Health score, price, valuation, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.
Fidus Investment Corporation is a business development company. It specializing in leveraged buyouts, refinancings, change of ownership transactions, recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, mezzanine, growth capital, business expansion, lower middle market investments, debt investments, subordinated and second lien loans, senior secured and unitranche debt, preferred equity, warrants, subordinated debt, senior subordinated notes, junior secured loans, and unitranche loans. It does not invest in turnarounds or distressed situations. The fund prefers to invest in aerospace and defense, business services, consumer products and services including retail, food, and beverage, healthcare products and services, industrial products and services, information technology services, niche manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and value-added distribution sectors. It seeks to invest in companies based in United States. The fund typically invests between $5 million and $30 million per transaction in companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million and an annual EBITDA between $5 million and $30 million, but it can occasionally invest in larger or smaller companies. The fund typically invests between $5 million and $15 million in debt investment. It seeks to acquire minority equity stakes and board observation rights in conjunction with its investments.
Strongest: Profitability (14/25); weakest: Cash & Earnings Quality (3/25).
Today's multiple positioned against its own trailing range — a visual premium/discount check.
Currently near its 13-quarter median.
Currently near its 13-quarter median.
Data-driven signals worth keeping an eye on across the last 8 quarters
Operating margins declined 7.2% — watch for continued compression, which may signal competitive or cost pressure.
Free cash flow has been negative in 5 of the last 8 quarters — earnings are not translating to cash.
as of June 2026
Revenue, EBITDA, operating income, net income, EPS, and shares
Gross, EBITDA, operating, and net margin trends
P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield, and earnings yield
Total assets, cash, debt, book value, and leverage
Operating cash flow, free cash flow, FCF margin, and earnings quality
Currently near its 16-quarter median.
Debt-to-equity has risen 28.4% recently — increasing financial risk even if the current ratio is manageable.
The last 4 consecutive quarters had negative FCF — the company is burning cash and may need external funding.
Shares outstanding increased 13.7% — significant dilution, likely from stock compensation or capital raises.
