NASDAQ$WHF

Whitehorse Finance Inc · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

WhiteHorse Finance reported Q1 2026 net investment income after excise tax of $5.6M on its BDC portfolio.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, WhiteHorse Finance (WHF), a business development company, earned net investment income after excise tax of approximately $5.6 million versus $6.8 million a year ago. Total investment income was $8.4 million against expenses of $6.8 million. BDC investors focus on net investment income, dividends, and net asset value rather than traditional revenue.

  • Net investment income after excise tax ~$5.6M.
  • Total investment income $8.4M; expenses $6.8M.
  • BDC dividend sustainability tied to NII.
  • Middle-market lending and credit marks drive NAV.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

-$307K

Previous: -$319K+3.8%
EPS (adj)

-$0.03

Previous: $0.18-116.7%
Net Income

-$687K

Previous: $4.26M-116.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Whitehorse Finance · Revenue · Quarterly

-$307K

Q1 2026-3.8%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 3 of 11 quarters(27%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

BDC does not provide EPS guidance; discusses portfolio yield and dividend policy.

Tailwinds

  • Stable fee and interest income from lending book.
  • Excise tax impact remains modest.

Headwinds

  • Lower NII year over year.
  • Realized/unrealized marks add volatility.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

-0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.0%

Avg return

30 days after

47%

9 / 19 earnings

Positive

+6.0%

Q4 2025

Best reaction

-6.2%

Q2 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.5%-4.6%-12.2%
Q4 2025+6.0%+17.8%+12.9%
Q3 2025-5.2%-1.0%+7.5%
Q1 2025+0.8%-1.1%-0.4%
Q4 2024-4.5%-5.5%-14.4%
Q3 2024-5.4%-9.5%-9.7%
Q2 2024-2.4%-2.6%+1.9%
Q1 2024+1.3%+0.4%+2.0%
Q4 2023-0.2%+0.5%-0.2%
Q3 2023-1.1%-0.2%+1.6%
Q2 2023-6.2%-5.8%-4.4%
Q1 2023+5.2%+5.5%+15.3%
Q4 2022+2.3%+0.4%-5.2%
Q3 2022+1.6%+4.9%+7.3%
Q2 2022+1.1%+6.0%-2.3%
Q1 2022-2.1%-6.0%-3.9%
Q4 2021-1.8%-3.6%-1.0%
Q3 2021+0.7%-0.1%+0.7%
Q4 2020+2.3%+2.2%+3.8%

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