PNNT BDC — PennantPark Investment Corporation

PennantPark Investment Corporation (PNNT)

PNNT is a BDC. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 25.95%, its trailing-12-month yield is 24.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 59/100 (Caution). Total return is 166.0% over the past 19.4 years, 481.9 points behind SPY at 647.9%.

At the current 25.95% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $2,595 per year, or $216.25 per month on an equivalent basis.

PennantPark Investment Corporation is a business development company that makes direct and mezzanine investments in middle-market U.S. companies, typically deploying between $10 million and $100 million per investment across senior secured loans, subordinated debt, and equity stakes in businesses with $50 million to $1 billion in revenue. The company distributes monthly and currently maintains a high distribution rate. PennantPark appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to private equity-style investments through a publicly traded structure.

PNNT performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 166.0% over the past 19.4 years, 481.9 points behind SPY at 647.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 46.7%.

PNNT key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

59 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

15.31%

Issuer

PennantPark

Asset type

BDC

Asset class

Equity

Distribution rate

25.95%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

24.60%

5-year average yield

12.52

Last close

$3.74

Market cap

$244,207,392

Average volume

453615.0

Next dividend

$0.08

Next ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Next payment date

10/01/2026

Beta

0.609

Payout ratio

0.5185

P/E ratio

24.93

Forward P/E

6.5445

EPS

$0.15

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (25.95%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (24.60%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: PennantPark; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

PNNT risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 46.7%.

Who may consider PNNT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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