Profit growing, cash flow isn't.Profit +405% since 2022 (an unusually weak year for profit), operating cash flow −179%.Profit +405% since 2022, operating cash flow −179%.
SLR Investment's reported profit rose 405% since 2022, but the cash its operations generate changed −179%. When profit and cash diverge like this, it's worth understanding why (for example, customers paying more slowly or gains that aren't cash).SLR Investment's reported profit rose 405% since 2022, but the cash its operations generate changed −179%. When profit and cash diverge like this, it's worth understanding why.
Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 2.1× reported profit.
Free cash flow is 2.1× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 78 → 77
Peer companies moved-1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.
Earnings per share growth-16.9%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.97Sector median: 0.0999 · MAD: 0.2773
3-year revenue growth53.9%
Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · 3 fiscal years to Dec 2025Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score 5.06Sector median: 0.0999 · MAD: 0.0858
Revenue growth-1.6%
Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.61Sector median: 0.0742 · MAD: 0.1477
Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.
Beta0.66
Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.13Sector median: 0.7010 · MAD: 0.3115
Current ratio1.09×
Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of dateReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.75Sector median: 2.0250 · MAD: 1.2470
Debt / equity1.17×
Yahoo Finance fallback · no standard SEC debt tagReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.10Sector median: 0.5734 · MAD: 0.5454
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about SLR Investment
Is SLR Investment getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Aug 4, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 61/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is SLR Investment valued vs its peers?
Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 83/100 against 432 financial services peers.Free cash flow yield 24.3% vs a peer median of 6.1% (stronger than 83% of peers).Free cash flow yield 24.3% vs peers 6.1% (stronger than 83% of peers).
Is SLR Investment growing?
Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 77/100 against 432 financial services peers.3-year revenue growth 53.9% vs a peer median of 10.0% (stronger than 95% of peers).3-year revenue growth 53.9% vs peers 10.0% (stronger than 95% of peers).Earnings per share growth -16.9% vs a peer median of 10.0% (weaker than 73% of peers).Earnings per share growth -16.9% vs peers 10.0% (weaker than 73% of peers).
How profitable is SLR Investment?
About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 51/100 against 432 financial services peers.
How risky is SLR Investment?
Moderate risk relative to 432 financial services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Current ratio 1.09× vs a peer median of 2.02× (weaker than 74% of peers).Current ratio 1.09× vs peers 2.02× (weaker than 74% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 4, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
No major changes
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Net income (12 months)
89.7M USD
73.8M USD
−17.8%
Debt
1.1B USD
1.2B USD
+1.4%
Cash
400.1M USD
422.5M USD
+5.6%
Shares outstanding
54.6M
54.6M
0.0%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Industry: Asset Management · 43 companies
Valuations in Asset Management are near the top of their range since 2016.
95% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
37% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +10% and earnings +13% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is +31% vs the whole market, against a usual +6%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
SLR Investment looks cheaper than most of its peers on our valuation measures, while the Asset Management industry as a whole is valued high by its own standards since 2016. Both can be true at once.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Change
Return on assets (ROA)
3.0%
0.7%
3.0%
3.9%
3.6%
▼ 0.3 pts
SLRC price history
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