FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — FS KKR Capital Corp

FSK in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
FS KKR Capital Corp is a business development company that lends to private, mid-market American businesses rather than public ones. It concentrates on senior secured loans, with smaller allocations to subordinated and mezzanine debt, and often receives warrants or other equity alongside a loan. It can also take minority equity stakes directly, sometimes alongside a financial sponsor, and occasionally holds corporate bonds. It is based in Philadelphia and listed in the United States.
Where it sits in the stack
FSK holds no seat in our index families; it sits in the diary's Financial Services sleeve, within the Asset Management group, alongside other US-listed credit and asset managers. It is a private lender to mid-market companies rather than a supplier, buyer or constraint within the AI build-out stack.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group places it with scored Financial Services names from our universe, including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group, Brookfield Asset Management, TPG, PJT Partners, Credicorp and Grupo Cibest; the market's usual comparison is with another business development company, Ares Capital.
Why Closelook tracks it
FSK carries a Closelook score with no index seat; among its scoring modules valuation reads strongest and quality reads weakest. The diary has not yet quoted it in an edition and it has no mention count in our coverage.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the quality module recovers as its loan book seasons, since business development companies are exposed to defaults among the mid-market borrowers they lend to.

FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for FSK, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 18.04%, quarterly · last 0.44 USD on 2026-09-16

Dividends and capital return

What FSK pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 2.04 USD per share · a 18.04% yield on the 2026-09-22 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-22
  • Change on the year −2.9% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 2.10 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.44 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-16
  • By calendar year 2025: 2.80 USD (partial) · 2026: 1.34 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-03-19

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 66/100 · S&P 500 fund at 64, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-22
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +10.8% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-22
  • Sovereign pressure Index -0.03 · down 0.40 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-22

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-23

Quick answers

What is FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK)?

FS KKR Capital Corp trades as FSK on the US exchange (US) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-23.

Is FSK in a Closelook index?

Not currently — FS KKR Capital Corp is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-23.

Where does FSK trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -2.5% vs the 50-day and -0.6% vs the 200-day average, 21.9% below the 52-week high and +23% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 8 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-22 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does FS KKR Capital Corp do?

FS KKR Capital Corp is a business development company that lends to private, mid-market American businesses rather than public ones. It concentrates on senior secured loans, with smaller allocations to subordinated and mezzanine debt, and often receives warrants or other equity alongside a loan. It can also take minority equity stakes directly, sometimes alongside a financial sponsor, and occasionally holds corporate bonds. Closelook's peer group places it with scored Financial Services names from our universe, including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group, Brookfield Asset Management, TPG, PJT Partners, Credicorp and Grupo Cibest; the market's usual comparison is with another business development company, Ares Capital.

Where does FS KKR Capital Corp sit in the AI build-out?

FSK holds no seat in our index families; it sits in the diary's Financial Services sleeve, within the Asset Management group, alongside other US-listed credit and asset managers. It is a private lender to mid-market companies rather than a supplier, buyer or constraint within the AI build-out stack. FSK carries a Closelook score with no index seat; among its scoring modules valuation reads strongest and quality reads weakest. The diary has not yet quoted it in an edition and it has no mention count in our coverage.

Does FS KKR Capital Corp pay a dividend?

FS KKR Capital Corp has paid 2.04 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 18.04% on the 2026-09-22 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.44 USD on 2026-09-16. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for FSK, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.