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Company snapshot — Golub Capital BDC Inc

GBDC 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
Golub Capital BDC is a business development company that lends to middle-market businesses, most of them owned by private equity sponsors. It is structured as an externally managed, closed-end investment fund rather than a bank, and puts raised capital to work as loans and occasional minority equity stakes. Its lending spans first-lien senior loans, unitranche facilities that blend senior and junior debt in one loan, second-lien and mezzanine debt, and warrants attached to some loans. Borrowers sit across industries such as healthcare, insurance, IT services, hospitality and specialty retail. It is based in New York and lends mainly within the United States.
Where it sits in the stack
GBDC holds no seat in our index; it sits in the diary's Financial Services sleeve, within the US asset-management and private-debt group, rather than any layer of the AI build-out stack.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group groups it with scored Financial Services names based in the US, including Futu Holdings, PJT Partners, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group, Brookfield Asset Management, Credicorp and TPG. The market also sets it beside Ares Capital Corporation, another business development company.
Why Closelook tracks it
GBDC carries a Closelook score across our modules, with quality reading strongest and momentum reading weakest. It holds no seat in our index and has not yet appeared in a diary edition or quote.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the credit quality of its middle-market loan book holds up if sponsor-backed borrowers face refinancing pressure, since strain would likely show first in its weaker score modules.

Golub Capital BDC Inc (GBDC) 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 GBDC, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 11.01%, quarterly · last 0.33 USD on 2026-09-14

Dividends and capital return

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

  • Trailing 12 months 1.38 USD per share · a 11.01% yield on the 2026-09-22 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-22
  • Change on the year +17.9% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.17 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.33 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-14
  • By calendar year 2025: 1.56 USD (partial) · 2026: 0.99 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-03-03

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 Golub Capital BDC Inc (GBDC)?

Golub Capital BDC Inc trades as GBDC on the US exchange (US) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-23.

Is GBDC in a Closelook index?

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

Where does GBDC trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -3% vs the 50-day and -1.1% vs the 200-day average, 7.6% below the 52-week high and +12.2% off the 52-week low. 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 Golub Capital BDC Inc do?

Golub Capital BDC is a business development company that lends to middle-market businesses, most of them owned by private equity sponsors. It is structured as an externally managed, closed-end investment fund rather than a bank, and puts raised capital to work as loans and occasional minority equity stakes. Its lending spans first-lien senior loans, unitranche facilities that blend senior and junior debt in one loan, second-lien and mezzanine debt, and warrants attached to some loans. Closelook's peer group groups it with scored Financial Services names based in the US, including Futu Holdings, PJT Partners, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group, Brookfield Asset Management, Credicorp and TPG. The market also sets it beside Ares Capital Corporation, another business development company.

Where does Golub Capital BDC Inc sit in the AI build-out?

GBDC holds no seat in our index; it sits in the diary's Financial Services sleeve, within the US asset-management and private-debt group, rather than any layer of the AI build-out stack. GBDC carries a Closelook score across our modules, with quality reading strongest and momentum reading weakest. It holds no seat in our index and has not yet appeared in a diary edition or quote.

Does Golub Capital BDC Inc pay a dividend?

Golub Capital BDC Inc has paid 1.38 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 11.01% on the 2026-09-22 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.33 USD on 2026-09-14. 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 GBDC, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.