Equus Total Return (EQS) Tax Rate (2021 - 2025)
Equus Total Return's (EQS) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 1803.34% in Q4 2025, down 245737.0% on a YoY basis from N/an in Q4 2024, and down 16731.13% quarter-over-quarter from 10.71% in Q3 2025.
Analysis
Equus Total Return (EQS) Tax Rate (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Equus Total Return (EQS) has reported Tax Rate for 5 consecutive years, with 1803.34% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Tax Rate fell 245737.0% year-over-year to 1803.34%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 1578.47% (up 169490.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 431.09%, down 8426.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate retreated to 1803.34% in Q4 2025 per EQS's latest filing, from 10.71% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 654.04% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 1803.34% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 104.94% across 5 years, with a median of 0.27% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Tax Rate jumped 65394 bps in 2024, then plunged 245737 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 0.29% in 2021, then tumbled by 48 bps to 0.43% in 2022, then jumped by 122 bps to 0.1% in 2023, then surged by 685984 bps to 654.04% in 2024, then sank by 376 bps to 1803.34% in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 1803.34%, 10.71%, and 0.97% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ares Capital | 14.12 Bn | 13.73 Bn | - | 5.23% |
| 2 | Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | 5.69 Bn | 5.42 Bn | - | 5.73% |
| 3 | Blue Owl Capital | 5.52 Bn | 5.28 Bn | - | 1.32% |
| 4 | Main Street Capital | 5.26 Bn | 5.20 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Blue Owl Technology Finance | 5.05 Bn | 4.84 Bn | - | 1.39% |
| 6 | Hercules Capital | 4.64 Bn | 4.59 Bn | - | 4.52% |
| 7 | FS KKR Capital | 3.37 Bn | 3.27 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Golub Capital Bdc | 3.34 Bn | 3.30 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | PennantPark Floating Rate Capital | 2.48 Bn | -129.09 Mn | - | -0.26% |
| 10 | Equus Total Return | 13.91 Mn | 11.03 Mn | 279,000.00 | -1,803.34% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1,803.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -10.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 654.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.43% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.29% |