SLRC BDC — SLR Investment

SLR Investment (SLRC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SLRC is a BDC. its distribution rate is 12.65%, its trailing-12-month yield is 12.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Caution). Total return is 205.2% over the past 16.7 years, 651.0 points behind SPY at 856.2%.

At the published price, recorded trailing 12-month cash corresponds to $1,265 per $10,000. Past cash distributions do not establish future income.

SLR Investment Corp. is a business development company that provides secured and unsecured debt financing, as well as equity investments, to middle-market companies across a diverse range of industries including aerospace, healthcare, technology, and consumer goods. The company distributes a high current dividend on a quarterly basis. This BDC appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to leveraged middle-market lending and corporate credit strategies.

SLRC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 205.2% over the past 16.7 years, 651.0 points behind SPY at 856.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -9.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 26.4%.

SLRC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

6.33%

Issuer

SLR Investment

Asset type

BDC

Asset class

Equity

Distribution rate

12.65%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

12.65%

5-year average yield

10.62

Last close

$11.38 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$620,831,735

Average volume

262000.0

Dividend

$0.31

Ex-dividend date

09/11/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026

Beta

0.703

Payout ratio

98.6%

P/E ratio

8.37

Forward P/E

8.9928

EPS

$1.36

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (12.65%) uses trailing 12-month split-adjusted cash distributions; includes specials and supplementals; divided by market price dated 2026-10-16. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (12.65%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. 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.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: SLR Investment or company page; 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.

SLRC risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 26.4%.

Who may consider SLRC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SLRC pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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