Stocks · Financial Services · Asset Management
Great Elm Capital Corp. GECC
$5.02 -1.18% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $57.9M
Weak trendHigh risk
Next earnings report: Nov 3, 2026
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Three things to know
- Revenue over the last four quarters was -$15.1M, down 138.0% from a year earlier, accelerating from -144.9% a quarter earlier.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $-3.22, down 305.2% year over year.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Financial Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 1%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 3%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 37%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 25%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 14%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 4%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 4%
- Interest coverBottom 7%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 3%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 2%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 4%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 1%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 6%
- 6-month returnBottom 22%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 6%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 8%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 9%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 21%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 17%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 4%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 15%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 13%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 41%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -144.9% | -138.0% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -750.0% | -305.2% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -138.0% | -144.9% | ↑ | Bottom 1% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -305.2% | -750.0% | ↑ | Bottom 3% |
| Return on invested capital | -12.6% | — | Bottom 4% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 22.1% | — | Top 25% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -32.9%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +138.4 pp
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -2.2×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 30.71%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -45.73%
- Shareholder yield
- -15.01%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +14.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -4.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -1.2%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 6 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $11.00
- Target vs current price
- +119.1%
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | -8.6% | -2.5% | +6.4% | +13.4% | — |
| May 4, 2026 | +12.5% | -0.5% | +9.2% | +16.9% | -8.1% |
| Mar 2, 2026 | -3.1% | -0.5% | -8.9% | -22.4% | -3.7% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | -16.7% | -0.1% | +4.8% | +2.0% | -6.3% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | +15.9% | +0.5% | +0.0% | +2.8% | -27.8% |
| May 5, 2025 | +2.6% | -0.8% | +7.5% | +4.9% | +8.8% |
| Mar 10, 2025 | -45.9% | -2.3% | +0.9% | -13.9% | -1.9% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | +5.4% | -3.5% | +1.2% | +2.1% | +6.8% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.32 | $0.35 | -8.6% | $10.9M |
| May 4, 2026 | $0.36 | $0.32 | +12.5% | $9.5M |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $0.31 | $0.32 | -3.1% | $12.6M |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $0.20 | $0.24 | -16.7% | $10.6M |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.51 | $0.44 | +15.9% | $14.3M |
| May 5, 2025 | $0.40 | $0.39 | +2.6% | $12.5M |
| Mar 10, 2025 | $0.20 | $0.37 | -45.9% | $9.1M |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.39 | $0.37 | +5.4% | $11.7M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 5.3× | — | — | — |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 93.07% | — | — | Top 2% |
| Earnings yield | -64.14% | — | — | Bottom 3% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 3.2× – 44.9× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -43.8%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -305.2%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -11.0%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.2%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -10.5%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -14.5%
- RSI (14)
- 31.8
- Relative volume
- 0.99×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 41.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 79th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.78
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.33
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -44.1%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -58.6%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2020 | Mar 17, 2026 | -80.5% | 1315 days | Not yet recovered |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Nov 4, 2020 | -29.5% | 27 days | 13 days (Nov 23, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $57.9M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$3.22
- Revenue (TTM)
- -$15.1M
- Dividend yield
- 23.31%
- 52-week range
- $4.63 – $9.38
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $25.3M | $24.4M | $41.9M | $23.4M | $44.5M |
| Gross profit | -$5.1M | -$14.8M | $31.8M | $10.0M | $34.0M |
| Operating income | -$10.3M | -$15.6M | $25.3M | $3.6M | -$12.8M |
| Net income | -$10.3M | -$15.6M | $25.3M | $3.6M | -$31.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$2.52 | -$2.49 | $3.33 | $0.36 | -$2.57 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.9M | $7.6M | $6.0M | $17.4M | -$15.1M | -$16.1M | $2.2M | $13.8M |
| Net income | $3.5M | $1.9M | $453,000 | $11.7M | -$22.0M | -$22.0M | -$745,000 | $6.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.33 | $0.18 | $0.04 | $1.02 | -$1.79 | -$1.84 | -$0.05 | $0.46 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$58.5M | -$41.8M | $15.4M | -$82.7M | -$2.8M |
| Capital expenditure | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Free cash flow | -$58.5M | -$41.8M | $15.4M | -$82.7M | -$2.8M |
| Dividends paid | -$9.9M | -$13.0M | -$10.6M | -$15.1M | -$19.2M |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $37.5M | $0 | $48.7M | $27.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $1.7M
- Total assets
- $280.0M
- Total liabilities
- $169.6M
- Total debt
- $161.9M
- Net debt
- $160.2M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $110.4M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $0.25 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.25 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $0.30 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $0.37 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $0.37 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.37 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | $0.37 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $0.05 | Jan 15, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 449,435
- Days to cover
- 5.83
- Change vs previous report
- +18.0%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Feb 28, 2022
- 1-for-6
- Nov 27, 2020
- 41-for-40
- Nov 4, 2016
- 221-for-1,000