Saratoga Investment SAJ
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As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Saratoga Investment (SAJ) Interest Expense - Debt (2021 - 2026)

Saratoga Investment's (SAJ) quarterly Interest Expense - Debt came in at -$3.8 million in Q1 2026, up 22.45% year-over-year from -$3.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 392.31% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 million in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Saratoga Investment (SAJ) Interest Expense - Debt (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Saratoga Investment has disclosed Interest Expense - Debt across 6 years of filings, most recently posting -$3.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Expense - Debt rose 22.45% year-over-year to -$3.8 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$4.9 million (down 232.43% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $100000.0, down 75.0% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expense - Debt came in at -$3.8 million for Q1 2026 at Saratoga Investment, down from $1.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Expense - Debt ranged from a high of $202.0 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$4.9 million in Q1 2025.
  • Average Interest Expense - Debt over 5 years is $25.8 million, with a median of $1.5 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Interest Expense - Debt jumped 18263.64% in 2023 and tumbled 253.12% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Expense - Debt stood at $1.7 million in 2022, then retreated by 5.88% to $1.6 million in 2023, then climbed by 12.5% to $1.8 million in 2024, then fell by 27.78% to $1.3 million in 2025, then plunged by 392.31% to -$3.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Interest Expense - Debt figures were -$3.8 million in Q1 2026, $1.3 million in Q4 2025, and -$2.4 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense - Debt (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.14 Bn 13.76 Bn - -
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.70 Bn 5.44 Bn - -
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.54 Bn 5.30 Bn - -
4 Main Street Capital 5.29 Bn 5.23 Bn - -
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 5.08 Bn 4.87 Bn - -
6 Hercules Capital 4.65 Bn 4.60 Bn - -
7 FS KKR Capital 3.42 Bn 3.31 Bn - -
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.32 Bn 3.27 Bn - -
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.48 Bn -127.01 Mn - -
10 Saratoga Investment 409.08 Mn 33.71 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 -3.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 1.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 -2.40 Mn
May 31, 2025 5.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 -4.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 1.80 Mn
May 31, 2024 1.80 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 3.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 1.60 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 1.50 Mn
May 31, 2023 202.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 200.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 1.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 1.50 Mn
May 31, 2022 1.10 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 1.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 1.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 1.20 Mn