GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\DE (GAIN)

About GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\DE

Gladstone Investment Corporation is a publicly traded business development company that invests in debt and equity securities of established private businesses in the United States. It primarily targets lower middle market companies with annual EBITDA between $5 million and $25 million, focusing on secured first and second lien debt securities as well as preferred and common equity investments. The company aims to generate current income and long-term capital appreciation by providing financing for management buyouts, growth capital, acquisitions, and recapitalizations.

Snapshot

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended March 31, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

Peer comparison

Where Gladstone Investment Corporation\de’s fundamentals sit among the 51 business development companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gladstone Investment Corporation\de’s return on equity of 27.6% is the highest of the 48 business development companies reporting it. Gladstone Investment Corporation\de’s P/E of 3.8 ranks in the 3rd percentile of the 38 peers with a meaningful P/E. Gladstone Investment Corporation\de’s long-term debt to equity of 0.84 ranks in the 9th percentile of the 33 business development companies reporting it.

1 reported insider purchase (code P) totaling $24,300 in the last 90 days. For context, about 14% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among business development company peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 quant / multi-strat books among the superinvestors we track; no conviction manager currently reports a position.

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

Selected SEC filings

Largest Financials peers

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