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FS Specialty Lending FundFSSL -1.09%13 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 12.00 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates FSSL with a GF Score™ of 13/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 841 Asset Management companies, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks better than 98.81% on this metric.
Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.
10-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past ten years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from ten years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. FS Specialty Lending Fund's current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 12.00%.
FSSL's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than 98.81% of 841
companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: -2.1
vs FSSL: 12.00
FS Specialty Lending Fund (NYSE:FSSL) 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation
A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.
Be Aware
Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.
FS Specialty Lending Fund 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms
FSSL vs BCX, MFIC, MQY: 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, FS Specialty Lending Fund's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio 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 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, FS Specialty Lending Fund's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where FS Specialty Lending Fund's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.
FS Specialty Lending Fund 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation
This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from ten years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the eleven years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).
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What does a 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio of 12.00 mean?
FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL) has a 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio of 12.00 as of Dec. 2025. The 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past ten years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from ten years ago to the current year. View historical data for FS Specialty Lending Fund and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks #10 out of 841 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 1.2%.
Is FS Specialty Lending Fund's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio too high?
FS Specialty Lending Fund's current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 12.00. Based on the distribution chart, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks #10 out of 841 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. 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 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio compare to BCX and MFIC?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks #10 out of 841 companies for 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio. This places FS Specialty Lending Fund in the top 1% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio for an Asset Management company?
A good 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio mean?
A high 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past ten years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from ten years ago to the current year. View historical data for FS Specialty Lending Fund and its competitors. FS Specialty Lending Fund's current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 12.00. 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 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio of 12.00. The current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 12.00. FS Specialty Lending Fund's overall GF Score™ is 13/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio calculated?
10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL), the current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 12.00 as of Dec. 2025. 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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