# Kayne Anderson BDC Inc. (KBDC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $13.45, market value $888 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 12.3×** (5-yr avg 7.5×, 3-yr avg 7.5×). Kayne Anderson BDC Inc. trades at 12.3× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 7.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 8.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / book: 0.8×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Earnings yield: 8.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: 8.4%**. 8.4% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -17.7%** (3-yr 4.1%/yr). Earnings per share fell 17.7%.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 11.89%** ($1.60 per share, trailing). Kayne Anderson BDC Inc. yields 11.89%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 132%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (132% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover Kayne Anderson BDC Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $14.50 (+8% 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): -0.4%** (YTD -0.4%, 3-mo -3.4%). The shares are down 0.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -15.2%** (3.0% above the low). Trading 15% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.53** (volatility 21%). Beta of 0.53 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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