Crescent Capital BDC

CCAP

Asset Management · Financial Services

Price

$10.71

+0.03 (+0.28%)

Market Cap

$394.6M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Good

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Good

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Share count rising — dilution

+30.1% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 28.5M (2021) → 37.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. is as a business development company private equity / buyouts and loan fund. It specializes in directly investing. It specializes in middle market. The fund seeks to invest in United States.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+11.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-121.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

4.1%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.6B cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Crescent Capital BDC is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 12%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

59.1%

Premium pricing power — 59.1% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

37.5%

Excellent — 37.5% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

4.2%

Weak — 4.2% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+13.7%

Fast-growing sales (+13.7% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-105.0%

Earnings shrinking (-105.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

1/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

443%

Turns 443% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

45.4%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (45.4%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

1.41

Elevated debt (1.41)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

1.21x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.2x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

14.27%

Healthy income — 14.27% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-67.2%

Dividend cut (-67.2% YoY) — warning sign

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