Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) Releases Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.310-0.330 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.360. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group cut their target price on Runway Growth Finance from $12.50 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Runway Growth Finance from $10.50 to $10.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Runway Growth Finance in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.10.

Runway Growth Finance Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ RWAY traded down $0.13 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $9.21. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 311,172 shares, compared to its average volume of 263,630. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.54. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $9.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.97. Runway Growth Finance has a 1-year low of $8.35 and a 1-year high of $11.73. The firm has a market cap of $332.79 million, a P/E ratio of 6.27 and a beta of 0.67.

Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $36.75 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.11 million. Runway Growth Finance had a return on equity of 11.94% and a net margin of 38.92%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Runway Growth Finance will post 1.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Runway Growth Finance Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th were paid a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 14.3%. Runway Growth Finance’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 89.80%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Runway Growth Finance in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $424,000. Man Group plc boosted its position in shares of Runway Growth Finance by 19.3% in the third quarter. Man Group plc now owns 29,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $296,000 after buying an additional 4,728 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Runway Growth Finance by 5.6% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 21,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $214,000 after buying an additional 1,120 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC raised its position in Runway Growth Finance by 2.2% during the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 46,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $497,000 after buying an additional 1,018 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Runway Growth Finance by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,000 after acquiring an additional 969 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.61% of the company’s stock.

Runway Growth Finance Company Profile

Runway Growth Finance, Inc is a publicly traded business development company that provides customized debt and equity financing solutions to high‐growth, venture‐backed companies. The firm specializes in structuring senior secured loans, unitranche facilities, second‐lien financings, convertible notes and equity co‐investments designed to extend the cash runway for late‐stage companies. Runway’s flexible capital offerings are aimed at supporting technology, life sciences and other innovation‐driven sectors as they pursue growth initiatives and prepare for liquidity events.

Originally launched in 2017 under the name Saratoga Investment Corp., the company rebranded as Runway Growth Finance in 2020 following the acquisition of an established middle‐market credit manager.