Barings BDC
Through the investors’ lenses
0 of 2 cleared1 of 3 criteria
Each of these investors has said in public what they look at before buying. Click a name to see how this company measures up — a tick where it passes one of their tests, a cross where it does not.
Warren Buffett 1/2
| Measure | BBDC | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner earnings | — | positive | — |
| Return on equity | 8.8% | US median 2.8% | ✓ |
| Debt to equity | 1.04x | US median 0.57x | ✗ |
| Operating margin | — | US median 3.1% | — |
Passes 1 of 2. These are the measures Warren Buffett published, applied to Barings BDC’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
Peter Lynch 0/1
| Measure | BBDC | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity | 1.04x | US median 0.57x | ✗ |
| Net margin | — | US median 2.0% | — |
Passes 0 of 1. These are the measures Peter Lynch published, applied to Barings BDC’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
| Basis | Payout | Why |
|---|---|---|
| GAAP earnings | 106.2% | whyMoves with credit-spread marks, not distributable income. |
| Net investment income | 102.9% | whyWhat actually funds a BDC distribution. |
Spread between highest and lowest: 3.3 percentage points. Same filings, different denominators.
Coverage rating 39 / 100 — Strained. ? Peer standing · not rankedDirection 4/30Stability 19/20 Capped because the dividend exceeds what the basis that applies can fund.
Net investment income payout, last 6 years
| Fiscal year | Payout |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 102.9% |
| 2024-12-31 | 81.7% |
| 2023-12-31 | 84.1% |
| 2022-12-31 | 84.1% |
| 2021-12-31 | 90.8% |
| 2020-12-31 | 101.7% |
Coverage worsened sharply this year, 81.7% to 102.9%, after no clear trend before it. One year is not a trend, but it is worth knowing which direction the last one moved.
The arithmetic
- GAAP earnings — dividends declared per share $1.19 ÷ diluted EPS $1.12
Where the figures came from
- 10-K filed 2026-02-19 · accession 0001379785-26-000009
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Computed by an open pipeline reading SEC XBRL directly. If any number here looks wrong to you, tell us — that is more useful to us than agreement.
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