# Gladstone Investment Corporation Business Development Company (GAIN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $16.40, market value $635 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 3.8×** (5-yr avg 15.7×, 3-yr avg 16.6×). Gladstone Investment Corporation Business Development Company trades at 3.8× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 15.7×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 16.2×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 26.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 26.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: 27.6%**. 27.6% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 5.85%** ($0.96 per share, trailing). Gladstone Investment Corporation Business Development Company yields 5.85%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 31%**. 31% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 10.0%/yr** (1-yr -9.6%). The dividend has compounded at 10.0% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 7 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 23.2%** (YTD 21.9%, 3-mo 8.0%). The shares are up 23.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -4.3%** (25.1% above the low). Trading within 5% of 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): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.49** (volatility 20%). Beta of 0.49 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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