Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About FS KKR Capital (FSK) Q4 Earnings

FS KKR Capital (FSK) reported $348 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 14.5%. EPS of $0.52 for the same period compares to $0.66 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.67% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $361.27 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.55, the EPS surprise was -4.76%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how FS KKR Capital performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Investment income- Fee income: $6 million versus $12.13 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -14.3% change.
• Investment income- Dividend and other income: $86 million compared to the $75.64 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +13.2% year over year.
• Investment income- Interest income: $201 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $223.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -21.8%.
• Investment income- Paid-in-kind interest income: $55 million compared to the $48.31 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -25.7% year over year.

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Shares of FS KKR Capital have returned -4.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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