Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. Announces December 31, 2025 Financial Results and Declares First Quarter 2026 Dividend of $0.40 Per Share
Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. a business development company externally managed by its investment adviser, KA Credit Advisors, LLC, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025.
Financial Highlights for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2025
- Net investment income of $30.1 million, or $0.44 per share;
- Net asset value of $16.32 per share, decreased from $16.34 per share as of September 30, 2025, primarily as a result of realized and unrealized losses of $0.12, partially offset by higher net investment income earned over distributions paid of $0.04 and accretive share repurchases of $0.06;
- New private credit and equity co-investment commitments of $112.8 million, fundings of $99.3 million and repayments of $131.7 million, resulting in a net funded private credit and equity investment decrease of $32.4 million;
- Sales and repayments of broadly syndicated loans of $19.8 million;
- The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a regular dividend of $0.40 per share, to be paid on April 16, 2026 to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2026.
“We remain proud of our investment performance and portfolio stability amid ongoing market volatility. We believe the current environment underscores the differentiation of our investment strategy, particularly the fact that we purposefully have the lowest software exposure in the BDC space at approximately 2% of our portfolio,” said Doug Goodwillie, Co-Chief Executive Officer. “We expect that our value lending strategy focused on lending at conservative leverage multiples to borrowers in stable and staple industries will continue to differentiate our platform over the long term.”
“During the fourth quarter, we maintained a healthy spread premium relative to the upper middle market, with new floating rate loan originations averaging 529 basis points over SOFR. Based on our current view of the market and our portfolio, we expect to be able to pay the $0.40 base dividend for all of 2026. We believe demonstrating the stability of our approach to direct lending is particularly important in the current market environment,” said Ken Leonard, Co-Chief Executive Officer.
Selected Financial Highlights
| As of | |||||
| (in thousands, expect per share data) | December 31, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | |||
| Investment portfolio, at fair value | $ | 2,198,421 | $ | 2,255,513 | |
| Total assets | $ | 2,286,702 | $ | 2,337,968 | |
| Total debt outstanding, at principal | $ | 1,130,000 | $ | 1,153,000 | |
| Net assets | $ | 1,109,931 | $ | 1,140,096 | |
| Net asset value per share | $ | 16.32 | $ | 16.34 | |
| Total debt-to-equity ratio | 1.02x | 1.01x | |||
| For the quarter ended | |||||
| December 31, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | ||||
| Net investment income per share | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.43 | |
| Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share(1) | $ | (0.12) | $ | (0.08) | |
| Earnings per share | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.35 | |
| Regular dividend per share | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.40 | |
| Special dividend per share | $ | – | $ | – | |
| (1) Amounts shown may not correspond for the period as it includes the effect of the timing of the distribution, shares repurchased, and the issuance of common stock. |
Results of Operations
Total investment income for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was $61.9 million, as compared to $61.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The increase was primarily driven by rotations out of the lower yielding broadly syndicated loans into middle market loans, accelerated amortization and fees earned from repayments, partially offset by lower SOFR rates. PIK income represented 7.4% and 3.9% of total interest income for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025.
Net investment income for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was $30.1 million or $0.44 per share as compared to $30.0 million or $0.43 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Net expenses for the fourth quarter were $31.8 million, as compared to $31.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The increase was primarily the result of $0.5 million of excise taxes related to undistributed income for the year and higher interest expense, partially offset by lower incentive fees during the fourth quarter.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company had realized losses of $0.6 million and had a net change in unrealized losses on investments of $7.2 million. The unrealized losses for the quarter were primarily driven by decreases in fair value and quarterly amortization of original issue discounts, partially offset by new upfront fees for originations during the quarter. Additionally, the Company had $0.3 million of deferred income tax expense related to unrealized gains on equity investments in the Company’s wholly owned taxable subsidiary.
Portfolio and Investment Activity
| As of | |||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) | December 31, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | |||||||||
| Investments at fair value | $ | 2,198,421 | $ | 2,255,513 | |||||||
| Number of portfolio companies | 107 | 108 | |||||||||
| Average portfolio company investment size | $ | 20,546 | $ | 20,884 | |||||||
| Asset class: | |||||||||||
| First lien debt | 93.2% | 93.7% | |||||||||
| Subordinated debt | 4.9% | 4.6% | |||||||||
| Equity | 1.9% | 1.7% | |||||||||
| Non-accrual debt investments: | |||||||||||
| Non-accrual investments at fair value | $ | 30,951 | $ | 30,974 | |||||||
| Non-accrual investments as a percentage of debt investments at fair value | 1.4% | 1.4% | |||||||||
| Number of investments on non-accrual | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Interest rate type: | |||||||||||
| Percentage floating-rate | 95.7% | 96.0% | |||||||||
| Percentage fixed-rate | 4.3% | 4.0% | |||||||||
| Yields excluding non-income producing debt investments (at fair value): | |||||||||||
| Weighted average yield on private middle market loans | 10.4% | 10.7% | |||||||||
| Weighted average yield on broadly syndicated loans | 6.0% | 6.7% | |||||||||
| Weighted average yield on total debt portfolio | 10.3% | 10.6% | |||||||||
| Yields including non-income producing debt investments (at fair value): | |||||||||||
| Weighted average yield on private middle market loans | 10.2% | 10.5% | |||||||||
| Weighted average yield on broadly syndicated loans | 6.0% | 6.7% | |||||||||
| Weighted average yield on total debt portfolio | 10.1% | 10.4% | |||||||||
| Investment activity during the quarter ended: | |||||||||||
| Gross new investment commitments | $ | 112,814 | (1) | $ | 295,492 | (2) | |||||
| Principal amount of investments funded | $ | 99,336 | (1) | $ | 273,574 | (2) | |||||
| Principal amount of investments sold or repaid | $ | (151,507) | (1) | $ | (186,434) | (2) | |||||
| Net principal amount of investments funded (repaid) | $ | (52,171) | $ | 87,140 | |||||||
| _________________ | |||||||||||
| (1) For the quarter ending December 31, 2025, broadly syndicated loans represent $0 of new investment commitments, $0 of investments funded and $19,810 of investments sold or repaid. | |||||||||||
| (2) For the quarter ending September 30, 2025, broadly syndicated loans represent $0 of new investment commitments, $0 of investments funded and $112,952 of investments sold or repaid | |||||||||||
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $275 million senior unsecured notes outstanding, $855 million borrowed under its credit facilities and cash and cash equivalents of $43.4 million (including investments in money market funds). As of that date, the Company had $545 million of undrawn commitments available on its credit facilities (subject to borrowing base restrictions and other conditions).
As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s debt-to-equity ratio was 1.02x and its asset coverage ratio was 198%. The Company targets a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.0x to 1.25x (which equates to asset coverage of 200% to 180%). The Company may operate above or below its target based on market conditions.
Recent Developments
- On February 12, 2026, the Board of Directors declared a regular dividend to common stockholders in the amount of $0.40 per share. The regular dividend of $0.40 per share will be paid on April 16, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2026.
- On February 20, 2026, the Company and its wholly owned special purpose financing subsidiary Kayne Anderson BDC Financing, LLC (“KABDCF”) amended the Revolving Funding Facility. Under the terms of the amendment, the Company extended the final maturity date to February 20, 2031 and reduced the interest rate on borrowings from daily SOFR plus 2.15% to daily SOFR plus 1.95% per annum.
- From January 1, 2026 to February 20, 2026, the Company’s agent repurchased 1,020,586 shares of common stock at an average price of $14.25 per share for a total amount of $14.5 million. As of February 20, 2026, $45.4 million remains for repurchase under the Company’s amended 10b5-1 Plan.
About Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc.
Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. is a business development company (“BDC”) that invests primarily in first lien senior secured loans, with a secondary focus on unitranche and split-lien loans to middle market companies. KBDC is externally managed by its investment adviser, KA Credit Advisors, LLC, an indirect controlled subsidiary of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., a prominent alternative investment management firm. KBDC has elected to be regulated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). KBDC’s investment objective is to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation.
