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

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DateValue
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