FS Specialty Lending FundFSSL +0.09%13 PE Ratio without NRI is 9.13 as of Jun. 26, 2026, which is 44% below its 10-year median of 16.32. GuruFocus rates FSSL with a GF Score™ of 13/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,203 Asset Management companies, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks better than 61.6% on this metric.
The PE Ratio without NRI, or P/E Ratio without non-recurring items, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its EPS without NRI. As of today (2026-06-26), FS Specialty Lending Fund's share price is $10.95.
FS Specialty Lending Fund's EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.20. Therefore, FS Specialty Lending Fund's PE Ratio without NRI for today is 9.13.
During the past 12 years, FS Specialty Lending Fund's highest PE Ratio without NRI was 17.36. The lowest was 9.07. And the median was 16.32.
FS Specialty Lending Fund (NYSE:FSSL) PE Ratio without NRI Explanation
The PE Ratio can be viewed as the number of years it takes for the company to earn back the price you pay for the stock. For example, if a company earns $2 a share per year, and the stock is traded at $30, the PE Ratio is 15. Therefore it takes 15 years for the company to earn back the $30 you paid for its stock, assuming the earnings stays constant over the next 15 years.
In real business, earnings never stay constant. If a company can grow its earnings, it takes fewer years for the company to earn back the price you pay for the stock. If a company's earnings decline it takes more years. As a shareholder, you want the company to earn back the price you pay as soon as possible. Therefore, lower P/E stocks are more attractive than higher P/E stocks so long as the PE Ratio is positive. Also for stocks with the same PE Ratio, the one with faster growth business is more attractive.
If a company loses money, the PE Ratio becomes meaningless.
To compare stocks with different growth rates, Peter Lynch invented a ratio called PEG Ratio. PEG Ratio is defined as the PE Ratio divided by the growth ratio. He thinks a company with a PE Ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued. Still he said he would rather buy a company growing 20% a year with a PE Ratio of 20, instead of a company growing 10% a year with a PE Ratio of 10.
Because the PE Ratio measures how long it takes to earn back the price you pay, the PE Ratio can be applied to the stocks across different industries. That is why it is the one of the most important and widely used indicators for the valuation of stocks.
Investors need to be aware that the PE Ratio can be misleading a lot of times, especially when the underlying business is cyclical and unpredictable. As Peter Lynch pointed out, cyclical businesses have higher profit margins at the peaks of the business cycles. Their earnings are high and PE Ratio s are artificially low. It is usually a bad idea to buy a cyclical business when the PE Ratio is low. A better ratio to identify the time to buy a cyclical businesses is the PS Ratio.
FS Specialty Lending Fund PE Ratio without NRI Related Terms
FS Specialty Lending Fund PE Ratio without NRI Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
FS Specialty Lending Fund PE Ratio without NRI Chart
FSSL vs MFIC, AWF, RPC: PE Ratio without NRI Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, FS Specialty Lending Fund's PE Ratio without NRI, along with its competitors' market caps and PE Ratio without NRI data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
FS Specialty Lending Fund PE Ratio without NRI vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, FS Specialty Lending Fund's PE Ratio without NRI distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where FS Specialty Lending Fund's PE Ratio without NRI falls into.
FS Specialty Lending Fund PE Ratio without NRI Calculation
The PE Ratio without NRI, or P/E Ratio without non-recurring items, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its EPS without NRI. Regular PE Ratio can be affected by Non Operating Income such as the sale of part of businesses. This may increase for the current year or quarter dramatically. But it cannot be repeated over and over. Therefore PE Ratio without NRI is a more accurate indication of valuation than regular PE Ratio.
FS Specialty Lending Fund's Share Price of today is $10.95.
FS Specialty Lending Fund's EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.20.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
There are at least three kinds of PE Ratios used by different investors. They are Trailing Twelve Month PE Ratio, Forward PE Ratio, or PE Ratio without NRI. A new PE Ratio based on inflation-adjusted normalized PE Ratio is called Shiller PE Ratio, after Yale professor Robert Shiller.
In the case of PE Ratio without NRI, the reported earnings less the non-recurring items are used.
In the calculation of PE Ratio (TTM), the earnings per share used are the earnings per share over the past 12 months.
For Forward PE Ratio, the earnings are the expected earnings for the next twelve months.
For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.
FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL) has a PE Ratio without NRI of 9.13 as of Jun. 26, 2026. P/E without nonrecurring items is the ratio of share price to a company's earnings less one-time charges. View historical data on FS Specialty Lending Fund and its competitors. This is 44% below median its historical median of 16.32. Over the past decade, FS Specialty Lending Fund's PE Ratio without NRI has ranged from 9.07 to 17.36. According to the industry distribution chart, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks #462 out of 1203 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 38.4%.
Is FS Specialty Lending Fund's PE Ratio without NRI too high?
FS Specialty Lending Fund's current PE Ratio without NRI of 9.13 is 44% below median its 10-year median of 16.32. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 9.07 to a high of 17.36. The Asset Management industry median PE Ratio without NRI is 11.64. FS Specialty Lending Fund's value of 9.13 is 21.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks #462 out of 1203 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, FS Specialty Lending Fund has a GF Score™ of 13/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does FS Specialty Lending Fund's PE Ratio without NRI compare to MFIC and AWF?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks #462 out of 1203 companies for PE Ratio without NRI. This puts FS Specialty Lending Fund in the upper half of its industry. The industry median PE Ratio without NRI is 11.64. FS Specialty Lending Fund's value of 9.13 is 21.6% below this benchmark. Historically, FS Specialty Lending Fund's own PE Ratio without NRI has ranged from 9.07 to 17.36 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 16.32 vs. the industry median of 11.64, FS Specialty Lending Fund has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good PE Ratio without NRI for an Asset Management company?
The median PE Ratio without NRI among Asset Management companies is 11.64, based on 1,203 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a PE Ratio without NRI significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, PE Ratio without NRI should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. FS Specialty Lending Fund's current PE Ratio without NRI of 9.13 is 21.6% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high PE Ratio without NRI mean?
A high PE Ratio without NRI can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. P/E without nonrecurring items is the ratio of share price to a company's earnings less one-time charges. View historical data on FS Specialty Lending Fund and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median PE Ratio without NRI is 11.64 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. FS Specialty Lending Fund's current PE Ratio without NRI is 9.13, which is 44% below median its own 10-year median of 16.32. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is FS Specialty Lending Fund stock overvalued right now?
FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL) has a current PE Ratio without NRI of 9.13. The current PE Ratio without NRI is 9.13, which is 44% below median its 10-year median of 16.32 and 21.6% below the Asset Management industry median of 11.64. FS Specialty Lending Fund's overall GF Score™ is 13/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is PE Ratio without NRI calculated?
PE Ratio without NRI is calculated from a company's financial statements. For FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL), the current PE Ratio without NRI is 9.13 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
FS Specialty Lending Fund is a United States-based externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The company's investment objectives are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation by investing mainly in private and public credit in a broad set of industries, sectors, and sub-sectors. Its investment policy is to invest mainly in a portfolio of secured and unsecured floating and fixed-rate loans, bonds, and other types of credit instruments, which, under normal circumstances, will represent at least eighty percent of the Company's total assets.
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