FDUS
Fidus Investment Corporation
FDUS offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPM has the edge over FDUS overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
FDUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
FDUS's profitability is currently strong, but its revenue is under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like FDUS.
JPM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
JPM's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like JPM.
FDUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.9x | $10.88 | -44% |
| Fair | 8.6x | $19.02 | -1.5% |
| Current | 8.7x | $19.32 | — |
| Forward | 9.4x | $19.32 | — |
| Expensive | 11x | $23.21 | +20% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FDUS's PE is in its fair range at 8.7x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 9.4x, in its expensive range.
JPM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.7x | $231 | -33% |
| Fair | 12x | $287 | -16% |
| Current | 14x | $343 | — |
| Forward | 14x | $343 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $361 | +5.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JPM has the edge over FDUS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
FDUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect FDUS's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
JPM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
JPM has the edge over FDUS on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
FDUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.07 | -6.5% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.21 | +5.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.16 | -4% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.20 | -2.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.08 | -9.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.10 | -9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.25 | -2.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.25 | -8.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.29 | -7.3% |
FDUS's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.21 over the past year, against $4.76 in early 2022.
JPM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $24.99 | +4.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $23.85 | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.35 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.89 | +2.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.02 | +1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $20.20 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.50 | +8.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.38 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.75 | +22% |
JPM has the edge over FDUS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FDUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $17.2M | -50% |
| Q2 2022 | $14.1M | -56% |
| Q1 2022 | $17.4M | -13% |
| Q4 2021 | $60.3M | +67% |
| Q3 2021 | $34.5M | +29% |
| Q2 2021 | $31.6M | +124% |
| Q4 2020 | $36.1M | +38% |
JPM has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is down 50% for FDUS versus up 8.1% for JPM.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 66% | -16 points |
| Q2 2022 | 58% | -24 points |
| Q1 2022 | 67% | +9.2 points |
| Q4 2021 | 88% | +5.3 points |
| Q3 2021 | 82% | +4.4 points |
| Q2 2021 | 82% | +24 points |
| Q1 2021 | 58% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 82% | +4.7 points |
FDUS's operating margin was 66% last quarter, down 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
JPM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50.2B | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $57.3B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.8B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.8B | +7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.4B | +8.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.9B | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $45.3B | +8.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.8B | +11% |
JPM's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $50.2B last quarter, up 8.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 40% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 48% | +7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | -3.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 41% | -6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | +11 points |
JPM's operating margin was 40% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
FDUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.8M | +$37.7M |
| Q2 2026 | -$41.9M | -205% |
| Q1 2026 | -$32.6M | +$17.6M |
| Q4 2025 | -$104.8M | -611% |
| Q3 2025 | -$31.9M | -782% |
| Q2 2025 | $39.9M | +$42.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$50.2M | +$27.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $20.5M | +512% |
FDUS has the edge over JPM on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
JPM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33.2B | +$78.4B |
| Q2 2026 | -$25.3B | -186% |
| Q1 2026 | -$211.8B | +$40.1B |
| Q4 2025 | $119.7B | -19% |
| Q3 2025 | -$45.2B | +$28.9B |
| Q2 2025 | $29.5B | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | -$251.8B | -$97.7B |
| Q4 2024 | $147.8B | +145% |
JPM's free cash flow was −$84.2B over the past year, against −$120B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like JPM.
FDUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.5% | +949K shares |
| 1 year | +8.9% | +3.2M shares |
| 3 years | +46% | +12.3M shares |
| 5 years | +59% | +14.5M shares |
| Available history | +59% | +14.4M shares |
FDUS has 39M diluted shares, up 8.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
JPM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -11.2M shares |
| 1 year | -3.1% | -84.6M shares |
| 3 years | -8.5% | -249M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -322M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -547M shares |
JPM has the edge over FDUS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B |
| Q2 2026 | $6.8B |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3B |
| Q4 2025 | $8.3B |
| Q3 2025 | $8.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $7.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $7.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3B |
JPM spent $24.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 11% from the year before.
FDUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2022 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2022 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2021 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q3 2021 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2021 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2021 | 4.1x | High |
| Q4 2020 | 9.6x | High |
FDUS's net debt is about 4.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.6 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like FDUS.
JPM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
JPM's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like JPM.
FDUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.6 | Neutral |
FDUS's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 50 (neutral).
JPM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.5 | Neutral |
JPM's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (neutral).
FDUS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | FDUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.7x | 13x | 33% below |
| PE % | 53 | 63 | 10 pts below |
FDUS has the edge over JPM on valuation relative to its sector.
JPM PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | JPM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 10% above |
| PE % | 76 | 63 | 13 pts above |
JPM is trading at 14x earnings, a 10% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
FDUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $19.2 | 0.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $19.5 | 1% below |
| 50 week MA | $19.1 | 1.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.9 | 2.8% below |
| 200 week MA | $19.8 | 2.2% below |
FDUS's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 2.2% below its 200-week average.
JPM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $336.8 | 1.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $345.3 | 0.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $323.2 | 6.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $298.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $236.6 | 45% above |
JPM has the edge over FDUS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
FDUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.0 | $12.6 | -16% |
| 2021 | $12.6 | $17.9 | +42% |
| 2022 | $17.9 | $19.0 | +6% |
| 2023 | $19.0 | $19.7 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | $19.7 | $20.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $20.9 | $19.4 | -6.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.4 | $19.3 | -0.6% |
FDUS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 0.6% so far in 2026.
JPM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $139.1 | $124.5 | -11% |
| 2021 | $124.5 | $157.3 | +26% |
| 2022 | $157.3 | $131.3 | -17% |
| 2023 | $131.3 | $170.1 | +30% |
| 2024 | $170.1 | $241.2 | +42% |
| 2025 | $241.2 | $327.9 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $327.9 | $342.8 | +4.5% |
JPM has the edge over FDUS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.