SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) Key Metrics
SLRC valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $620.8M
- Enterprise value
- $1.35B
- P/E (TTM)
- 8.4 10-yr median 12.1
- Forward P/E
- 9.0
- PEG ratio
- 4.37
- Price / sales
- 3.0 10-yr median 10.0
- Price / book
- 0.7 10-yr median 0.9
- EV / EBITDA
- — 10-yr median 17.5
- Dividend yield
- 12.65% $1.44 a year
- Beta
- 0.70
SLRC key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsSLRC valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
SLRC returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
SLRC per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
SLRC financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
SLRC efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
SLRC valuation history
SLRC returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
SLRC debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
SLRC cash returned to shareholders
SLRC price vs earnings per share
SLRC key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $843.4M | $879.2M | $820.0M | $718.9M | $778.9M | $740.0M | $871.4M | $811.0M | $854.0M | $879.8M |
| Enterprise value | $1.97B | $1.50B | $1.65B | $1.38B | $1.27B | $1.02B | $1.02B | $1.37B | $1.54B | $1.23B |
| P/E ratio | 9.1 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 39.2 | 13.1 | 47.9 | 15.6 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 8.2 |
| Price / sales | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 31.4 | 13.1 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 7.5 |
| Price / book | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Price / free cash flow | — | 5.6 | — | 7.9 | — | — | 4.7 | 4.2 | — | 5.9 |
| Price / operating cash flow | — | 5.6 | — | 7.9 | — | — | 4.7 | 4.2 | — | 5.9 |
| EV / sales | 9.0 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 43.3 | 15.4 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 10.5 |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.1 | 15.6 | 21.6 | 75.0 | 21.3 | 66.2 | 18.2 | 15.0 | 16.7 | 9.3 |
| EV / free cash flow | — | 9.6 | — | 15.1 | — | — | 5.5 | 7.2 | — | 8.3 |
| Earnings yield | 11.0% | 10.9% | 9.3% | 2.6% | 7.6% | 2.1% | 6.4% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 12.1% |
| Free cash flow yield | −8.5% | 17.8% | −0.5% | 12.7% | −17.3% | −8.5% | 21.4% | 23.6% | −28.8% | 16.8% |
| Dividend yield | 10.6% | 10.2% | 11.8% | 13.2% | 8.9% | 9.4% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 7.9% | 7.7% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 10.6% | 10.2% | 11.8% | 13.6% | 8.9% | 9.4% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $15.46 | $16.16 | $15.03 | $13.91 | $18.43 | $17.51 | $20.62 | $19.19 | $20.21 | $20.82 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $4.04 | $3.24 | $2.92 | $1.44 | $1.65 | $0.56 | $1.57 | $1.80 | $1.94 | $2.77 |
| Earnings per share | $1.70 | $1.76 | $1.40 | $0.35 | $1.41 | $0.37 | $1.33 | $1.58 | $1.67 | $2.53 |
| Operating cash flow per share | −$1.32 | $2.87 | −$0.07 | $1.76 | −$3.20 | −$1.48 | $4.42 | $4.52 | −$5.82 | $3.51 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$1.32 | $2.87 | −$0.07 | $1.76 | −$3.20 | −$1.48 | $4.42 | $4.52 | −$5.82 | $3.51 |
| Cash per share | $0.29 | $7.61 | $6.31 | $8.29 | $7.64 | $9.20 | $10.33 | $4.90 | $3.57 | $7.38 |
| Book value per share | $18.26 | $18.25 | $18.09 | $19.34 | $19.93 | $20.16 | $21.44 | $21.75 | $21.81 | $21.74 |
| Tangible book value per share | $18.26 | $18.25 | $18.09 | $19.34 | $19.93 | $20.16 | $21.44 | $21.75 | $21.81 | $21.74 |
| Dividends per share | $1.64 | $1.64 | $1.78 | $1.83 | $1.64 | $1.64 | $1.64 | $1.62 | $1.59 | $1.60 |
| Capex per share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Debt per share | $21.01 | $18.96 | $21.59 | $21.01 | $19.21 | $15.89 | $13.89 | $18.17 | $19.72 | $15.60 |
| Shares outstanding | 54.6M | 54.4M | 54.6M | 51.7M | 42.3M | 42.3M | 42.3M | 42.3M | 42.3M | 42.3M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.3% | −0.3% | +5.6% | +22.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0% | −0.0% | −0.5% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 9.3% | 9.7% | 7.7% | 2.0% | 7.0% | 1.8% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 11.9% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 6.8% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 5.9% | 3.2% | 5.2% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 6.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | 3.6% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 6.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | −32.7% | 88.5% | −2.3% | 122.4% | −194.3% | −265.2% | 281.4% | 250.5% | −299.9% | 126.5% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | −0.78 | 1.63 | −0.05 | 4.96 | −2.27 | −4.05 | 3.33 | 2.86 | −3.49 | 1.39 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $1.15B | $1.03B | $1.18B | $1.09B | $812.0M | $671.5M | $587.1M | $768.0M | $833.3M | $659.4M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $15.7M | $414.3M | $344.2M | $428.3M | $322.9M | $388.8M | $436.4M | $207.2M | $150.8M | $312.0M |
| Net debt | $1.13B | $617.4M | $833.6M | $657.7M | $489.1M | $282.7M | $150.8M | $560.7M | $682.6M | $347.4M |
| Debt / equity | 1.15 | 1.04 | 1.19 | 1.09 | 0.96 | 0.79 | 0.65 | 0.84 | 0.90 | 0.72 |
| Debt / assets | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.40 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.91 | 6.45 | 10.91 | 35.86 | 8.21 | 18.29 | 2.69 | 6.12 | 7.41 | 2.64 |
| Current ratio | 0.31 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 0.83 | 0.54 | 0.04 |
| Quick ratio | 0.31 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.05 | −0.42 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 6.98 | 6.20 | 7.33 |
| Interest coverage | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| Working capital | −$60.5M | $38.4M | $29.3M | $18.0M | −$1.4M | $3.2M | $13.8M | −$47.1M | −$135.5M | −$261.9M |
| Invested capital | $2.13B | $1.61B | $1.82B | $1.66B | $1.33B | $1.13B | $1.06B | $1.48B | $1.60B | $1.27B |
| Tangible asset value | $996.0M | $992.9M | $986.6M | $999.7M | $842.3M | $852.0M | $905.9M | $919.2M | $921.6M | $918.5M |
| Net current asset value | −$1.55B | −$1.01B | −$1.17B | −$1.09B | −$828.3M | −$679.9M | −$589.6M | −$537.7M | −$561.5M | −$721.8M |
| Graham number | $26.40 | $26.88 | $23.87 | $12.43 | $25.14 | $12.88 | $25.28 | $27.83 | $28.60 | $35.16 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$28.45 | −$18.76 | −$21.53 | −$17.01 | −$13.99 | −$16.19 | −$14.06 | −$32.75 | −$32.63 | −$32.85 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $89.5M | $89.5M | $97.0M | $94.5M | $69.3M | $69.3M | $69.3M | $68.7M | $67.3M | $67.7M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $3.0M | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | $3.4M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 96.7% | 93.4% | 126.9% | 515.4% | 116.4% | 448.6% | 123.7% | 102.7% | 95.6% | 63.4% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | 57.3% | — | 107.2% | — | — | 37.1% | 35.9% | — | 48.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 2.3% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 15.5% | 14.3% | 34.5% | 12.8% | 12.3% | 10.8% | 8.8% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 33.8 | 55.1 | 53.2 | 95.5 | 82.9 | 253.3 | 103.0 | 114.7 | 136.1 | 91.8 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | — | 3,612.9 | 31,691.1 | — | — | -8,819.2 | -10,066.1 | -10,282.6 |
| Days payables outstanding | 2,541.3 | 1,903.0 | 1,945.3 | 3,068.5 | 24,310.7 | 4,734.1 | 1,766.8 | 1,154.9 | 506.8 | 810.1 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -2,507.4 | -1,847.9 | -1,892.1 | 640.0 | 7,463.3 | -4,480.8 | -1,663.8 | -9,859.4 | -10,436.7 | -11,000.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 10.79 | 6.62 | 6.86 | 3.82 | 4.40 | 1.44 | 3.54 | 3.18 | 2.68 | 3.98 |
| Payables turnover | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.32 | 0.72 | 0.45 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | 0.10 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| Average receivables | $20.4M | $26.6M | $23.2M | $19.5M | $15.8M | $16.4M | $18.7M | $24.0M | $30.6M | $29.5M |
| Average payables | $408.7M | $372.6M | $386.4M | $387.4M | $371.3M | $420.7M | $357.2M | $219.1M | $91.8M | $156.4M |
| Average inventory | — | — | — | $456.2M | $484.0M | — | — | −$1.67B | −$1.82B | −$1.98B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from SLRC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 24, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
SLRC valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), SLR Investment traded at 9.1 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 12.1. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 8.4 and the forward P/E is 9.0. SLR Investment earned a return on equity of 9.3% and a return on invested capital of 6.8% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $1.1 billion of debt and $15.7 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $1.1 billion. It returned $89.5 million to shareholders: $89.5 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks. The share count rose 29.1% from 42.3M to 54.6M over 9 years.
See the SLRC income statement, the SLRC chart for price history, or the SLRC stock overview for the latest quote and news.
SLRC key metrics FAQ
What is SLR Investment's P/E ratio?
SLR Investment's trailing P/E ratio is 8.4 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 9.0. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 9.1, compared with a 10-year median of 12.1.
What is SLR Investment's EV/EBITDA?
SLR Investment's enterprise value was 12.1 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $2.0 billion, EBITDA $163.6 million).
What is SLR Investment's return on equity?
SLR Investment's return on equity (ROE) was 9.3% in fiscal 2025: net income of $92.5 million on average shareholders' equity of $994.5 million.
What is SLR Investment's ROIC?
SLR Investment's return on invested capital was 6.8% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does SLR Investment have?
SLR Investment had total debt of $1.1 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15 and $1.1 billion of net debt (6.91 times EBITDA).
What is SLR Investment's dividend yield?
SLR Investment's forward dividend yield is 12.65%. SLR Investment paid $89.5 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.64 per share), a payout ratio of 96.7%.
What is SLR Investment's free cash flow yield?
SLR Investment generated -$72.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −8.5% on its market value at year-end ($843.4 million).
What is SLR Investment's current ratio?
SLR Investment's current ratio was 0.31 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.31 times current liabilities.