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Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

SCM

NYSEFinancial ServicesAsset Management

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$8.65

+$0.01 · +0.12%

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Jul 10, 2026

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Hold

Wait — insufficient conviction to act

Valuation

82

Deep Value

Momentum

27

Weakening

Sentiment

62

Bullish

Risk resilience

51

Elevated Risk

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Company profile

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Stellus Capital Investment Corporation operates as a Business Development Company (BDC), allocating capital to privately-held, mid-sized enterprises. The firm employs various financing structures, including senior secured (first lien), junior secured (second lien), blended (unitranche), and hybrid (mezzanine) debt, frequently complemented by an equity stake. Its geographic investment focus is primarily on opportunities within the United States and Canada. Stellus Capital targets businesses that generate annual Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) ranging from $5 million to $50 million.

Industry
Asset Management
Sector
Financial Services
Headquarters
US
CEO
Robert Ladd
Listed since
Nov 8, 2012
Employees
0

Market position

Day range

Current $8.65

52-week range

Current $8.65

Open
$8.655
Previous close
$8.64
Volume
38.94K
0.19× average
Average volume
203.19K
Average daily volume
Market cap
250.39M USD
Beta
0.64
Market reference 1
50-day average
$8.1808
+5.74% above average
200-day average
$10.192
-15.13% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
986.44M USD
P/E (TTM)
8.42×
P/B (TTM)
0.68×
P/S (TTM)
3.15×
EV / EBITDA
34.46×
Earnings yield
7.52%
Free cash flow yield
-6.80%
Dividend yield
16.53%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
59.88%
Operating margin
49.95%
Net margin
37.45%
Return on equity
7.29%
Return on assets
2.60%
Return on invested capital
2.64%

Financial health

Debt / equity
1.63×
Current ratio
1.54×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends73%58%42%26%Gross margin, FY2021: 69.50%Gross margin, FY2022: 46.13%Gross margin, FY2023: 39.87%Gross margin, FY2024: 61.91%Gross margin, FY2025: 47.81%Operating margin, FY2021: 60.48%Operating margin, FY2022: 34.93%Operating margin, FY2023: 30.07%Operating margin, FY2024: 57.38%Operating margin, FY2025: 42.75%Net margin, FY2021: 54.70%Net margin, FY2022: 31.91%Net margin, FY2023: 32.93%Net margin, FY2024: 55.42%Net margin, FY2025: 40.39%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 69.50%. Gross margin FY2022 46.13%. Gross margin FY2023 39.87%. Gross margin FY2024 61.91%. Gross margin FY2025 47.81%. Operating margin FY2021 60.48%. Operating margin FY2022 34.93%. Operating margin FY2023 30.07%. Operating margin FY2024 57.38%. Operating margin FY2025 42.75%. Net margin FY2021 54.70%. Net margin FY2022 31.91%. Net margin FY2023 32.93%. Net margin FY2024 55.42%. Net margin FY2025 40.39%.

Income trends

Revenue

66.96M USD-19.05%

Operating income

28.63M USD-39.69%

Net income

27.05M USD-41.01%
Income trends across reported periods89.54M USD62.25M USD34.96M USD7.67M USDRevenue, FY2021: 61.38M USDRevenue, FY2022: 45.42M USDRevenue, FY2023: 53.24M USDRevenue, FY2024: 82.72M USDRevenue, FY2025: 66.96M USDOperating income, FY2021: 37.12M USDOperating income, FY2022: 15.87M USDOperating income, FY2023: 16.01M USDOperating income, FY2024: 47.46M USDOperating income, FY2025: 28.63M USDNet income, FY2021: 33.57M USDNet income, FY2022: 14.49M USDNet income, FY2023: 17.53M USDNet income, FY2024: 45.84M USDNet income, FY2025: 27.05M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 61.38M USD. Revenue FY2022 45.42M USD. Revenue FY2023 53.24M USD. Revenue FY2024 82.72M USD. Revenue FY2025 66.96M USD. Operating income FY2021 37.12M USD. Operating income FY2022 15.87M USD. Operating income FY2023 16.01M USD. Operating income FY2024 47.46M USD. Operating income FY2025 28.63M USD. Net income FY2021 33.57M USD. Net income FY2022 14.49M USD. Net income FY2023 17.53M USD. Net income FY2024 45.84M USD. Net income FY2025 27.05M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue66.96M USD82.72M USD53.24M USD45.42M USD61.38M USD
Cost of goods sold34.94M USD31.51M USD32.01M USD24.47M USD18.72M USD
Gross profit32.01M USD51.21M USD21.23M USD20.95M USD42.66M USD
Selling, general, and administrative6.47M USD5.57M USD5.53M USD5.08M USD5M USD
Operating expenses3.39M USD3.75M USD5.22M USD5.08M USD5.54M USD
Interest income94.04M USD95.63M USD97.78M USD69.38M USD56.72M USD
Interest expense34.94M USD31.51M USD32.01M USD24.47M USD18.72M USD
Operating income28.63M USD47.46M USD16.01M USD15.87M USD37.12M USD
Net income27.05M USD45.84M USD17.53M USD14.49M USD33.57M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
27%
3 beats, 4 misses, 4 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
-0.01%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
0.26
Estimate 0.26 · Met by 0.00%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates0.450.370.30.22Q1 '25MissQ2 '25MetQ3 '25MetQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26MissQ2 '26MetQ3 '26MetQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Mar 4, 2025: actual 0.37, estimate 0.41, surprise -9.76%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 12, 2025: actual 0.37, estimate 0.37, surprise 0.00%, Met estimate. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 0.35, estimate 0.35, surprise 0.00%, Met estimate. Q4 2025, reported Nov 10, 2025: actual 0.34, estimate 0.3, surprise +13.33%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Mar 11, 2026: actual 0.29, estimate 0.31, surprise -6.45%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 11, 2026: actual 0.27, estimate 0.27, surprise 0.00%, Met estimate. Q3 2026, reported Aug 10, 2026: actual 0.26, estimate 0.26, surprise 0.00%, Met estimate. Q4 2026, reported Nov 9, 2026: actual —, estimate 0.26, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates46.13M35.86M25.58M15.3MQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25MissQ4 '25MissQ1 '26MissQ2 '26MissQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Mar 4, 2025: actual 44.01M USD, estimate 26.6M USD, surprise +65.46%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 12, 2025: actual 24.95M USD, estimate 26.76M USD, surprise -6.75%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 24.84M USD, estimate 26.35M USD, surprise -5.76%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 10, 2025: actual 17.43M USD, estimate 26.33M USD, surprise -33.80%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Mar 11, 2026: actual 25.21M USD, estimate 26.33M USD, surprise -4.25%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 11, 2026: actual 23.29M USD, estimate 24.8M USD, surprise -6.10%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 10, 2026: actual 22.3M USD, estimate 24.37M USD, surprise -8.50%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Nov 9, 2026: actual —, estimate 22.99M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$1.5996

2025 complete year+52.4% since 2021

2026 partial: $0.7631

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Aug 31, 2026

$0.0833

Monthly

Record Aug 31, 2026 · Payment Sep 15, 2026

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Sep 30, 2026

$0.0833

Monthly

Record Sep 30, 2026 · Payment Oct 15, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jul 31, 2026

$0.0833

Monthly

Record Jul 31, 2026 · Payment Aug 14, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 30, 2026

$0.1133

Monthly

Record Jun 30, 2026 · Payment Jul 15, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 29, 2026

$0.1133

Monthly

Record May 29, 2026 · Payment Jun 15, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 30, 2026

$0.1133

Monthly

Record Apr 30, 2026 · Payment May 15, 2026

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ETFs holding SCM

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF logoVirtus Private Credit Strategy ETFVPC
Market value
501.93K
Weight
1.68%
AUM
30.68M USD
Expense ratio
10.60%
Price / 1D
$15.745+0.19%
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AUM
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