415
2022-08-08 0.33 2.393038
2022-05-09 0.30 2.325581
2022-03-07 0.27 2.168675
2021-11-05 0.25 2.066116
Additional Data
dividendYield 20.63
exDividendDate 2026-08-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.32
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.20919177
lastDividendValue 0.33
lastDividendDate 2026-08-17
dividendDate 2026-08-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.36262625
Address1 2,061 Avy Avenue
Address2 2nd Floor
All Time High 14.92
All Time Low 5.19
Ask 8.21
Ask Size 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 320,400
Average Daily Volume3 Month 445,282
Average Volume 445,282
Average Volume10Days 320,400
Beta 0.63
Bid 4.59
Bid Size 2
Book Value 11.905
City Menlo Park
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 6.52
Current Ratio 1.066
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 6.53
Day Low 6.32
Debt To Equity 138.058
Display Name Runway Growth Finance
Dividend Date 1,788,134,400
Dividend Yield 20.63
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Earnings Growth 0.428
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.619
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 7.176
Enterprise Value 956,269,568
Eps Current Year 1.403
Eps Forward 1.34024
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.24
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,924,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 6.5826
Fifty Day Average Change -0.062600136
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.009509941
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -36.262627
Fifty Two Week High 10.2
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.6799998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3607843
Fifty Two Week Low 5.19
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.3299999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.25626203
Fifty Two Week Range 5.19 - 10.2
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,634,823,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 9.05
Forward Eps 1.34024
Forward P E 4.8648005
Free Cashflow 30,295,250
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Fullday Change 0.21000004
Fullday Change Percent 3.3280513
Fullday Price 6.52
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 133,260,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0113699995
Held Percent Institutions 0.46858
Implied Shares Outstanding 41,909,904
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Ipo Expected Date 2,021-10-21
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,924,800
Last Dividend Value 0.33
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Runway Growth Finance Corp. is a business development company specializing investments in senior-secured loans to late stage and growth companies. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the technology, life sciences, healthcare and information services, business services and select consumer services and products sectors. It prefers to investments in companies engaged in electronic equipment and instruments, systems software, hardware, storage and peripherals and specialized consumer services, application software, healthcare technology, internet software and services, data processing and outsourced services, internet retail, human resources and employment services, biotechnology, healthcare equipment and education services. It invests in senior secured loans between $10 million and $75 million.
Long Name Runway Growth Finance Corp.
Market us_market
Market Cap 273,252,576
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1685062209
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 7,762,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 282,472,752
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 6.32
Operating Cashflow -75,366,000
Operating Margins 0.84244
Payout Ratio 5.625
Peg Ratio 1.16
Phone 650-645-9751
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 6.52
Post Market Time 1,792,094,488
Previous Close 6.31
Price Eps Current Year 4.6471844
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.54766905
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.050522
Profit Margins 0.05825
Quick Ratio 0.928
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.375
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.21
Regular Market Change Percent 3.32805
Regular Market Day High 6.53
Regular Market Day Low 6.32
Regular Market Day Range 6.32 - 6.53
Regular Market Open 6.32
Regular Market Previous Close 6.31
Regular Market Price 6.52
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,401
Regular Market Volume 303,029
Return On Assets 0.05538
Return On Equity 0.0155
Revenue Growth 0.053
Revenue Per Share 3.54
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 41,909,904
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0862
Shares Short 3,611,027
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,568,666
Short Name Runway Growth Finance Corp.
Short Percent Of Float 0.10479999
Short Ratio 11.03
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol RWAY
Target High Price 11.0
Target Low Price 5.5
Target Mean Price 8.03571
Target Median Price 8.25
Total Cash 10,831,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.258
Total Debt 693,848,000
Total Revenue 133,260,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.32
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.20919177
Trailing Eps 0.24
Trailing P E 27.166668
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.940175
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.42017508
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.06054243
Type Disp Equity
Volume 303,029
Website https://investors.runwaygrowth.com
Zip 94,025