# Fidus Investment Corporation (FDUS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $19.43, market value $773 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 9.3×** (5-yr avg 7.8×, 3-yr avg 7.5×). Fidus Investment Corporation trades at 9.3× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 7.8×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 9.8×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Earnings yield: 10.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 10.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: 11.1%**. 11.1% on shareholders' equity is solid.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -9.2%** (3-yr 3.1%/yr, 5-yr 5.1%/yr). Earnings per share fell 9.2%.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 1/9**. 1 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $70 million**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 11.01%** ($1.72 per share, trailing). Fidus Investment Corporation yields 11.01%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 10.1%/yr** (1-yr -11.2%). The dividend has compounded at 10.1% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 7 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover Fidus Investment Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $21.50 (+11% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 3.6%** (YTD 7.5%, 3-mo -3.5%). The shares are up 3.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.3%** (15.2% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 58**. An RSI of 58 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.60** (volatility 23%). Beta of 0.60 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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