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FDUS

Fidus Investment Corp

Financial Services · Asset Management · listed since 2011

19.20$ +0.3% vs. previous close Closing price · As of: Sep 25, 2026
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Price history

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52-week range: 16.90 $ to 21.10 $ · Last price: 19.20 $ (As of: September 25, 2026)

Key figures

Key figures at a glance

Every figure we hold for this stock, grouped by topic. The question mark next to a label explains what the number means.

Basics

Market Cap ?The value of the entire company on the market: share price times total shares outstanding. 0.7$B
Shares Outstanding ?Total number of shares issued. Price times share count gives market cap. 40m
Float ?Share of stock freely tradable on the market — not locked up in the hands of founders, insiders, or major shareholders. –
Beta ?Volatility versus the overall market: 1 = moves like the market, 2 = twice as much, under 1 = calmer than the market. 0.7

Performance

Perf. 1M ?Price performance over the last month. -1.40%
Perf. 3M ?Price performance over the last 3 months. 5.90%
Perf. 6M ?Price performance over the last 6 months. 4.00%
YTD Performance (%) ?Price performance since the start of the year (Year to Date). 2.69%
52-Week-High Distance ?How far the price sits below its highest point over the last 52 weeks. 0% means the stock is at its year high. -7.9%
Perf. 1Y ?Price performance over the last 12 months. 4.58%
Perf. 3Y ?Price performance over the last 3 years. 43.73%
Perf. 5Y ?Price performance over the last 5 years. 94.70%
Perf. 10Y ?Price performance over the last 10 years. 258.71%
Perf. Since Inception ?Price performance since the first available trading day (06/21/2011) — with a complete history, that is since the IPO. 536.59%

Technical Indicators

MA 38 Days ?Moving average of the last 38 trading days: the smoothed price path. A price above it signals short-term strength. 19.70$
MA 50 Days ?Moving average of the last 50 trading days — the most widely watched medium-term trend line. 19.70$
MA 200 Days ?Moving average of the last 200 trading days — the dividing line between a long-term uptrend and downtrend. 19.00$
RSI (14) ?Relative Strength Index over 14 days, scale 0 to 100: above 70 counts as overbought, below 30 as oversold. A hint on timing, not a verdict on the company. 38.4
Volatility 30 Days ?Price swings over the last 30 trading days, annualized. The higher the value, the more the price fluctuates. 10.2%
Volatility 250 Days ?Price swings over the last 250 trading days (roughly one market year), annualized. 23.3%

Calculated from the price history · as of 09/25/2026

Valuation

P/E ?Price-to-earnings ratio: how many years of profit does the stock cost? The lower, the cheaper the valuation. No earnings means no P/E. 9.3
Forward P/E ?P/E based on expected earnings for the next 12 months instead of past earnings — analysts' bet on the future. 9.9
PEG ?P/E divided by expected earnings growth: puts valuation in relation to growth. Around 1 is considered fair, well above that is pricey. 3.5
P/B ?Price-to-book ratio: market value relative to book equity. 1.0
P/S ?Price-to-sales ratio: market value divided by annual sales. Important for companies that aren't (yet) profitable. 4.9
EV/EBITDA ?Enterprise value including debt (EV) relative to operating profit before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) — more comparable than P/E because debt counts too. Extreme values arise when EBITDA is near zero. 10.9
Price/FCF ?Market value divided by free cash flow: how many years of freely available cash does the stock cost? More honest than P/E because cash flow is harder to dress up. –

Profitability

Gross Margin ?Gross margin: what's left of sales after only direct production costs are deducted — the product's pricing power. 100.0%
EBIT Margin ?EBIT margin: operating profit as a percentage of sales — the earning power of the core business before interest and taxes. 72.5%
Net Margin ?Net margin: what's left of sales as profit after ALL costs, interest, and taxes. 45.4%
Return on Equity ?Return on equity: how much profit does the company generate per year on shareholders' equity? 11.6%
Return on Assets ?Return on assets: how much profit the company generates from its total assets (equity and debt combined). 5.5%

Balance Sheet & Safety

Equity Ratio ?Equity ratio: equity as a share of total assets. The higher, the more resilient the balance sheet. 52.0%
Debt/Equity ?Leverage ratio: financial debt divided by equity. Under 1 is generally seen as solid; negative values mean negative equity. 0.0
Altman Z″ ?Edward Altman's bankruptcy early-warning score. We use the Z″ variant, built from four balance-sheet ratios — it is designed for service companies and non-manufacturers and uses book value instead of market value. On that scale: below 1.1 = danger zone, 2.6 and up = safe zone, in between a grey area. Because the classic Altman Z is calculated differently, the two numbers are not directly comparable. The formula does not fit banks, insurers, or real-estate stocks. 1.18
Piotroski ?Balance-sheet health check by Joseph Piotroski: 9 yes/no criteria on profit, cash flow, leverage, and efficiency. 7+ is very solid, under 3 is a red flag. weak 2 out of 9

Growth

Sales Growth Last Quarter ?Sales growth in the most recently reported quarter versus the same quarter a year ago (YoY). 30.20%
EPS Growth Last Quarter ?Growth in earnings per share in the most recently reported quarter versus the same quarter a year ago (YoY). -9.20%
Sales Growth (Year) ?Sales growth in the last fiscal year versus the year before. 40.09%
Forward Sales Growth ?Sales growth analysts expect over the next 12 months — an estimate, not a guarantee. -72.15%
Forward EPS Growth ?Earnings-per-share growth analysts expect over the next 12 months — an estimate, not a guarantee. 0.10%

Dividend

This stock currently pays no dividend.

Quality & Screener

Stage ?Weinstein phases 1 through 4: 1 = basing, 2 = uptrend (the only buy phase), 3 = topping, 4 = downtrend. Measured against the 30-week line. –
RS Rating ?Relative strength from 1 to 99: an RS of 95 means the stock has outperformed 95% of all stocks. –
EPS Rating ?Earnings growth rating from 1 to 99 versus all stocks — high values mean above-average earnings growth. –
Fundamental Rating ?Our own Fundamental Rating: 0 to 100 points with an A+ to F grade. 50 points is the average across the universe, 100 the best possible score. It scores growth, earnings surprises, analyst estimates, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet safety — every stock percentile-ranked against all others. Grades: A+ from 95, A from 75, B from 55, C from 45, D from 25, E from 5, F below. D (43 out of 100)

Highlighted are things our editorial team noticed: green = stands out as strong, red = deserves a closer look. No single metric is a verdict on its own — always read it in context.

Comparison

Industry comparison

The stock alongside the largest companies in the same group. The median row is the middle value of the companies shown above — not of the whole industry.

Industry: Asset Management

Industry comparison
Company Market cap ($B) P/E EV/EBITDA Gross Margin % EBIT Margin % Sales Growth (Year) % Perf. 1Y %
Fidus Investment Corp FDUS 0.7 9.3 10.9 100.0 72.5 40.1 4.6
BlackRock Inc BLK 183.2 27.3 14.9 47.2 35.6 18.7 -3.3
Blackstone Group Inc BX 148.6 30.3 15.7 100.0 38.0 21.6 -29.8
KKR & Co. Inc. KKR 93.4 32.6 1.1 54.8 11.0 -11.0 -30.2
Apollo Global Management, Inc. APO 72.6 76.7 7.9 36.1 13.5 16.0 -10.6
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. BAM 71.7 28.5 18.2 74.4 64.5 15.8 -20.1
State Street Corp STT 50.4 18.4 0.0 100.0 27.8 3.0 64.4
Ameriprise Financial Inc AMP 44.8 12.4 0.0 54.9 37.2 9.6 -0.1
Ares Management LP ARES 41.9 56.1 18.4 37.4 18.4 66.6 -21.8
Median of companies shown 71.7 28.5 10.9 54.9 35.6 16.0 -10.6

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Fiscal years

Annual Figures

Fiscal years from the audited annual reports, oldest first. EBIT is the operating profit before interest and taxes; total assets are everything the company owns.

Revenue, operating income and net income per fiscal year $M

Revenue Operating income Net income

2016 · Revenue: 47 $M 2016 · Operating income: 27 $M 2016 · Net income: 42 $M 2017 · Revenue: 52 $M 2017 · Operating income: 34 $M 2017 · Net income: 44 $M 2018 · Revenue: 57 $M 2018 · Operating income: 48 $M 2018 · Net income: 49 $M 2019 · Revenue: 54 $M 2019 · Operating income: 49 $M 2019 · Net income: 48 $M 2020 · Revenue: 40 $M 2020 · Operating income: 33 $M 2020 · Net income: 31 $M 2021 · Revenue: 127 $M 2021 · Operating income: 119 $M 2021 · Net income: 116 $M 2022 · Revenue: 72 $M 2022 · Operating income: 48 $M 2022 · Net income: 36 $M 2023 · Revenue: 109 $M 2023 · Operating income: 80 $M 2023 · Net income: 77 $M 2024 · Revenue: 114 $M 2024 · Operating income: 82 $M 2024 · Net income: 78 $M 2025 · Revenue: 159 $M 2025 · Operating income: 121 $M 2025 · Net income: 82 $M
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Annual Figures
Fiscal Year Revenue ($M) EBIT ($M) Net Income ($M) EPS ($) Operating Cash Flow ($M) Equity ($M) Total Assets ($M)
2016 47 27 42 2.27 -34 354 587
2017 52 34 44 1.87 -28 393 646
2018 57 48 49 2.02 8 403 694
2019 54 49 48 1.98 -69 412 789
2020 40 33 31 1.28 56 411 876
2021 127 119 116 4.75 168 488 897
2022 72 48 36 1.46 -106 480 936
2023 109 80 77 2.93 48 589,474 1,090,898
2024 114 82 78 2.40 62 656 1,164
2025 159 121 82 2.32 -147 742 1,427

Quarters

Quarterly Figures

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Revenue & Profit

Cash Flow

Balance Sheet

Margins

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Sales Per Quarter ($M)
2024: Q3 · 24.5 $M Q3 2024: Q4 · 27.2 $M Q4 2025: Q1 · 30.2 $M Q1 2025: Q2 · 35.5 $M Q2 2025: Q3 · 29.8 $M Q3 2025: Q4 · 32.7 $M Q4 2026: Q1 · 35.3 $M Q1 2026: Q2 · 49.9 $M Q2

Source: fundamental data

Quarterly Figures
Quarter EPS (Earnings Per Share) EPS YoY (%) Sales ($M) Sales YoY (%) Net Margin (%) OCF ($M) FCF ($M)
2024: Q3 0.61 -10.30 25 -22.70 67.20 20 20
2024: Q4 0.54 -16.90 27 -22.70 64.60 21 21
2025: Q1 0.54 -8.50 30 7.10 65.00 -50 -50
2025: Q2 0.57 0.00 36 5.30 71.20 40 40
2025: Q3 0.50 -18.00 30 21.40 64.30 -32 -32
2025: Q4 0.52 -3.70 33 20.10 56.10 -105 -105
2026: Q1 0.62 14.80 35 16.80 56.30 13 13
2026: Q2 0.50 -12.30 50 40.70 37.40 -75 -75

What Do These Terms Mean?

EPS (Earnings Per Share):
Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
YoY (Year over Year):
Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
Sales:
All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
Net Margin:
What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
FCF (Free Cash Flow):
Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.

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Screening

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Risk & Weakness

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Outlook

Analysts & Price Target

Combined picture of the price targets and recommendations of every analyst covering the stock. Price targets are expectations for the next 12 months, not promises — and they often follow the price rather than predict it.

Consensus Sell 1 = Strong buy … 5 = Strong sell
Analyst Ratings 4
Price Target (average) 21.50$
Distance to price 12.0% The price target sits 12.0% above the current price.

Distribution of Recommendations

Strong Buy 2
Buy 1
Hold 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0

Estimates by Fiscal Year

Estimates by Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EPS Estimate ($) EPS Range ($) Revenue Estimate ($M) Expected Growth Analysts
12/31/2026 2.13 2.12 – 2.15 181 0.1% 5
12/31/2027 1.97 1.88 – 2.03 184 -7.4% 5

Average of the analyst estimates for the coming fiscal years. The range shows how far the most optimistic and the most cautious estimate sit apart — the wider it is, the less certain the expectation.

Valuation

What is priced in?

Free cash flow over the past twelve months is negative, which rules out a serious reverse calculation. Any growth rate only makes a negative cash flow more negative; no present value comes out of it. What the price reflects here is therefore not a stream of cash flows, but the expectation that there will be one at all.

A simplified model calculation — not a forecast and not a recommendation.

AI classification

AI Rating

Not yet rated — we only show a category once an SEC-backed file with at least two cited passages is available.

How the Rating Is Built

Growth

Growth Score

Ten checks against the annual reports — each one passed counts a point.

3 of 10 Weak growth
  • Revenue grows by more than 15% a year over three years 30.5%
  • More than 10% revenue growth is expected for the coming year -72.2%
  • Share count grows by less than 3% a year 13.2%
  • Revenue growth plus cash-flow margin add up to at least 40 ("Rule of 40") -52.2%
  • Gross margin at 40% or higher and without meaningful erosion 72.6%
  • Goodwill from acquisitions does not grow faster than revenue 0.0%
  • Net debt below twice EBITDA 4.8 x EBITDA
  • Operating cash flow covers the profits of the last three years -274 m
  • Return on capital at 15% or higher, or up versus two years ago 8.7%
  • Insiders hold at least 10% or are net buyers 0.9%

A criterion without figures counts neither as passed nor as failed; a score is only produced from 7 judgeable criteria upwards. Source: fundamental data. All ten criteria in detail

Quality check

AAQS

4/10

The AAQS (AlleAktien Quality Score) checks 10 quality criteria on growth, profitability, and balance-sheet strength — per the methodology developed and published by AlleAktien, calculated by us from our own fundamental data. A stock counts as a quality stock from 9 out of 10 points. Where a company has a shorter listing history, we calculate over the fiscal years available (at least five).

  • Sales growth 10Y > 5% 14.4%
  • Exp. sales growth 3Y > 5% 7.6%
  • EBIT growth 10Y > 5% 18.1%
  • Exp. EBIT growth 3Y > 5% -7.8%
  • Net debt < 4x EBIT 4.7x
  • EBIT positive, 10Y straight 10
  • Max. EBIT decline < 50% 59.9%
  • Return on equity > 15% 11.1%
  • ROCE > 15% 8.7%
  • Expected return > 10% -26.4%

View stocks with the full AAQS score · Read the methodology at AlleAktien

Source: fundamental data

The company

About the Company

Fidus Investment Corporation ist eine Business Development Company. Sie ist spezialisiert auf Leveraged Buyouts, Refinanzierungen, Eigentümerwechsel, Rekapitalisierungen, strategische Übernahmen, Mezzanine-Kapital, Wachstumskapital, Geschäftsausweitung, Investitionen im unteren Mid-Market, Fremdkapitalinvestitionen, nachrangige und zweitrangig besicherte Kredite, vorrangig besicherte und Unitranche-Kredite, Vorzugsaktien, Warrants, nachrangige Schuldtitel, nachrangige Senior-Notes, nachrangig besicherte Kredite und Unitranche-Kredite. Sie investiert nicht in Sanierungsfälle oder notleidende Situationen. Der Fonds bevorzugt Investitionen in den Bereichen Luft- und Raumfahrt sowie Verteidigung, Unternehmensdienstleistungen, Konsumgüter und -dienstleistungen einschließlich Einzelhandel, Lebensmittel und Getränke, Gesundheitsprodukte und -dienstleistungen, Industrieprodukte und -dienstleistungen, IT-Dienstleistungen, Nischenfertigung, Transport und Logistik sowie Mehrwertdistribution. Er strebt Investitionen in Unternehmen mit Sitz in den Vereinigten Staaten an. Der Fonds investiert typischerweise zwischen 5 und 30 Millionen US-Dollar pro Transaktion in Unternehmen mit einem Jahresumsatz zwischen 10 und 150 Millionen US-Dollar und einem Jahres-EBITDA zwischen 5 und 30 Millionen US-Dollar, kann aber gelegentlich auch in größere oder kleinere Unternehmen investieren. Der Fonds investiert typischerweise zwischen 5 und 15 Millionen US-Dollar in Fremdkapitalinvestitionen. Er strebt an, im Zusammenhang mit seinen Investitionen Minderheitsbeteiligungen und Board-Beobachterrechte zu erwerben.

Headquarters
Evanston, IL
Address
1603 Orrington Avenue, 60201 Evanston, United States
Phone
847-859-3940
Website
fdus.com
IPO Date
06/21/2011
ISIN
US3165001070
Stock Split
1:1 on 09/10/2013

Management

Management
Name Title Birth Year
Edward H. Ross Chairman of the Board & CEO 1966
Thomas C. Lauer President, MD & Director 1968
Michael J. Miller MD & Head of Business Development –
Robert G. Lesley Jr., C.F.A. Managing Director –
J. Connor Hoesley Managing Director –
Matthew Culbertson Managing Director –
Will Brown CPA, CPA Managing Director –
Shelby Elizabeth Sherard CPA CFO, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary 1970
Amanda Armstrong Accounting Manager –
Jody Burfening Investor Relations Contact –

Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.

Data as of: September 25, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)

Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.

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