Stellus Capital Investment (SCM) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)
Stellus Capital Investment (SCM) reported Operating Expenses of $15.8 million for Q1 2026, down 3.66% year-over-year from $16.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 21.47% on a QoQ basis from $20.1 million in Q4 2025.
Stellus Capital Investment (SCM) has 6 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $15.8 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 3.66% year-over-year to $15.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $69.7 million (up 10.17% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $68.6 million, up 9.17% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses slipped to $15.8 million in Q1 2026 per SCM's latest filing, from $20.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $20.1 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $9.9 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $16.1 million (2023), against an average of $15.2 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Expenses soared 62.78%; it then fell 12.2% in 2024.
- Tracing SCM's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $13.7 million in 2022, then rose by 17.97% to $16.1 million in 2023, then decreased by 12.2% to $14.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 42.28% to $20.1 million in 2025, then declined by 21.47% to $15.8 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SCM Operating Expenses figures stand at $15.8 million (Q1 2026), $20.1 million (Q4 2025), and $17.6 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 158.51 Bn | 148.89 Bn | - | 3.88 Bn |
| 2 | Blackstone | 92.68 Bn | 91.63 Bn | - | 2.26 Bn |
| 3 | Kkr | 84.94 Bn | 132.45 Bn | - | 3.87 Bn |
| 4 | Brookfield Asset Management | 77.34 Bn | 77.68 Bn | - | 733.00 Mn |
| 5 | Apollo Global Management | 76.27 Bn | 95.00 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 4.68 Bn |
| 6 | State Street | 44.42 Bn | 18.75 Bn | - | 2.81 Bn |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial | 41.68 Bn | 41.55 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 3.67 Bn |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.21 Bn | 31.21 Bn | - | 1.51 Bn |
| 9 | Ares Management | 28.85 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | 1.17 Bn |
| 10 | Stellus Capital Investment | 261.10 Mn | 257.73 Mn | - | 15.81 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.97 Mn |