Is Saratoga Investment Corp. a good dividend stock?

Saratoga Investment Corp. (SAR) is a dividend-paying stock with a current dividend yield of 14.46%. Review its dividend history, payout consistency and growth to judge whether it fits your income strategy.

What is SAR's dividend yield?

The dividend yield for SAR stock is currently 14.46%.

How much does SAR pay in dividends per year?

Saratoga Investment Corp. pays an annual dividend of $2.7500 per share over the trailing twelve months.

How often does SAR pay dividends?

SAR stock pays dividends monthly.

Is SAR's dividend growing?

Saratoga Investment Corp.'s 3-year dividend CAGR is 1.76%.

SAR Stock Price, Chart, Stats & News

Saratoga Investment Corp.

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Overview Dividend safety Dividends Fundamentals

Saratoga Investment Corp. (SAR) is a dividend-paying stock with a current dividend yield of 14.46% as of Jul 13, 2026. It pays $2.75 per share over the trailing twelve months and distributes monthly. Its dividend has grown at a 5.54% 5-year compound annual rate.

310.23M

Market cap

8.68x

Current P/E

12.15x

Forward P/E

14.46%

Dividend yield

$2.75

SAR dividend

Dividend safety

At-risk

SAR pays out about 126% of earnings, leaving little safety margin.

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Fundamentals

Gross margin	51.21%
Operating margin	40.48%
Pretax margin	40.48%
Net margin	37.87%
Effective tax rate	6.44%
ROA	3.22%
ROE	9.56%
D/E	1.85x
Interest coverage ratio	0.83x

All financials

SAR valuation

P/E	8.68x
P/S	3.34x
P/B	0.82x
P/CF	14.70x
P/FCF	14.81x
P/OCF	14.70x
PEG	2.05x
EV multiple	-0.29x

About

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.