Is SAR a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

SAR is classified a Question Mark under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the SAR distribution?

A Question Mark is an income asset with a mixed or incomplete quality record — some income-quality signals are strong while others are weak, or the available history is too short to classify with confidence. It warrants a closer look rather than a conclusion.

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SAR Income Quality Score

Name: SAR Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: SAR income quality, SAR dividend quality, SAR dividend safety, SAR distribution history, SAR dividend score, SAR analysis, Saratoga Investment Corp dividend

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) has an Income Quality Score of 64/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) is a business development company (BDC) and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of July 7, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 6 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

64/100

Question MarkHigh confidence

Asset Type

BDC

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

19.1%

Rank in BDC Universe

10 of 45

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

July 7, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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IQ Signal Scores

6 quality, distribution and risk signals combined into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

58/100

Distribution Trend

73/100

Total Return

91/100

Max Drawdown

47/100

Volatility

32/100

Yield Consistency

60/100

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IQ Score History

IQ Score trajectory since 2026

SAR's IQ Score has 2 recorded points from 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-07, most recently 63, ranging between 63 and 64 over the period. The chart above plots the score against the methodology's Friend and Foe thresholds and overlays a base-100 normalised price line for capital-preservation context.

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SAR distribution history & safety

Across 12 years of distribution data (2015–2026), SAR recorded 5 annual increases and no distribution cuts. Distribution stability is a core IQ Score signal — a long record free of cuts supports a stronger classification, while repeated cuts weaken it. Per-year figures are shown in the panel above.

Annual increases

2015–2026

Distribution cuts

2015–2026

Years of data

2015–2026

19.1%

Trailing yield (TTM)

As of snapshot

Stable

Distribution trend

Over available history

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.