NASDAQ · FDUS
Fidus Investment Corporation
Financial Services · Asset Management
$18.56▼ 0.59% ($0.11)at close
As of 4:00 PM ET
Valuation
P/E Valuation
Verdict: expensive. Price above all scenarios.
Estimated value / share · Base
$15.92
−14%Price vs. estimate range
Assumption scenarios, not confidence intervals
Bear $17.84, Base $15.92, Bull $17.13; price used $18.56
Bear $17.84, Base $15.92, Bull $17.13; price used $18.56
- P/E multiple
- 7.8×
- Earnings basis
- Trailing EPS
USD · Trailing earnings · Price Oct 23, 8:00 PM UTC
Price vs Fundamentals
Why The Stock Is Moving
What changed
The stock fell 10.29% over the last year. Income grew 16.9% over the trailing twelve months. Operating margin moved from 89.57% to 94.86%.
What the market seems to be pricing
The stock has moved lower against modestly improving underlying metrics. The operating data does not yet tell a clear story — the move may reflect sentiment, sector rotation, or macro factors rather than company-specific earnings power.
What would invalidate this read
Operating margin currently stands at 94.86%. A decisive move in income — currently up 16.9% — would be the clearest signal to resolve the ambiguity.
Return analysis
Company profile
Fidus Investment Corporation functions as a Business Development Company (BDC), offering capital solutions for diverse corporate endeavors.
Market multiples
Stock splits
No stock splits recorded for this ticker.
Profitability & growth
Standard profitability metrics can be misleading for financial/insurance companies. GAAP requires unrealized investment gains/losses in net income (affecting ROE), and margins are blended across diverse business segments.
Analyst consensus
5
Buy
7
Hold
0
Sell
Analyst ratings tend to be lagging indicators. Use as one signal among many.
Earnings
Actuals vs estimates by quarter, or any quarter against the same one a year earlier.
Next report
Nov 5, 2026
Q3 FY26 · EPS est $0.51 · Revenue est $44.3M
Same quarter, year over year
FY26 YTD +0.9%Each cell vs the same quarter a year earlier (the cell below) · Q1–Q2 combined $1.12 vs $1.11 · 1 of 2 quarters up
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY total
FY26
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FY25
FY24
FY23
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Fiscal year totals
- FY25
- $2.13
- -7.8%
- FY24
- $2.31
- —
Q2 FY26
Reported Aug 6, 2026 · Latest
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Actual
$0.50
Estimate
$0.50
Year over year
-12.3%
Vs prior quarter
-19.4%
Institutional Sentiment
Fidus Investment Corporation · FDUS
From Form 13F filings (managers with $100M+). Filings land up to 45 days after quarter end — read this as positioning context, not live fund flow.