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SLR Investment Corp. Pays Out More Than It Earns in 2025

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Freya North

dividend cut announcement · Apr 16, 2026

SLR Investment Corp. Pays Out More Than It Earns in 2025

Source: DojiDoji Data Terminal

SLR Investment Corp. pays out more than it earns. Full-year 2025 net investment income (NII) was $1.59 per share, while the company pays an annualized dividend of $1.64 per share. This $0.05 per share gap creates a coverage deficit where the dividend lacks coverage by a small but real margin.

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The deficit is the result of a shifting rate environment. The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate three times between September and December 2025, bringing the fed funds rate from 4.5% to 3.75%. Because SLR Investment Corp.'s loans are mostly floating-rate tied to SOFR, these cuts reduced the interest income the company earns. Management cited declining index rates and a smaller average income-producing portfolio as the primary headwinds.

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Despite the income compression, the underlying portfolio remains stable. The Q4 2025 comprehensive investment portfolio totaled $3.30 billion and was 100% performing with virtually no non-accrual exposure. Of that portfolio, 97.8% is in senior secured loans. The company carries investment grade credit ratings from Moody's and S&P and maintains a leverage of 1.14x net debt-to-equity at year-end 2025.

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