Stocks · Financial Services · Asset Management
Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. KBDC
$12.67 -0.71% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $840.7M
Weak trend
Next earnings report: Nov 9, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $1.09, down 38.8% year over year.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 4 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +6.3%).
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)Top 39%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 16%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 6%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 35%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 34%
- Gross marginTop 21%
- Operating marginTop 3%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 2%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 1%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 1%
- Interest coverTop 33%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 29%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 1%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 42%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 35%
- 6-month returnBottom 10%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 29%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 24%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 9%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 42%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 29%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 34%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 29%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 39%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 47%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 30%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 1%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 11.7% | 9.5% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -31.6% | -38.8% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 64.2% | 77.3% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 67.6% | 68.4% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | -70.6% | -15010.5% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 9.5% | 11.7% | ↓ | Top 39% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -38.8% | -31.6% | ↓ | Bottom 16% |
| Gross margin | 77.3% | 64.2% | ↑ | Top 21% |
| Operating margin | 68.4% | 67.6% | ↑ | Top 3% |
| Net margin | 37.8% | 66.7% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -15010.5% | -70.6% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 0.3% | — | Bottom 34% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 50.9% | — | Top 6% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- -2.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 1267.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +65717.4 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -98.62×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 1.7×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 13.09%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 7.61%
- Shareholder yield
- 20.70%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -6.4%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.7%
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 10, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 4
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +6.3%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $13.75
- Target vs current price
- +8.5%
- Analysts with a rating
- 5
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 60%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | +5.5% | -1.1% | -4.4% | -4.7% | — |
| May 11, 2026 | +4.9% | -1.8% | -1.2% | -2.4% | -7.9% |
| Mar 2, 2026 | +7.3% | +1.9% | +1.7% | +1.8% | +10.3% |
| Nov 10, 2025 | +7.5% | +0.6% | +4.1% | +7.5% | -1.8% |
| Aug 11, 2025 | -2.4% | -0.9% | -1.8% | -0.3% | -6.3% |
| May 12, 2025 | -4.8% | +1.1% | +3.1% | -0.4% | -2.8% |
| Mar 3, 2025 | -5.9% | -2.1% | -5.7% | -5.0% | -8.6% |
| Nov 13, 2024 | +3.9% | +0.2% | -2.4% | +0.8% | +3.8% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | $0.42 | $0.40 | +5.5% | $55.7M |
| May 11, 2026 | $0.43 | $0.41 | +4.9% | $57.3M |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $0.44 | $0.41 | +7.3% | $61.9M |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $0.43 | $0.40 | +7.5% | $46.4M |
| Aug 11, 2025 | $0.40 | $0.41 | -2.4% | $44.0M |
| May 12, 2025 | $0.40 | $0.42 | -4.8% | $39.7M |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $0.48 | $0.51 | -5.9% | $48.4M |
| Nov 13, 2024 | $0.53 | $0.51 | +3.9% | $48.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 11.6× | 12.7× | 47th | Top 29% |
| P/E (forward) | 7.8× | — | — | — |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -3521.06% | — | — | Bottom 1% |
| Earnings yield | 8.60% | — | — | Top 29% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 8.5× – 23.4× since Jun 30, 2022. 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
- -3.6%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -38.8%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +50.5%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
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)
- -1.9%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -5.1%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -9.6%
- RSI (14)
- 35.6
- Relative volume
- 0.62×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 18.7%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 48th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.41
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.36
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -19.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -29.9%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2025 | Sep 30, 2026 | -29.9% | 406 days | Not yet recovered |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $840.7M
- P/E (TTM)
- 11.6
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.09
- Revenue (TTM)
- $197.2M
- Dividend yield
- 12.63%
- 52-week range
- $12.55 – $15.87
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $28.8M | $68.6M | $132.4M | $181.6M | $235.8M |
| Gross profit | $24.6M | $50.4M | $82.8M | $123.8M | $198.8M |
| Operating income | $22.3M | $45.8M | $77.1M | $132.7M | $171.7M |
| Net income | $22.3M | $45.8M | $77.1M | $131.9M | $93.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.34 | $0.70 | $1.19 | $2.07 | $1.33 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $48.0M | $48.4M | $39.7M | $44.0M | $46.4M | $61.3M | $46.1M | $43.5M |
| Net income | $37.6M | $35.4M | $22.2M | $24.9M | $24.6M | $22.0M | $17.2M | $10.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.53 | $0.50 | $0.40 | $0.35 | $0.35 | $0.32 | $0.26 | $0.16 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $9.5M | $46.1M | $79.9M | $105.0M | -$98.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Free cash flow | $9.5M | $46.1M | $79.9M | $105.0M | -$98.7M |
| Dividends paid | -$4.4M | -$23.1M | -$70.0M | $0 | -$123.3M |
| Net share buybacks | $299.5M | $268.2M | $90.6M | $481.0M | -$48.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $14.52B
- Total assets
- $2.34B
- Total liabilities
- $1.28B
- Total debt
- $1.22B
- Net debt
- -$13.30B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.06B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 10, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | $0.40 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $0.40 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $0.40 | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $0.40 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $0.40 | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | $0.40 | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | $0.10 | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | $0.40 | Apr 15, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 429,789
- Days to cover
- 1.53
- Change vs previous report
- -29.9%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.