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Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc.KBDCCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Financials›Investment Managers
Momentum weak 35
Mkt cap
$820M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
73%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$5.47M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
7.9×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 6.1%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
122 days
8 Mar 2027
Close · USD$12.41
1D-2.6%
1W-3.6%
1M-0.8%
3M-11.2%
6M-16.5%
YTD-13.3%
1Y-13.9%
ATR %2.6%
Beta0.45
52w lowhigh21.8% off high

What Kayne Anderson BDC does

Employees: 0

Kayne Anderson BDC at a glance

Size Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC) is a United States Financials company (Investment Managers) with a market value of $820M, the 2381st largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $12.41 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 16.5%, against -4.0% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 6th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 3.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.2%); the operating margin is 70.1% (peer median 31.8%).

Valuation It trades at 7.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 9.4× (8th cheapest of 16).

Short interest Short interest is 1.1% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 8 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

9010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 95KBDC 85
Six months, rebased to 100: Kayne Anderson BDC against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Kayne Anderson BDC financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$221M$236M$214M$150M$74.9M
Revenue growth—+10%+42%+101%—
Gross profit$186M$199M$196M$129M$74.9M
EBITDA$155M$172M$194M$129M$66.1M
Net income$74.5M$93.7M$132M$77.1M$45.8M
Free cash flow$94.5M$94.9M$104M$79.9M$46.1M
Capital expenditure$0$0$0$0$0
Total debt$1.22B$1.12B$848M$689M$572M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Kayne Anderson BDC competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-20%0%+20%-10%0%+10%+20%HANCVGVRTSCNICODINGIABXAD-UNPOLRMUXGDGPOLN8595ORESLFGMLCFMXPSAGF-BMAF3887KBDC6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Kayne Anderson BDC is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-25%0%+25%+50%10×20×VRTSCNICODINGIABXAD-UNPOLRMUXGDG8595LFGXPSAGF-BMAFKBDCRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Kayne Anderson BDC is the large dot.

Kayne Anderson BDC competitors and peer comparison

How Kayne Anderson BDC compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Kayne Anderson BDC against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureKBDCPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-0.8%+4.7%9th lowest of 21
6-month return-16.5%-4.0%6th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-21.8%-22.5%10th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-3.0%+6.2%8th lowest of 21
Operating margin70.1%31.8%5th highest of 21
Forward P/E7.9×9.4×8th cheapest of 16

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Kayne Anderson BDC KBDCUnited States$820M-17%-3%70%7.9×n/an/a
Hansa Investment HAN.LUnited Kingdom$830M+12%+27%418%n/an/an/a
Clairvest CVG.TOCanada$808M+15%-94%1,366%n/an/an/a
Virtus Investment Partners VRTSUnited States$843M-12%-5%15%6.0×n/an/a
Centuria Capital CNI.AXAustralia$848M-25%+3%56%9.4×n/an/a
Compass Diversified CODIUnited States$851M-9%+8%5%18.5×n/an/a
Navigator Global Investments NGI.AXAustralia$858M-21%+2%11%7.8×n/an/a
Abacus Global Management ABXUnited States$859M-3%+64%33%7.8×n/an/a
Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust Trust Units Reg S 3c7 AD-UN.TOCanada$780M-5%+4%62%10.9×n/an/a
Polar Capital POLR.LUnited Kingdom$872M-8%+19%29%7.1×n/an/a
Mutares SE & Co. KGaA MUX.DEGermany$769M+2%+17%-10%2.3×n/an/a
Generation Development GDG.AXAustralia$897M-23%+66%104%27.4×n/an/a
Pollen Street POLN.LUnited Kingdom$741M+11%-5%68%11.4×n/an/a
JAFCO 8595.TJapan$713M-1%-38%27%18.1×n/an/a
Investment AB Oresund ORES.STSweden$712M+8%-8%741%n/an/an/a
Liberty Financial LFG.AXAustralia$705M+3%-3%70%6.4×n/an/a
CFM Indosuez Wealth MLCFM.PAFrance$964M+30%-19%30%n/an/an/a
XPS Pensions XPS.LUnited Kingdom$966M+19%+13%16%14.8×n/an/a
AGF Management AGF-B.TOCanada$662M-13%+12%31%6.9×n/an/a
MA Financial MAF.AXAustralia$661M-23%+42%33%10.7×n/an/a
HashKey 3887.HKHong Kong$660M-56%+34%-130%n/an/an/a

Questions

Which companies are Kayne Anderson BDC's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Hansa Investment (HAN.L), Clairvest (CVG.TO), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Centuria Capital (CNI.AX), Compass Diversified (CODI), Navigator Global Investments (NGI.AX), Abacus Global Management (ABX), Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust Trust Units Reg S 3c7 (AD-UN.TO).
Is Kayne Anderson BDC expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 7.9× against a peer median of 9.4×, 8th cheapest of 16 in its peer set.
How has Kayne Anderson BDC stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -16.5% against -4.0% for the median peer; over one year -13.9%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.