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SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
11.38 USD -0.15 (-1.301%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 11.38

Short-term:★⯪☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:46 a.m. EDT

The investment case for SLR Investment Corp. is currently compromised by a severe disconnect between its headline-yielding dividend and its actual financial health. While the stock offers a reported yield exceeding 12%, the payout ratio of 113% reveals that the company is distributing more cash than it generates from operations, effectively burning capital to maintain the dividend. This is unsustainable and signals that the payout is likely being funded by asset liquidation or debt, rather than organic earnings. Fundamentally, the business is deteriorating. Revenue has contracted by nearly 10% year-over-year, and earnings have collapsed by two-thirds. The stock price reflects this reality, having lost over 30% of its value over the past nine years, with the most recent annual period seeing another decline. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt that is more than double its equity base. Technically and sentiment-wise, the outlook is bleak. The stock is trading well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, confirming a downtrend. Options activity confirms this pessimism, with traders aggressively buying put protection while avoiding calls entirely. Although analysts have set a modest price target suggesting a rebound, the underlying fundamentals—shrinking revenues, eroding earnings, and an insolvent-like dividend structure—do not support a bullish thesis. This appears to be a value trap where the high yield is a lure masking a failing business.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.071140
AutoETS0.077416
AutoARIMA0.077417
MSTL0.079611

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 15.67
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.108
Excess Kurtosis -1.53
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-10
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-10
Debt to Equity Ratio 117.47
Revenue per Share 3.841
Market Cap 620,831,744
Trailing P/E 8.37
Forward P/E 8.60
Beta 0.70
Profit Margins 35.20%
Previous Name Solar Capital Ltd.
Website https://slrinvestmentcorp.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest significantly exceeds call open interest across all expirations, with deep out-of-the-money puts showing notable accumulation relative to calls. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term puts compared to calls, indicating a fear premium. The lack of significant call open interest suggests the market views any potential recovery as limited or unlikely in the near term.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.57% 10.58% 10.40% 10.50%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-11 0.310 2.566225
2026-06-12 0.310 2.439024
2026-03-13 0.410 2.964570
2025-12-12 0.410 2.614796
2025-09-12 0.410 2.551338
2025-06-13 0.410 2.513795
2025-03-14 0.410 2.452153
2024-12-13 0.410 2.492401
2024-09-13 0.410 2.664068
2024-06-13 0.410 2.559301
2024-03-13 0.410 2.693824
2023-12-13 0.410 2.699144
2023-09-19 0.137 0.882732
2023-08-17 0.137 0.913943
2023-07-19 0.137 0.924426
2023-06-16 0.137 0.952712
2023-05-23 0.137 0.976479
2023-04-19 0.137 0.921318
2023-03-22 0.137 0.934516
2023-02-15 0.137 0.918846
2023-01-25 0.137 0.887306
2022-12-21 0.137 0.981375
2022-11-16 0.137 0.989884
2022-10-19 0.137 1.041825
2022-09-19 0.137 0.926928
2022-08-17 0.137 0.902503
2022-07-20 0.137 0.949411
2022-06-22 0.137 0.943526
2022-05-18 0.137 0.900723
2022-04-20 0.137 0.769663
2022-03-17 0.410 2.303371
2021-12-15 0.410 2.245345
2021-09-22 0.410 2.129870
2021-06-22 0.410 2.139875
2021-03-17 0.410 2.198391
2020-12-16 0.410 2.369942
2020-09-16 0.410 2.512255
2020-06-17 0.410 2.481840
2020-03-18 0.410 5.430463
2019-12-18 0.410 1.968315
2019-09-18 0.410 1.981634
2019-06-19 0.410 1.992225
2019-03-20 0.410 1.947744
2018-12-19 0.410 2.096115
2018-09-19 0.410 1.906977
2018-06-20 0.410 1.941288
2018-03-21 0.410 2.011776
2017-12-20 0.400 1.992032
2017-09-20 0.400 1.960784
2017-06-20 0.400 1.850139
2017-03-21 0.400 1.839080
2016-12-13 0.400 1.937046
2016-09-20 0.400 1.969473
2016-06-21 0.400 2.137894
2016-03-22 0.400 2.290951
2015-12-15 0.400 2.458513
2015-09-22 0.400 2.427185
2015-06-23 0.400 2.160994
2015-03-17 0.400 2.028398
2014-12-16 0.400 2.321532
2014-09-16 0.400 2.032520
2014-06-17 0.400 1.960784
2014-03-18 0.400 1.820665
2013-12-17 0.400 1.780944
2013-09-17 0.400 1.814882
2013-06-18 0.600 2.598527
2013-03-19 0.600 2.541296
2012-12-18 0.600 2.547771
2012-09-18 0.600 2.592913
2012-06-15 0.600 2.803738
2012-03-16 0.600 2.664298
2011-12-13 0.600 2.719855
2011-09-16 0.600 2.711252
2011-06-15 0.600 2.414487
2011-03-15 0.600 2.559727
2010-12-15 0.600 2.496879
2010-09-15 0.600 2.962963
2010-06-15 0.600 2.994012
2010-03-16 0.340 1.761658
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.44
dividendYield 12.48
exDividendDate 2026-09-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.54
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.13356462
lastDividendValue 0.31
lastDividendDate 2026-09-11
dividendDate 2026-09-25

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.18515903
Address1 500 Park Avenue
Address2 Third Floor
All Time High 25.95
All Time Low 7.42
Ask 14.68
Ask Size 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 347,450
Average Daily Volume3 Month 382,370
Average Volume 382,370
Average Volume10Days 347,450
Beta 0.703
Bid 8.29
Bid Size 2
Book Value 18.002
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 11.38
Current Ratio 1.092
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 11.56
Day Low 11.355
Debt To Equity 117.47
Display Name SLR Investment
Dividend Date 1,790,294,400
Dividend Rate 1.44
Dividend Yield 12.48
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Earnings Growth -0.659
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.659
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,736,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,736,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,736,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 6.452
Enterprise Value 1,352,032,768
Eps Current Year 1.30632
Eps Forward 1.32289
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.36
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 994 8545
Fifty Day Average 12.1996
Fifty Day Average Change -0.8196001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.06718254
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -18.515903
Fifty Two Week High 16.36
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.9800005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.304401
Fifty Two Week Low 11.23
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.15000057
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.013357131
Fifty Two Week Range 11.23 - 16.36
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,265,725,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 10.62
Forward Eps 1.32289
Forward P E 8.602378
Free Cashflow 93,505,128
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Fullday Change -0.14999962
Fullday Change Percent -1.3009508
Fullday Price 11.38
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 209,560,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02875
Held Percent Institutions 0.43431
Implied Shares Outstanding 54,554,634
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Last Dividend Value 0.31
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary SLR Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in secured debt (first lien unitranche and second lien), subordinated (unsecured) debt, minority equity, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, general refinancing, growth capital and strategic income-oriented control equity investments in leveraged middle market companies. The fund invests in aerospace and defense; air freight & logistics; asset management; automotive; banking; beverage, food and tobacco; building products; buildings and real estate; broadcasting and entertainment; cargo transport; commercial services and supplies; communications equipment; chemicals, plastics and rubber; containers, packaging and glass; construction & engineering; diversified/conglomerate manufacturing; consumer Finance; distributors; diversified/conglomerate services; diversified financial services; diversified real estate activities; food products; Footwear; Education Services; diversified telecommunications services; electronics; farming and agriculture; finance; grocery; health care equipment and supplies; health care facilities; education and childcare; home and office furnishing, durable consumer products; hotels, motels, inns and gaming; insurance; restaurants, leisure, amusement, and entertainment; leisure equipment tolls and services, media, multiline retail, multi sector holdings; paper and forest products; personal products; professional services, research and consulting services, software; specialty retail; textiles apparel and luxury goods, thrifts and mortgage finance, trading companies and distributors, utilities, and wireless telecommunication services; industrial conglomerates; internet software and services, IT services, machinery; mining, steel, iron, and non-precious metals; oil and gas; personal, food and miscellaneous services; printing and publishing; retail stores; telecommunications; textiles and leather; and utilities. It also invests in life sciences with focus on specialty pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotech, health Care Providers and services; health Care technology, enabling technologies and tools. The fund primarily invests in United States. The fund's investments generally range between $5 million and $25million. The fund invests in companies with debt investments between $10 million and $50 million with revenues between $50 million and $1000 million and EBITDA between $15 million and $100 million. It invests in the form of senior secured loans, mezzanine loans, and equity securities. It may also seek investments in thinly traded public companies and also make secondary investments. The fund makes non-control equity investments. It primarily exits within three years of the initial capital commitment.
Long Name SLR Investment Corp.
Market us_market
Market Cap 620,831,744
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_36113932
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-10-16
Net Income To Common 73,772,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 642,926,361
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 11.55
Operating Cashflow 156,508,992
Operating Margins 0.7076
Payout Ratio 1.1324
Peg Ratio 4.37
Phone 212 993 1670
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 11.38
Post Market Time 1,792,180,813
Prev Name Solar Capital Ltd.
Previous Close 11.53
Price Eps Current Year 8.711495
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.63215196
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.962549
Profit Margins 0.35202998
Quick Ratio 1.089
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.375
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.15
Regular Market Change Percent -1.30095
Regular Market Day High 11.56
Regular Market Day Low 11.355
Regular Market Day Range 11.355 - 11.56
Regular Market Open 11.55
Regular Market Previous Close 11.53
Regular Market Price 11.38
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,801
Regular Market Volume 261,988
Return On Assets 0.03613
Return On Equity 0.07473
Revenue Growth -0.094
Revenue Per Share 3.841
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 54,554,634
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.021
Shares Short 1,146,267
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,022,046
Short Name SLR Investment Corp.
Short Percent Of Float 0.023
Short Ratio 3.08
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol SLRC
Target High Price 18.0
Target Low Price 12.0
Target Mean Price 14.875
Target Median Price 14.0
Total Cash 422,484,992
Total Cash Per Share 7.744
Total Debt 1,153,686,016
Total Revenue 209,560,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.54
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.13356462
Trailing Eps 1.36
Trailing P E 8.367647
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 13.6462
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.2662
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.16606821
Type Disp Equity
Volume 261,988
Website https://slrinvestmentcorp.com
Zip 10,022-1606