Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Results; Declares a Fourth Quarter Base Dividend of $0.34 Per Share and Announces a $50 Million Share Repurchase Program
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (“Crescent BDC” or “Company”) (NASDAQ: CCAP) today reported net investment income of $0.37 per share and net income of $0.27 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Net asset value (NAV) per share was $17.72 at September 30, 2026.
Dividend Declarations
The Company announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a fourth quarter 2026 regular cash dividend of $0.34 per share to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2026, payable on January 15, 2027. Additionally, the third and final previously announced $0.03 per share special dividend will be paid on December 15, 2026 to stockholders of record as of November 30, 2026.
Recent Developments
On November 5, 2026, the Board authorized a share repurchase program of up to $50 million of the Company’s common stock. Repurchases will be executed by an independent third-party broker pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, subject to the plan’s parameters and applicable regulatory requirements.
Separately, Sun Life plans to purchase up to an additional $25 million of the Company’s common stock in the open market through an independent third-party broker pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Selected Financial Highlights
($ in millions, except per share amounts)
Portfolio & Investment Activity
As of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had investments in 190 and 184 portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of $1,555.2 and $1,569.4 million, respectively. The portfolio at fair value was comprised of the following asset types:
Portfolio Asset Types:
For the quarter ended September 30, 2026, the Company invested $23.5 million across three new portfolio companies and several follow-on revolver and delayed draw fundings. During this period, the Company had $38.7 million in aggregate exits, sales and repayments. For the quarter ended June 30, 2026, the Company invested $57.0 million across three new portfolio companies and several follow-on revolver and delayed draw fundings. For this period, the Company had $36.1 million in aggregate exits, sales and repayments.
Results of Operations
For the quarter ended September 30, 2026, total investment income was $36.9 million, compared to $36.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The modest increase was primarily driven by higher recurring interest income from investment due to higher benchmark rates during the quarter.
Interest income, which includes the amortization of upfront fees, accelerated amortization of original issue discount (“OID”) and prepayment fees, increased modestly to $35.6 million from $34.7 million in the prior quarter. Included in interest income was $0.5 million and $0.2 million of accelerated OID amortization related to investment repayments for the quarters ended September 30, 2026 and June 30, 2026, respectively.
Dividend income decreased to $0.9 million from $1.2 million, primarily reflecting lower distributions from the Company’s Logan JV investment. Other income, which includes consent, waiver, amendment, agency, underwriting and arranger fees, was $0.4 million in both periods.
For the three months ended September 30, 2026 and June 30, 2026, total net expenses, including income and excise taxes, were $23.2 million and $23.2 million, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2026, the Company had $36.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and $210.5 million of undrawn capacity on its credit facilities, subject to borrowing base and other limitations. The weighted average cost of debt on the Company’s debt outstanding as of September 30, 2026 was 6.26%.
The Company’s net debt-to-equity ratio (3) was 1.36x as of September 30, 2026.
Conference Call
The Company will host a webcast/conference call on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Please visit Crescent BDC’s webcast link located on the Events & Presentations page of the Investor Relations section of Crescent BDC’s website for a slide presentation that complements the earnings conference call.
All interested parties are invited to participate via telephone or the live webcast, which will be hosted on a webcast link located on the Events & Presentations page of the Investor Resources section of Crescent BDC’s website at www.crescentbdc.com. Please visit the website to test your connection before the webcast. Participants are also invited to access the conference call by dialing the following number:
Toll Free: (833) 461-5787
Conference ID: 609092147
All callers will need to reference the Conference ID once connected with the operator. An archived replay will be available via a webcast link located on the Investor Relations section of Crescent BDC's website.
Endnotes
Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding.
1) Yield includes performing debt and other income producing investments (excluding investments on non-accrual).
2) Unitranche loans are first lien loans that may extend deeper in a company’s capital structure than traditional first lien debt and may provide for a waterfall of cash flow priority among different lenders in the unitranche loan. In certain instances, the Company may find another lender to provide the “first out” portion of such loan and retain the “last out” portion of such loan, in which case, the “first out” portion of the loan would generally receive priority with respect to payment of principal, interest and any other amounts due thereunder over the “last out” portion that the Company would continue to hold. In exchange for the greater risk of loss, the “last out” portion earns a higher interest rate.
3) Net debt-to-equity represents principal debt outstanding, less cash and cash equivalents, divided by equity.
About Crescent BDC
Crescent BDC is a business development company that seeks to maximize the total return of its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by providing capital solutions to middle market companies with sound business fundamentals and strong growth prospects. Crescent BDC utilizes the extensive experience, origination capabilities and disciplined investment process of Crescent. Crescent BDC is externally managed by Crescent Cap Advisors, LLC, a subsidiary of Crescent. Crescent BDC has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. For more information about Crescent BDC, visit www.crescentbdc.com. However, the contents of such website are not and should not be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.
About Crescent Capital Group
Crescent is a global credit investment manager with approximately $53 billion of assets under management. For over 30 years, the firm has focused on below investment grade credit through strategies that invest in marketable and privately originated debt securities including senior bank loans, high yield bonds, as well as private senior, unitranche and junior debt securities. Crescent is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, London and Frankfurt with more than 235 employees globally. Crescent is a part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life. For more information about Crescent, visit www.crescentcap.com. However, the contents of such website are not and should not be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.
Contact:
Dan McMahon
daniel.mcmahon@crescentcap.com
212-364-0149
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release, and other statements that Crescent BDC may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to Crescent BDC’s future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “trend,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,” “position,” “assume,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,” “sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions.
Crescent BDC cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which may change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Crescent BDC assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.
In addition to factors previously disclosed in Crescent BDC’s SEC reports and those identified elsewhere in this press release, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) our future operating results; (2) our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies; (3) the impact of investments that we expect to make; (4) our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties; (5) the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest; (6) the financial condition of and ability of our current and prospective portfolio companies to achieve their objectives; (7) our expected financings and investments; (8) the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital, including our ability to obtain continued financing on favorable terms; (9) the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies; (10) the impact of increased competition; (11) the ability of our investment adviser to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments; (12) potential conflicts of interest in the allocation of opportunities between us and other investment funds managed by our investment adviser or its affiliates; (13) the ability of our investment adviser to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (14) changes in law and policy accompanying the current administration and uncertainty pending any such changes; (15) increased geopolitical unrest, terrorist attacks or acts of war, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, or the specific industries of our portfolio companies; (16) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets; (17) the unfavorable resolution of legal proceedings; and (18) the impact of changes to tax legislation and, generally, our tax position.
Crescent BDC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30 2026, each filed with the SEC, identify additional factors that can affect forward-looking statements.
Other Information
The information in this press release is summary information only and should be read in conjunction with Crescent BDC’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, which Crescent BDC filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on February 25, 2026, Crescent BDC’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, which Crescent BDC filed with the SEC on November 9, 2026 as well as Crescent BDC’s other reports filed with the SEC. A copy of Crescent BDC’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, Crescent BDC’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and Crescent BDC’s other reports filed with the SEC can be found on Crescent BDC’s website at www.crescentbdc.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.