BDC Stock Comparisons: Head-to-Head Dividend & Valuation Directory

Compare all 34 publicly traded Business Development Companies head-to-head. This directory links to 561 unique comparison pages — each analyzes side-by-side dividend yields, NAV premiums, valuations, and leverage metrics so you can find the best dividend buy in a single click.

34 BDCs covered 561 head-to-head pairs 33 ticker sections

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Investors are comparing these head-to-head BDC matchups right now. Click any card below for a full side-by-side dividend and valuation analysis.

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ARCC Ares Capital Corporation 33 comparisons Profile →
BBDC Barings BDC, Inc. 32 comparisons Profile →
BCSF Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. 31 comparisons Profile →
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 30 comparisons Profile →
CCAP Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. 29 comparisons Profile →
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. 28 comparisons Profile →
CION CION Investment Corporation 27 comparisons Profile →
CSWC Capital Southwest Corporation 26 comparisons Profile →
FDUS Fidus Investment Corporation 25 comparisons Profile →
FSK FS KKR Capital Corp. II 24 comparisons Profile →
GAIN Gladstone Investment Corporation 23 comparisons Profile →
GBDC Golub Capital BDC, Inc. 22 comparisons Profile →
GECC Great Elm Capital Corp. 21 comparisons Profile →
GLAD Gladstone Capital Corporation 20 comparisons Profile →
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. 19 comparisons Profile →
HRZN Horizon Technology Finance Corporation 18 comparisons Profile →
HTGC Hercules Capital, Inc. 17 comparisons Profile →
MAIN Main Street Capital Corporation 16 comparisons Profile →
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment Corporation 15 comparisons Profile →
MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund 14 comparisons Profile →
NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. 13 comparisons Profile →
NMFC New Mountain Finance Corporation 12 comparisons Profile →
OBDC Blue Owl Capital Corporation 11 comparisons Profile →
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation 10 comparisons Profile →
OXSQ Oxford Square Capital Corp. 9 comparisons Profile →
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. 8 comparisons Profile →
PNNT PennantPark Investment Corporation 7 comparisons Profile →
PSEC Prospect Capital Corporation 6 comparisons Profile →
SAR Saratoga Investment Corp. 5 comparisons Profile →
SCM Stellus Capital Investment Corporation 4 comparisons Profile →
SLRC SLR Investment Corp. 3 comparisons Profile →
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. 2 comparisons Profile →
TRIN Trinity Capital Inc. 1 comparisons Profile →

How to Use the BDC Comparison Directory

Each head-to-head page in this directory compares two Business Development Companies across the metrics that matter most to income investors: forward dividend yield, premium or discount to net asset value (NAV), market capitalization, price-to-NAV valuation, dividend frequency, and leverage ratio. Use the alphabetical sections above to find any BDC by ticker, then drill into individual pair pages for the full side-by-side analysis.

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