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Golub Capital BDC NasdaqGS:GBDC Stock Report

Last Price

US$14.46

Market Cap

US$3.9b

7D

2.3%

1Y

-13.2%

Updated

12 May, 2025

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Golub Capital BDC, Inc.

NasdaqGS:GBDC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.9b

GBDC Stock Overview

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (GBDC) is a business development company and operates as an externally managed closed-end non-diversified management investment company. More details

GBDC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance1/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends4/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Golub Capital BDC
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$14.46
52 Week HighUS$16.89
52 Week LowUS$12.68
Beta0.58
1 Month Change5.70%
3 Month Change-7.84%
1 Year Change-13.15%
3 Year Change0.28%
5 Year Change29.11%
Change since IPO-1.70%

Recent News & Updates

Golub Capital: Massive 11% Yield On Sale

May 04

Trying To Catch The BDC Bottom With A Pair Trade (Part 3) - Golub Capital Vs. FSCO

Apr 25

Golub Capital BDC: Disappointing Performance, Not As Bad As It Seems (Rating Downgrade)

Mar 31

Golub Capital BDC's NAV, Valuation And Dividend Vs. 11 Peers - Part 1 (Includes Recommendations As Of 3/11/2025)

Mar 12

Recent updates

Golub Capital: Massive 11% Yield On Sale

May 04

Trying To Catch The BDC Bottom With A Pair Trade (Part 3) - Golub Capital Vs. FSCO

Apr 25

Golub Capital BDC: Disappointing Performance, Not As Bad As It Seems (Rating Downgrade)

Mar 31

Golub Capital BDC's NAV, Valuation And Dividend Vs. 11 Peers - Part 1 (Includes Recommendations As Of 3/11/2025)

Mar 12

Golub Capital: A Solid Result From This Consistent BDC

Feb 19

10%+ Yields For Retirement: Forget BXSL, Buy GBDC Instead

Jan 13

Golub Capital BDC: Dividends Worth Scooping Despite Further Interest Rate Changes

Jan 06

Golub Capital's NAV, Valuation, And Dividend Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 2 (Includes Updated Dividend Projections)

Dec 18

Golub Capital's NAV, Valuation, And Dividend Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 1 (Includes Recommendations As Of 11/29/2024)

Dec 04

Golub Capital: 10% Yield, Special Dividends, No NAV Premium

Nov 27

Golub Capital: High-Yield Play With Caveats

Nov 14

Golub Capital: A Good Blend Of Yield, Quality, And Income In An Expensive Sector

Oct 31

Golub Capital: Healthy And Well-Covered 11% Dividend

Oct 13

Golub Capital BDC: A Solid Quarter But Worse Under The Hood

Sep 16

Golub Capital BDC: A Strong 12% BDC Yield Trading Below NAV

Sep 10

Golub Capital: 11% Yield And Cheap (Upgrade)

Aug 19

Golub Capital: Price Drop Brings This Into Buy Zone (Rating Upgrade)

Aug 03

Golub Capital: Buy The Dip On This 10% Yield

Jul 21

Golub Capital: A 10% Yielding BDC That Remains An Attractive Income Play

Jun 13

Golub Capital: 11% Yield And Merger Catalyst

May 24

Golub Capital: Outperformance In Q2 Made This BDC Too Expensive (Downgrade)

May 07

Golub Capital: Add To Your Cashflow With This 9.4% Yield

Apr 04

Golub Capital: A BDC To Consider Whether Or Not Rates Remain Higher

Feb 24

Golub Capital: Q1 Earnings Show Additional Supplemental Distributions Likely

Feb 06

Golub Capital BDC originates $176.7M commitments in fiscal Q4; fair value declines

Oct 11

Golub Capital BDC goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Aug 31

Golub Capital: I Am Buying This 8.6% Yielding BDC Hand Over Fist

Aug 21

Golub Capital BDC originates $449.6M in fiscal Q3; fair value estimated to rise

Jul 12

Golub Capital: This Is A Doubling Down Opportunity

Jun 23

Golub Capital: Initiating A Position In This 8.5%-Yielding BDC

May 26

Golub Capital: Collect A Covered 7.8% Yield From This BDC

Apr 14

Golub Capital: 7.6% Yield, Get Paid To Own This Stalwart BDC

Feb 21

Golub Capital BDC: Q3 Update - Income Tailwinds Drive Dividend Increase

Dec 09

Conservative Portfolio Safely Paying Investors 7.3%: Golub Capital

Oct 17

Golub Capital BDC: A BDC With A Margin Of Safety

Oct 04

Golub Capital: This Stalwart Pays You A 7.6% Yield

Sep 21

Shareholder Returns

GBDCUS Capital MarketsUS Market
7D2.3%2.0%0.3%
1Y-13.2%20.8%8.0%

Return vs Industry: GBDC underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 20.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: GBDC underperformed the US Market which returned 8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is GBDC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
GBDC volatility
GBDC Average Weekly Movement4.2%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement5.6%
Market Average Movement8.0%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.6%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market4.2%

Stable Share Price: GBDC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: GBDC's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2009n/aDavid Golubwww.golubcapitalbdc.com

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (GBDC) is a business development company and operates as an externally managed closed-end non-diversified management investment company. It invests in debt and minority equity investments in middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity investors. It typically invests in diversified consumer services, automobiles, healthcare technology, insurance, health care equipment and supplies, hotels, restaurants and leisure, healthcare providers and services, IT services and specialty retails.

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Golub Capital BDC's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
GBDC fundamental statistics
Market capUS$3.85b
Earnings (TTM)US$294.75m
Revenue (TTM)US$830.27m

13.1x

P/E Ratio

4.6x

P/S Ratio

Is GBDC overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
GBDC income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$830.27m
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$830.27m
Other ExpensesUS$535.52m
EarningsUS$294.75m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.11
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin35.50%
Debt/Equity Ratio118.9%

How did GBDC perform over the long term?

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Dividends

12.9%

Current Dividend Yield

66%

Payout Ratio

Does GBDC pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy GBDC by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Golub Capital BDC dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateJun 13 2025
Dividend Pay DateJun 27 2025
Days until Ex dividend32 days
Days until Dividend pay date46 days

Does GBDC pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/12 04:16
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/09 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Derek HewettBofA Global Research
Christopher TestaB. Riley Wealth
David ChiaveriniCantor Fitzgerald & Co.