GREAT ELM CAPITAL CORP (GECC) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:GECC • US3903207039

5.46 USD
-0.11 (-1.97%)
At close: Mar 12, 2026
5.6 USD
+0.14 (+2.56%)
After Hours: 3/12/2026, 8:00:01 PM
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This GECC fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

2

Taking everything into account, GECC scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. GECC was compared to 242 industry peers in the Capital Markets industry. There are concerns on the financial health of GECC while its profitability can be described as average. GECC is valued correctly, but it does not seem to be growing.


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1. GECC Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year GECC was profitable.
  • GECC had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: GECC reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • In the past 5 years GECC reported 4 times negative operating cash flow.
GECC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFGECC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20M -20M -40M -60M -80M

1.2 Ratios

  • GECC has a better Return On Assets (4.28%) than 64.88% of its industry peers.
  • GECC has a Return On Equity of 12.52%. This is in the better half of the industry: GECC outperforms 70.66% of its industry peers.
  • GECC's Return On Invested Capital of 4.03% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. GECC outperforms 60.33% of its industry peers.
  • GECC had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.63%. This is below the industry average of 7.06%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (4.03%) for GECC is above the 3 year average (3.63%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.28%
ROE 12.52%
ROIC 4.03%
ROA(3y)2.09%
ROA(5y)-1.48%
ROE(3y)3.3%
ROE(5y)-8.81%
ROIC(3y)3.63%
ROIC(5y)3.66%
GECC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICGECC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 -40

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 36.80%, GECC belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 80.99% of the companies in the same industry.
  • GECC has a better Operating Margin (36.02%) than 66.94% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of GECC has declined.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 45.51%, GECC is in line with its industry, outperforming 51.65% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of GECC has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 36.02%
PM (TTM) 36.8%
GM 45.51%
OM growth 3Y-12.64%
OM growth 5Y-4.62%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-11.36%
GM growth 5Y-2.77%
GECC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsGECC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -100 -200 -300

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2. GECC Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • GECC has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
GECC Yearly Shares OutstandingGECC Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2M 4M 6M 8M 10M
GECC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsGECC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M 400M

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of -0.43, we must say that GECC is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of GECC (-0.43) is worse than 83.06% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.40 is on the high side and indicates that GECC has dependencies on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of GECC (1.40) is worse than 68.59% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.4
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -0.43
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACCN/A
GECC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFGECC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50M -50M 100M 150M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.07 indicates that GECC may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 0.07, GECC is not doing good in the industry: 92.56% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • GECC has a Quick Ratio of 0.07. This is a bad value and indicates that GECC is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 0.07, GECC is not doing good in the industry: 92.56% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.07
Quick Ratio 0.07
GECC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesGECC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M

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3. GECC Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • GECC shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 10.94%, which is quite good.
  • Measured over the past years, GECC shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -16.31% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)10.94%
EPS 3Y-10.49%
EPS 5Y-16.31%
EPS Q2Q%55%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-33.93%

3.2 Future

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y-9.01%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year1.99%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
GECC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesGECC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M
GECC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesGECC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2 4 6 8

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4. GECC Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 3.85, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of GECC.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, GECC is valued cheaper than 91.74% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 25.71, GECC is valued rather cheaply.
  • GECC is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 4.23.
  • GECC's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. GECC is cheaper than 94.63% of the companies in the same industry.
  • GECC is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 23.82, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 3.85
Fwd PE 4.23
GECC Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsGECC Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
GECC Per share dataGECC EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4 6 8 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. GECC Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • GECC has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 21.70%, which is a nice return.
  • The stock price of GECC dropped by -29.27% in the last 3 months. With lower prices the dividend yield is higher, but it may be a sign investors do not trust the long term dividend.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 6.63, GECC pays a better dividend. On top of this GECC pays more dividend than 96.69% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • GECC's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.82.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 21.7%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of GECC decreases each year by -23.69%.
  • GECC has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.
  • GECC has decreased its dividend recently.
Dividend Growth(5Y)-23.69%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
GECC Yearly Dividends per shareGECC Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 5 10 15 20 25

5.3 Sustainability

  • GECC pays out 95.97% of its income as dividend. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
  • The Dividend Rate of GECC has been decling, while earnings will also be declining. This means the current dividend is most likely not sustainable.
DP95.97%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
GECC Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendGECC Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20M -20M -40M -60M -80M
GECC Dividend Payout.GECC Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.GECC Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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GECC Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

GREAT ELM CAPITAL CORP

NASDAQ:GECC (3/12/2026, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 5.6 +0.14 (+2.56%)

5.46

-0.11 (-1.97%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryGroupFinancial Services
GICS IndustryCapital Markets
Earnings (Last)02-04
Earnings (Next)05-04
Inst Owners13.78%
Inst Owner Change15.34%
Ins Owners2.01%
Ins Owner Change-1.6%
Market Cap76.44M
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)17.53M
Analysts77.78
Price Target8.93 (63.55%)
Short Float %4.66%
Short Ratio4.97
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 21.7%
Yearly Dividend1.57
Dividend Growth(5Y)-23.69%
DP95.97%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
Ex-Date03-16
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)8.74%
Min EPS beat(2)3.2%
Max EPS beat(2)14.29%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)-4.92%
Min EPS beat(4)-44.37%
Max EPS beat(4)14.29%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-7.33%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)-4.97%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)16.71%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)8.45%
Min Revenue beat(2)5.59%
Max Revenue beat(2)11.31%
Revenue beat(4)4
Avg Revenue beat(4)22.43%
Min Revenue beat(4)5.37%
Max Revenue beat(4)67.44%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)10.27%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)8.72%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)3.74%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-4.55%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.51%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.11%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 3.85
Fwd PE 4.23
P/S 1.6
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.55
P/tB 0.55
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)1.42
EY26.01%
EPS(NY)1.29
Fwd EY23.66%
FCF(TTM)-1.37
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-1.37
OCFYN/A
SpS3.4
BVpS10
TBVpS10
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number17.88
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.28%
ROE 12.52%
ROCE 5.1%
ROIC 4.03%
ROICexc 4.04%
ROICexgc 4.05%
OM 36.02%
PM (TTM) 36.8%
GM 45.51%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)2.09%
ROA(5y)-1.48%
ROE(3y)3.3%
ROE(5y)-8.81%
ROIC(3y)3.63%
ROIC(5y)3.66%
ROICexc(3y)3.64%
ROICexc(5y)3.92%
ROICexgc(3y)3.66%
ROICexgc(5y)3.93%
ROCE(3y)4.6%
ROCE(5y)4.63%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-12.94%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-6.56%
ROICexc growth 3Y-12.9%
ROICexc growth 5Y-6.56%
OM growth 3Y-12.64%
OM growth 5Y-4.62%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-11.36%
GM growth 5Y-2.77%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.12
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.4
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr N/A
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage 1.12
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.07
Quick Ratio 0.07
Altman-Z -0.43
F-Score4
WACCN/A
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)N/A
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)10.94%
EPS 3Y-10.49%
EPS 5Y-16.31%
EPS Q2Q%55%
EPS Next Y-9.01%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-33.93%
Revenue Next Year1.99%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y33.56%
EBIT growth 3Y1.26%
EBIT growth 5Y2.8%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-317.32%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-317.32%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

GREAT ELM CAPITAL CORP / GECC FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for GREAT ELM CAPITAL CORP?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to GECC.


What is the valuation status for GECC stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to GREAT ELM CAPITAL CORP (GECC). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is GREAT ELM CAPITAL CORP (GECC) stock?

GREAT ELM CAPITAL CORP (GECC) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for GECC stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for GREAT ELM CAPITAL CORP (GECC) is 3.85 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.55.


What is the financial health of GREAT ELM CAPITAL CORP (GECC) stock?

The financial health rating of GREAT ELM CAPITAL CORP (GECC) is 0 / 10.