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Saratoga Investment Corp. (SAR) Stock Analysis

Saratoga Investment Corp. (SAR) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

SAR

$17.64

−$0.13 (−0.73%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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SAR Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$17.77
Previous Close
$17.77
Day's Range
17.45–17.77
52-Week Range
17.34–25.15
Volume
297.10K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.59
Valuation
Market Cap
$283.67M
P/E Ratio
18.00
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
8.65
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
2.28
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
0.98
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$49.92M+18.56%
Net Income (FY)
$36.60M+30.33%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
12.70%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
16.08M
1-Year Return
−18.80%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$3.00+16.88%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 3, 2026
Earnings Date
October 6, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
149.21K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

SAR Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−16.44%
2025+10.36%
2024+6.07%
2023+12.91%
2022−3.82%
2021+51.00%
2020−10.92%
2019+34.20%
2018−2.78%
2017+20.77%
2016 (partial year)+20.99%

As of September 4, 2026.

SAR Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends February
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$49.92M$36.60M73.3%
2024$42.10M$28.09M66.7%
2023$20.36M$8.93M43.9%
2022$36.35M$24.68M67.9%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$49.92M$36.60M73.3%
2024$42.10M$28.09M66.7%
2023$20.36M$8.93M43.9%
2022$36.35M$24.68M67.9%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of February 28, 2026.

SAR Dividend History

$3.24−1.8% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 10 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$2.259
2025$3.2410−1.8%
2024$3.304+17.0%
2023$2.824+0.4%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$2.259
2025$3.2410−1.8%
2024$3.304+17.0%
2023$2.824+0.4%
2022$2.815+55.2%
2021$1.814+32.1%
2020$1.373−17.0%
2019$1.653−19.9%
2018$2.064−12.3%
2017$2.355+434.1%
2016$0.441

Most recent payment: $0.25 per share, ex-dividend September 3, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

SAR Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 561 stocks
MetricSARAsset Management medianvs median
P/E18.0010.3474% above
P/S ratio2.2810.420.2x the median
Profit margin12.70%24.09%11.4 pts below

Medians across 561 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Company Overview

Saratoga Investment Corp. (SAR) is capitalised at $283.67M on the latest close. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

The 52-week range on file runs from $17.34 to $25.15. SAR last closed at $17.64 on September 4, 2026. That is −$0.13 (−0.73%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 1.73% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $49.92M. That is +18.56% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $42.10M. Net income for the same year was $36.60M. That is +30.33% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 12.7%. That is 11.4 percentage points below the Asset Management median of 24.09%. Trailing earnings per share are 0.98.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $36.35M in 2022 to $49.92M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 18. That is 74.08% above the Asset Management median of 10.34. The forward P/E on file is 8.65. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 2.28 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 0.2 times the Asset Management median of 10.42. The medians here are taken across 561 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year price return is −18.80%. Measured over 10 years, that is +10.12% a year compounded. The reported beta is 0.59. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 38.06%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 16.88%. That is 8.8 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.11%. At the indicated rate that is $3.00 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is September 3, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 9 payments totalling $2.25 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $3.24 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2021 at +51.00%; the weakest is 2020 at −10.92%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. So far in 2026 the price is −16.44%.

Peer Comparison

Saratoga Investment Corp. (SAR) operates in the Asset Management industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Saratoga Investment Corp. SAR $283.67M 18.0
BlackRock, Inc. BLK $182.35B 26.9
Blackstone Inc. BX $162.74B 30.5
KKR & Co. Inc. KKR $99.50B 34.4

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 10.3x. Saratoga Investment Corp. trades at a P/E of 18.0.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Saratoga Investment Corp.

Saratoga Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in leveraged and management buyouts, acquisition financings, growth financings, recapitalization, debt refinancing, and transitional financing transactions at the lower end of middle market companies. The fund structures its investments as debt and equity by investing through first and second lien loans, mezzanine debt, co-investments, select high yield bonds, senior secured bonds, unsecured bonds, and preferred and common equity. The fund prefers to invest in aerospace, automotive aftermarket and services, business products and services, consumer products and services, education, environmental services, industrial services, financial services, food and beverage, healthcare products and services, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, restaurants services, food services, software services, technology services, specialty chemical, media and telecommunications. The fund seeks to invest in the United States. The fund primarily invests between $60 million and $75 million in companies having EBITDA of $2 million or greater and revenues between $10 million and $150 million. It targets annual revenues between $8 and $250 million. The fund prefers to take a majority stake. The fund invests through direct lending as well as participation in loan syndicates.