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BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (TCPC)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Santa Monica, United States | NasdaqGS
4.41 USD +0.17 (3.892%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 11:41 a.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:12 p.m. EDT

TCPC is currently trading near its 52-week low, with a high dividend yield and a history of consistent dividend payouts. However, the stock is fundamentally weak, with negative profit margins and a high debt-to-equity ratio. The recent news about class-action lawsuits adds to the uncertainty. While the dividend yield is attractive, the stock's fundamentals are poor, making it a high-risk investment. Short-term traders might consider buying calls if the price moves above the $5 strike, but the overall outlook is bearish.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.201559
AutoETS0.211920
AutoARIMA0.211923
MSTL0.213409

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 11.22
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.102
Excess Kurtosis -1.46
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 173.164
Revenue per Share 2.374
Market Cap 371,478,240
Forward P/E 6.75
Beta 0.95
Profit Margins -44.07%
Website https://www.tcpcapital.com

As of April 11, 2026, 4:12 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. There is significant put activity, particularly around the $2.5 strike, indicating potential bearish sentiment. However, there are also calls with higher implied volatility, suggesting some bullish speculation. The high open interest in puts and the low IV in calls might indicate a cautious outlook, with traders possibly anticipating a price dip or volatility. The concentration of activity around the $5 strike suggests it is a focal point for speculation.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
4.82% 18.70% 20.20% 18.98%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-17 0.17 4.815864
2025-12-17 0.25 4.600839
2025-09-16 0.29 4.728272
2025-06-16 0.29 4.555179
2025-03-17 0.29 4.450566
2024-12-17 0.44 6.195506
2024-09-16 0.34 5.074018
2024-06-14 0.34 4.293418
2024-03-13 0.34 4.560584
2023-12-14 0.59 7.112826
2023-09-14 0.44 5.458974
2023-06-15 0.34 4.756966
2023-03-16 0.32 5.095008
2022-12-28 0.05 0.642588
2022-12-15 0.32 4.160782
2022-09-15 0.30 4.027649
2022-06-15 0.30 4.259831
2022-03-16 0.30 3.963487
2021-12-16 0.30 4.086560
2021-09-15 0.30 4.021415
2021-06-15 0.30 4.059146
2021-03-16 0.30 4.068223
2020-12-16 0.30 5.043315
2020-09-15 0.30 6.253219
2020-06-15 0.36 7.781546
2020-03-16 0.36 10.441424
2019-12-16 0.36 5.613735
2019-09-13 0.36 6.202771
2019-06-13 0.36 5.936656
2019-03-14 0.36 6.197541
2018-12-14 0.36 6.499076
2018-09-13 0.36 6.438640
2018-06-14 0.36 6.534446
2018-03-15 0.36 7.023358
2017-12-14 0.36 6.474779
2017-09-14 0.36 6.425312
2017-06-14 0.36 6.243575
2017-03-15 0.36 6.272755
2016-12-14 0.36 6.491600
2016-09-14 0.36 7.003618
2016-06-14 0.36 7.726234
2016-03-15 0.36 8.398438
2015-12-15 0.36 8.616895
2015-09-14 0.36 8.230562
2015-06-12 0.36 8.028830
2015-03-17 0.36 8.125950
2014-12-04 0.41 9.069849
2014-09-12 0.36 7.898958
2014-06-16 0.41 9.062515
2014-03-13 0.36 8.585526
2013-12-06 0.41 9.855225
2013-09-05 0.36 9.616075
2013-06-05 0.36 9.642562
2013-03-14 0.40 10.821409
2012-12-13 0.40 11.929660
2012-09-12 0.35 10.330152
2012-06-13 0.34 11.082869
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.92
dividendYield 21.62
exDividendDate 2026-03-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.23584907
lastDividendValue 0.17
lastDividendDate 2026-03-17
dividendDate 2026-03-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.36526948
Address1 2,951 28th Street
Address2 Suite 1000
All Time High 18.55
All Time Low 3.43
Ask 5.49
Ask Size 2
Average Analyst Rating 3.8 - Underperform
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,176,710
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,377,972
Average Volume 1,377,972
Average Volume10Days 1,176,710
Beta 0.947
Bid 3.12
Bid Size 2
Book Value 7.072
City Santa Monica
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 4.405
Current Ratio 6.661
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 4.405
Day Low 4.24
Debt To Equity 173.164
Display Name BlackRock TCP Capital
Dividend Date 1,774,915,200
Dividend Rate 0.92
Dividend Yield 21.62
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,169,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,169,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,157,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,157,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,157,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 6.601
Enterprise Value 1,332,030,976
Eps Current Year 0.7825
Eps Forward 0.6525
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -1.05
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,705,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 310 899 4950
Fifty Day Average 4.0914
Fifty Day Average Change 0.31360006
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.07664859
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -36.526947
Fifty Two Week High 8.06
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.6550002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.45347396
Fifty Two Week Low 3.43
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.97500014
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2842566
Fifty Two Week Range 3.43 - 8.06
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,333,546,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 12.71
Forward Eps 0.6525
Forward P E 6.7509584
Free Cashflow 52,744,080
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 201,786,192
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00476
Held Percent Institutions 0.26361
Implied Shares Outstanding 84,331,038
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,705,600
Last Dividend Value 0.17
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. is a business development company specializing in direct equity and debt investments in middle-market, small businesses, debt securities, senior secured loans, junior loans, originated loans, mezzanine, senior debt instruments, bonds, and secondary-market investments. It typically invests in communication services, public relations services, television, wireless telecommunication services, apparel, textile mills, restaurants, retailing, energy, oil and gas extraction, Patent owners and Lessors, Federal and Federally- Sponsored Credit agencies, insurance, hospital and healthcare centers, Biotechnology, engineering services, heavy electrical equipment, tax accounting, scientific and related consulting services, charter freight air transportation, Information technology consulting, application hosting services, software diagram and design, computer aided design, communication equipment, electronics manufacturing equipment, computer components, chemicals. It seeks to invest in the United States. The fund typically invests in debt between $10 million and $35 million in companies with enterprise values between $100 million and $1500 million including complex situations. It prefers to make equity investments in companies for an ownership stake.
Long Name BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.
Market us_market
Market Cap 371,478,240
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_66337678
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -88,931,016
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 358,394,871
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 4.24
Operating Cashflow 154,915,648
Operating Margins 0.86175
Payout Ratio 3.7778
Peg Ratio 0.9096
Phone 310 566 1000
Previous Close 4.24
Price Eps Current Year 5.629393
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.62287897
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.8409498
Profit Margins -0.44072
Quick Ratio 6.48
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key underperform
Recommendation Mean 3.75
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.16500044
Regular Market Change Percent 3.89152
Regular Market Day High 4.405
Regular Market Day Low 4.24
Regular Market Day Range 4.24 - 4.405
Regular Market Open 4.24
Regular Market Previous Close 4.24
Regular Market Price 4.405
Regular Market Time 1,776,440,472
Regular Market Volume 449,195
Return On Assets 0.061539996
Return On Equity -0.12859
Revenue Growth -0.283
Revenue Per Share 2.374
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 84,229,112
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.056700002
Shares Short 4,774,069
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,216,422
Short Name BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.
Short Percent Of Float 0.056900002
Short Ratio 2.91
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol TCPC
Target High Price 6.0
Target Low Price 3.5
Target Mean Price 4.33333
Target Median Price 3.5
Total Cash 61,075,496
Total Cash Per Share 0.724
Total Debt 1,035,542,848
Total Revenue 201,786,192
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.23584907
Trailing Eps -1.05
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 5.7681
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.3630996
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.23631692
Type Disp Equity
Volume 449,195
Website https://www.tcpcapital.com
Zip 90,405