Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. Announces December 31, 2025 Financial Results and Declares First Quarter 2026 Dividend of $0.42 per Share

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE: BCSF, the “Company”, “our” or “we”) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared a dividend of $0.42 per share for the first quarter of 2026.
“BCSF delivered strong fourth quarter and full year 2025 results driven by attractive levels of net investment income that continued to cover our dividend,” said Michael Ewald, Chief Executive Officer of BCSF. “Credit fundamentals remained strong across our highly diversified portfolio with stable credit metrics and low non-accruals. We believe the Company is well-positioned to navigate the current market environment given our longstanding, disciplined investment approach in the core middle market.”
QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS
Net investment income (NII) per share was $0.46, equating to an annualized NII yield on book value of 10.6%(1);
Net income per share was $0.43, equating to an annualized return on book value of 9.9%(1);
Net asset value per share as of December 31, 2025 was $17.23, an increase of 0.1% compared to September 30, 2025, excluding the impact of the special distributions totaling $0.18 per share during the fourth quarter;
Gross and net investment fundings were $167.9 million and $(25.3) million, respectively; ending net debt-to-equity was 1.24x, as compared to 1.23x as of September 30, 2025(2);
Investments on non-accrual were relatively unchanged quarter-over-quarter and represented 1.5% and 0.8% of the total investment portfolio at amortized cost and fair value, respectively, as of December 31, 2025;
On December 22, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a special dividend of $0.15 per share to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2025. This special dividend was in addition to the Company’s previously declared special dividend of $0.03 per share for the fourth quarter;(3)
Subsequent to quarter-end, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.42 per share for the first quarter of 2026 payable to stockholders of record as of March 16, 2026(4); and
On January 29, 2026, the Company closed an offering of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.950% unsecured notes due 2031. The net proceeds of the offering were primarily used to repay outstanding secured indebtedness under its financing arrangements and for general corporate purposes.
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
PORTFOLIO AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
For the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Company invested $167.9 million in 93 portfolio companies, including $68.3 million in 11 new companies and $99.6 million in 82 existing companies. The Company had $193.2 million of principal repayments and sales in the quarter, resulting in net investment fundings of $(25.3) million.
Investment Activity for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2025:
As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s investment portfolio had a fair value of $2,508.4 million, comprised of investments in 203 portfolio companies operating across 30 different industries.
Investment Portfolio at Fair Value as of December 31, 2025:
As of December 31, 2025, the weighted average yield on the investment portfolio at amortized cost and fair value were 10.8% and 10.9%, respectively, as compared to 11.1% and 11.2%, respectively, as of September 30, 2025(5)(6). 92.2% of the Company’s debt investments at fair value were in floating rate securities.
As of December 31, 2025, six portfolio companies were on non-accrual status, representing 1.5% and 0.8% of the total investment portfolio at amortized cost and fair value, respectively.
As of December 31, 2025, ISLP’s investment portfolio had an aggregate fair value of $733.1 million, comprised of investments in 40 portfolio companies operating across 17 different industries. The investment portfolio on a fair value basis was comprised of 94.3% first lien senior secured loans, 0.7% second lien senior secured loans and 5.0% equity interests. 100% of ISLP’s debt investments at fair value were in floating rate securities.
As of December 31, 2025, SLP’s investment portfolio had an aggregate fair value of $1,536.3 million, comprised of investments in 99 portfolio companies operating across 26 different industries. The investment portfolio on a fair value basis was comprised of 99.7% first lien senior secured loans and 0.3% second lien senior secured loans. 100.0% of SLP’s debt investments at fair value were in floating rate securities.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, total investment income was $68.2 million and $67.2 million, respectively.
Total expenses (before taxes) for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025 were $37.7 million and $37.2 million, respectively.
Net investment income for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025 was $29.7 million or $0.46 per share and $29.2 million or $0.45 per share, respectively.
During the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Company had net realized and unrealized losses of $1.9 million.
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the three months ended December 31, 2025 was $27.8 million, or $0.43 per share.
CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had total principal debt outstanding of $1,473.0 million, including $251.0 million outstanding in the Company’s Sumitomo Credit Facility, $272.0 million outstanding of the debt issued through BCC Middle Market CLO 2019-1 LLC, $300.0 million outstanding in the Company’s senior unsecured notes due March 2026, $300.0 million outstanding in the Company’s senior unsecured notes due October 2026, and $350.0 million outstanding in the Company’s senior unsecured notes due March 2030.
For the three months ended December 31, 2025, the weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding was 4.6%, as compared to 4.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2025.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents (including foreign cash) of $26.2 million, restricted cash and cash equivalents of $32.7 million, $26.7 million of unsettled trades, net of receivables and payables of investments, and $604.0 million of capacity under its Sumitomo Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $464.8 million of undrawn investment commitments.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s debt-to-equity and net debt-to-equity ratios were 1.32x and 1.24x, respectively, as compared to 1.33x and 1.23x, respectively, as of September 30, 2025(3).
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CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
A conference call to discuss the Company’s financial results will be held live at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on February 27, 2026. Please visit BCSF’s webcast link located on the Events & Presentations page of the Investor Resources section of BCSF’s website at http://www.baincapitalspecialtyfinance.com for a slide presentation that complements the Earnings Conference Call.
Participants are also invited to access the conference call by dialing one of the following numbers:
Domestic: 1-800-343-4136
International: 1-203-518-9843
Conference ID: BAIN
All participants will need to reference “Bain Capital Specialty Finance – Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025 Earnings Conference Call” once connected with the operator. All participants are asked to dial in 10-15 minutes prior to the call.
Replay Information:
An archived replay will be available approximately three hours after the conference call concludes through March 13, 2026 via a webcast link located on the Investor Resources section of BCSF’s website, and via the dial-in numbers listed below:
Domestic: 1-844-512-2921
International: 1-412-317-6671
Conference ID: 11161100
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About Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. is an externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle market companies. BCSF is managed by BCSF Advisors, LP, an SEC-registered investment adviser and a subsidiary of Bain Capital Credit, LP. Since commencing investment operations on October 13, 2016, and through December 31, 2025, BCSF has invested approximately $9,809.3 million in aggregate principal amount of debt and equity investments prior to any subsequent exits or repayments. BCSF’s investment objective is to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation through direct originations of secured debt, including first lien, first lien/last out, unitranche and second lien debt, investments in strategic joint ventures, equity investments and, to a lesser extent, corporate bonds. BCSF has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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