Stock Scorecard
Stock Summary for Fidus Investment Corp (FDUS) - $20.45 as of 10/31/2025 11:33:21 AM EST
Total Score
14 out of 30
Safety Score
58 out of 100
Currently on the following lists
None
Tim's Recommendation
Possible Buy
Growth List Algorithm Criteria for FDUS
| Positive Quarterly and Annual earnings growth | |
| P/E ratio less than Industry P/E Ratio | |
| P/E ratio less than Sector P/E Ratio | |
| P/E ratio that is half the Annual earnings growth rate (or less) | |
| Positive net cash position the past year and most recent quarter | |
| Equity to debt ratio greater than 0.75 for past year and most recent quarter | |
| Positive net income past year and 12 trailing months | |
| Free cash flow ratio greater than 0 and less than 10 | 
Small Cap List Algorithm Criteria for FDUS
| Revenue growing by at least 20% average per year over the last 5 years | |
| Market Capitalization under 2 billion | |
| Price to Sales (P/S) ratio 12 trailing months less than Industry P/S ratio twelve trailing months | |
| Price to Sales (P/S) ratio 12 trailing months less than Sector P/S ratio twelve trailing months | |
| Net Income past year > Net Income prior year OR Net Income 12 trailing months > Net Income prior year OR Net Income 12 trailing months > Net Income past year | 
Dividend List Algorithm Criteria for FDUS
| Declared an ex-dividend date | |
| Forward annual dividend rate greater than 2 | |
| Positive net cash position the past year and most recent quarter | |
| Equity to debt ratio greater than 0.75 for past year and most recent quarter | |
| Current ratio most recent quarter greater than 2 | |
| Cash Flow per Share greater than Trailing Dividend Rate | 
Bonus Criteria for FDUS
| P/E ratio less than five-year Average P/E ratio | |
| Last Price to 52 Week Low Ratio Less Than 1 | |
| Total Cash Per Share > Last Day Price | |
| P/S Ratio < 1 | |
| P/B Ratio < 1 | 
Safety Rating Criteria for FDUS (58 out of 100)
| Stock Price Rating (Max of 10) | 7 | 
| Historical Stock Price Rating (Max of 10) | 5 | 
| Stock Price Trend (Max of 10) | 9 | 
| Book Value (Max of 10) | 6 | 
| Book Value to Price (Max of 10) | 2 | 
| Analyst Buy Ratings (Max of 5) | 3 | 
| Analyst Strong Buy Ratings (Max of 5) | 3 | 
| Dividend Yield Percentage (Max of 10) | 2 | 
| Operating Margin (Max of 10) | 8 | 
| Trading Volume (Max of 10) | 4 | 
| Price to Earnings (Max of 10) | 9 | 
| Geopolitical Risk Adjustment (Always 0 for USA or a Negative Number for Non-USA) | 0 | 
Latest News for for FDUS
Financial Details for FDUS
| Company Overview | |
|---|---|
| Ticker | FDUS | 
| Company Name | Fidus Investment Corp | 
| Country | USA | 
| Description | N/A | 
| Sector Name | FINANCIAL SERVICES | 
| Industry Name | ASSET MANAGEMENT | 
| Most Recent Quarter | 6/30/2025 | 
| Next Earnings Date | 10/30/2025 | 
| Stock Price History | |
| Last Day Price | 20.45 | 
| Price 4 Years Ago | 11.45 | 
| Last Day Price Updated | 10/31/2025 11:33:21 AM EST | 
| Last Day Volume | 125,122 | 
| Average Daily Volume | 235,981 | 
| 52-Week High | 21.73 | 
| 52-Week Low | 15.82 | 
| Last Price to 52 Week Low | 29.27% | 
| Valuation Measures | |
| Trailing PE | 8.99 | 
| Industry PE | 30.97 | 
| Sector PE | 22.96 | 
| 5-Year Average PE | 9.31 | 
| Free Cash Flow Ratio | 7.93 | 
| Industry Free Cash Flow Ratio | 94.96 | 
| Sector Free Cash Flow Ratio | 31.22 | 
| Current Ratio Most Recent Quarter | 329.46 | 
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.58 | 
| Book Value Per Share Most Recent Quarter | 19.57 | 
| Price to Book Ratio | 1.05 | 
| Industry Price to Book Ratio | 3.39 | 
| Sector Price to Book Ratio | 2.28 | 
| Price to Sales Ratio Twelve Trailing Months | 4.80 | 
| Industry Price to Sales Ratio Twelve Trailing Months | 7.13 | 
| Sector Price to Sales Ratio Twelve Trailing Months | 3.75 | 
| Analyst Buy Ratings | 2 | 
| Analyst Strong Buy Ratings | 1 | 
| Share Statistics | |
| Total Shares Outstanding | 35,379,900 | 
| Market Capitalization | 723,518,955 | 
| Institutional Ownership | 28.36% | 
| Dividends | |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 9/18/2025 | 
| Previous Dividend Amount | 0.5400 | 
| Current Dividend Amount | 0.5700 | 
| Total Years Dividend Increasing | 0 | 
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 2.26 | 
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 10.73% | 
| Forward Annual Dividend Rate | 2.28 | 
| Forward Annual Dividend Yield | 10.82% | 
| 5-Year Dividend Payments Count | 33 | 
| 3-Year Average Dividend Yield | 12.48% | 
| 5-Year Average Dividend Yield | 12.69% | 
| 1-Year Dividend Growth Rate Percentage | -5.79% | 
| 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Percentage | -2.94% | 
| 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Percentage | 15.98% | 
| All-Time Dividend Growth Rate Percentage | 4.30% | 
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 98.26% | 
| Income Statement | |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY | -3.80% | 
| Annual Earnings Growth | 1.50% | 
| Reported EPS 12 Trailing Months | 2.30 | 
| Reported EPS Past Year | 1.11 | 
| Reported EPS Prior Year | 2.31 | 
| Net Income Twelve Trailing Months | 79,012,000 | 
| Net Income Past Year | 78,292,000 | 
| Net Income Prior Year | 77,133,000 | 
| Quarterly Revenue Growth YOY | 12.10% | 
| 5-Year Revenue Growth | 23.94% | 
| Operating Margin Twelve Trailing Months | 66.20% | 
| Balance Sheet | |
| Total Cash Most Recent Quarter | 91,207,000 | 
| Total Cash Past Year | 57,159,000 | 
| Total Cash Prior Year | 119,131,000,000 | 
| Net Cash Position Most Recent Quarter | -387,818,000 | 
| Net Cash Position Past Year | -418,721,000 | 
| Long Term Debt Past Year | 475,880,000 | 
| Long Term Debt Prior Year | 419,880,000 | 
| Total Debt Most Recent Quarter | 479,025,000 | 
| Equity to Debt Ratio Past Year | 0.58 | 
| Equity to Debt Ratio Most Recent Quarter | 0.59 | 
| Total Stockholder Equity Past Year | 655,666,000 | 
| Total Stockholder Equity Prior Year | 589,474,000,000 | 
| Total Stockholder Equity Most Recent Quarter | 692,297,000 | 
| Free Cash Flow | |
| Free Cash Flow Twelve Trailing Months | 118,000 | 
| Free Cash Flow Per Share Twelve Trailing Months | 0.00 | 
| Free Cash Flow Past Year | -55,306,000 | 
| Free Cash Flow Prior Year | -29,457,000 | 
| Options | |
| Put/Call Ratio | 0.04 | 
| Has Options | Options Chain | 
| Liquidity Rating | None | 
| Technical Analysis | |
| Yahoo Finance Chart | Yahoo Finance Chart | 
| MACD | 0.10 | 
| MACD Signal | -0.01 | 
| 20-Day Bollinger Lower Band | 19.33 | 
| 20-Day Bollinger Middle Band | 20.41 | 
| 20-Day Bollinger Upper Band | 21.50 | 
| Beta | 0.90 | 
| RSI | 54.29 | 
| 50-Day SMA | 19.77 | 
| 150-Day SMA | 16.97 | 
| 200-Day SMA | 15.88 | 
| System | |
| Modified | 10/29/2025 11:11:55 PM EST |