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CION Investment Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Continued NAV Appreciation and Conversion to Monthly Payment of Base Distributions in 2026

CION Investment Corporation (NYSE: CION) (“CION” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025 and filed its Form 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

CION also announced that, on November 3, 2025, its co-chief executive officers declared a fourth quarter 2025 base distribution of $0.36 per share, payable on December 15, 2025 to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2025.

THIRD QUARTER AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Net investment income and earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 were $0.74 per share and $0.69 per share, respectively;
  • Net asset value per share was $14.86 as of September 30, 2025 compared to $14.50 as of June 30, 2025, an increase of $0.36 per share, or 2.5%. The increase was primarily due to the Company out-earning its distribution by $0.38 per share during the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, which was partially offset by net realized and unrealized losses of $0.05 per share;
  • As of September 30, 2025, the Company had $1.09 billion of total principal amount of debt outstanding, of which 37% was comprised of senior secured bank debt and 63% was comprised of unsecured debt. The Company’s net debt-to-equity ratio was 1.28x as of September 30, 2025 compared to 1.39x as of June 30, 2025;
  • As of September 30, 2025, the Company had total investments at fair value of $1.74 billion in 91 portfolio companies across 23 industries. The investment portfolio was comprised of 80.0% senior secured first lien investments;1
  • During the quarter, the Company funded new investment commitments of $65 million, funded previously unfunded commitments of $17 million, and had sales and repayments totaling $151 million, resulting in a net decrease to the Company's funded portfolio of $69 million;
  • As of September 30, 2025, investments on non-accrual status amounted to 1.75% and 4.08% of the total investment portfolio at fair value and amortized cost, respectively, from 1.37% and 3.03%, respectively, as of June 30, 2025; and
  • During the quarter, the Company repurchased 330,324 shares of its common stock under its 10b5-1 trading plan at an average price of $9.86 per share for a total repurchase amount of $3.3 million. Through September 30, 2025, the Company repurchased a total of 4,984,922 shares of its common stock under its 10b5-1 trading plan at an average price of $10.09 per share for a total repurchase amount of $50.3 million.

DISTRIBUTIONS

  • For the quarter ended September 30, 2025, the Company paid a quarterly base distribution totaling $18.7 million, or $0.36 per share, on September 16, 2025 to shareholders of record as of September 2, 2025; and
  • On November 3, 2025, the Company’s co-chief executive officers changed the timing of paying base distributions to shareholders from quarterly to monthly commencing in January 2026. Monthly base distributions will be declared quarterly in advance.

Michael A. Reisner, co-Chief Executive Officer of CION, commented:

“Overall, we reported a strong third quarter with continued NAV appreciation and significant quarterly earnings, driven by robust transaction activity involving 20 of our portfolio companies, with several fee events, new investments, and repayments.

I’m also excited to announce a shift in timing of paying base distributions to our shareholders beginning in January 2026. We will be converting to paying base distributions from quarterly to monthly next year, which we believe will better align our recurring base distributions with our shareholder base.”

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

As of

(in thousands, except per share data and ratios)

 

September 30, 2025

 

June 30, 2025

Investment portfolio, at fair value1

 

$

1,738,184

 

$

1,765,955

Total debt outstanding2

 

$

1,092,344

 

$

1,117,344

Net assets

 

$

772,506

 

$

758,610

Net asset value per share

 

$

14.86

 

$

14.50

Debt-to-equity

 

1.41x

 

1.47x

Net debt-to-equity

 

1.28x

 

1.39x

 

 

Three Months Ended

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

September 30, 2025

 

June 30, 2025

Total investment income

 

$

78,711

 

 

$

52,244

 

Total operating expenses and income tax (benefit) expense

 

$

40,144

 

 

$

35,322

 

Net investment income after taxes

 

$

38,567

 

 

$

16,922

 

Net realized losses

 

$

(9,605

)

 

$

(32,376

)

Net unrealized gains

 

$

6,916

 

 

$

42,770

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

35,878

 

 

$

27,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income per share

 

$

0.74

 

 

$

0.32

 

Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains per share

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

0.20

 

Earnings per share

 

$

0.69

 

 

$

0.52

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

52,065,707

 

 

 

52,628,784

 

Distributions declared per share

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

0.36

 

Total investment income for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and June 30, 2025 was $78.7 million and $52.2 million, respectively. The increase in total investment income was primarily driven by higher interest income earned as a result of certain investment restructurings and higher transaction fees earned from origination and amendment activity during the quarter ended September 30, 2025 compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and June 30, 2025 were $40.1 million and $35.3 million, respectively. The increase in operating expenses was primarily driven by higher advisory fees due to higher total investment income during the quarter ended September 30, 2025 compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

PORTFOLIO AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY1

A summary of the Company's investment activity for the three months ended September 30, 2025 is as follows:

 

 

New Investment

Commitments

 

Sales and Repayments

Investment Type (in thousands)

 

$

 

%

 

$

 

%

Senior secured first lien debt

 

$

57,877

 

79

%

 

$

(151,107

)

 

100

%

Senior secured second lien debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

(35

)

 

 

Collateralized securities and structured products - equity

 

 

986

 

1

%

 

 

(25

)

 

 

Equity

 

 

14,459

 

20

%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

73,322

 

100

%

 

$

(151,167

)

 

100

%

During the three months ended September 30, 2025, new investment commitments were made across 1 new and 12 existing portfolio companies. During the same period, the Company received full repayment of investments in 7 portfolio companies, sold all investments in 1 portfolio company and wrote off all investments in 1 portfolio company. As a result, the number of portfolio companies decreased from 99 as of June 30, 2025 to 91 as of September 30, 2025.

PORTFOLIO SUMMARY1

As of September 30, 2025, the Company’s investments consisted of the following:

 

 

Investments at Fair Value

Investment Type (in thousands)

 

$

 

%

Senior secured first lien debt

 

$

1,389,814

 

80.0

%

Collateralized securities and structured products - equity

 

 

4,009

 

0.2

%

Unsecured debt

 

 

7,398

 

0.4

%

Equity

 

 

336,963

 

19.4

%

Total

 

$

1,738,184

 

100.0

%

The following table presents certain selected information regarding the Company’s investments:

 

 

As of

 

 

September 30, 2025

 

June 30, 2025

Number of portfolio companies

 

91

 

99

Percentage of performing loans bearing a floating rate3

 

89.3 %

 

90.8 %

Percentage of performing loans bearing a fixed rate3

 

10.7 %

 

9.2 %

Yield on debt and other income producing investments at amortized cost4

 

10.85 %

 

12.35 %

Yield on performing loans at amortized cost4

 

11.42 %

 

12.84 %

Yield on total investments at amortized cost

 

9.31 %

 

10.99 %

Weighted average leverage (net debt/EBITDA)5

 

5.15x

 

5.19x

Weighted average interest coverage5

 

1.94x

 

1.93x

Median EBITDA6

 

$34.6 million

 

$34.6 million

As of September 30, 2025, investments on non-accrual status represented 1.75% and 4.06% of the total investment portfolio at fair value and amortized cost, respectively. As of June 30, 2025, investments on non-accrual status represented 1.37% and 3.03% of the total investment portfolio at fair value and amortized cost, respectively.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of September 30, 2025, the Company had $1.09 billion of total principal amount of debt outstanding, comprised of $400 million of outstanding borrowings under its senior secured credit facilities and $692 million of unsecured notes and term loans. The combined weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding was 7.5% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had $106 million in cash and short-term investments and $100 million available under its financing arrangements.2

EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

CION will host an earnings conference call on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 11:00 am Eastern Time to discuss its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. Please visit the Investor Resources - Earnings Presentation section of the Company’s website at www.cionbdc.com for a slide presentation that complements the earnings conference call.

All interested parties are invited to participate via telephone or listen via the live webcast, which can be accessed by clicking the following link: CION Investment Corporation Third Quarter Conference Call. Domestic callers can access the conference call by dialing (877) 484-6065. International callers can access the conference call by dialing +1 (201) 689-8846. All callers are asked to dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the call. An archived replay will be available on a webcast link located in the Investor Resources - Earnings Call section of CION’s website.

ENDNOTES

1)

 

The discussion of the investment portfolio excludes short-term investments.

 

 

 

2)

 

Total debt outstanding excludes netting of debt issuance costs of $13.8 million and $15.7 million as of September 30, 2025 and June 30, 2025, respectively.

 

 

 

3)

 

The fixed versus floating rate composition has been calculated as a percentage of performing debt investments measured on a fair value basis, including income producing preferred stock investments and excludes investments, if any, on non-accrual status.

 

 

 

4)

 

Computed based on the (a) annual actual interest rate or yield earned plus amortization of fees and discounts on the performing debt and other income producing investments as of the reporting date, divided by (b) the total performing debt and other income producing investments (excluding investments on non-accrual status) at amortized cost. This calculation excludes exit fees that are receivable upon repayment of the investment.

 

 

 

5)

 

For a particular portfolio company, the Company calculates the level of contractual indebtedness net of cash (“net debt”) owed by the portfolio company and compares that amount to measures of cash flow available to service the net debt. To calculate net debt, the Company includes debt that is both senior and pari passu to the tranche of debt owned by it but excludes debt that is legally and contractually subordinated in ranking to the debt owned by the Company. The Company believes this calculation method assists in describing the risk of its portfolio investments, as it takes into consideration contractual rights of repayment of the tranche of debt owned by the Company relative to other senior and junior creditors of a portfolio company. The Company typically calculates cash flow available for debt service at a portfolio company by taking EBITDA for the trailing twelve-month period. Weighted average net debt to EBITDA is weighted based on the fair value of the Company's performing debt investments and excluding investments where net debt to EBITDA may not be the appropriate measure of credit risk, such as cash collateralized loans and investments that are underwritten and covenanted based on recurring revenue. The Company has updated the reported weighted average leverage as of June 30, 2025 to 5.19x (previously 5.64x) to conform to the current quarter presentation.

 

 

 

 

 

For a particular portfolio company, the Company also calculates the level of contractual interest expense owed by the portfolio company and compares that amount to EBITDA (“interest coverage ratio”). The Company believes this calculation method assists in describing the risk of its portfolio investments, as it takes into consideration contractual interest obligations of the portfolio company. Weighted average interest coverage is weighted based on the fair value of the Company's performing debt investments, and excludes investments where interest coverage may not be the appropriate measure of credit risk, such as cash collateralized loans and investments that are underwritten and covenanted based on recurring revenue.

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio company statistics, including EBITDA, are derived from the financial statements most recently provided to the Company for each portfolio company as of the reported end date. Statistics of the portfolio companies have not been independently verified by the Company and may reflect a normalized or adjusted amount.

 

 

 

6) 

 

Median EBITDA is calculated based on the portfolio company's EBITDA as of the Company's initial investment.

CĪON Investment Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

September 30, 2025

 

June 30, 2025

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

Assets

Investments, at fair value:

 

 

 

 

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments (amortized cost of $1,272,011 and $1,385,856, respectively)

 

$

1,204,003

 

 

$

1,335,756

 

Non-controlled, affiliated investments (amortized cost of $339,972 and $303,476, respectively)

 

 

363,771

 

 

 

301,456

 

Controlled investments (amortized cost of $298,172 and $211,782, respectively)

 

 

272,810

 

 

 

187,416

 

Total investments, at fair value (amortized cost of $1,910,155 and $1,901,114, respectively)

 

 

1,840,584

 

 

 

1,824,628

 

Cash

 

 

3,931

 

 

 

6,533

 

Interest receivable on investments

 

 

31,192

 

 

 

45,246

 

Receivable due on investments sold and repaid

 

 

5,218

 

 

 

3,408

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

3,019

 

 

 

966

 

Total assets

 

$

1,883,944

 

 

$

1,880,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Financing arrangements (net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $13,822 and $15,704, respectively)

 

$

1,078,522

 

 

$

1,101,640

 

Payable for investments purchased

 

 

9,277

 

 

 

4

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

1,154

 

 

 

1,178

 

Interest payable

 

 

6,194

 

 

 

7,866

 

Accrued management fees

 

 

6,571

 

 

 

6,497

 

Accrued subordinated incentive fee on income

 

 

8,181

 

 

 

3,589

 

Accrued administrative services expense

 

 

1,499

 

 

 

1,263

 

Share repurchases payable

 

 

40

 

 

 

134

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,111,438

 

 

 

1,122,171

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 51,975,626 and 52,317,736 shares issued, and 51,973,518 and 52,303,842 shares outstanding, respectively

 

 

52

 

 

 

52

 

Capital in excess of par value

 

 

1,009,701

 

 

 

1,012,957

 

Accumulated distributable losses

 

 

(237,247

)

 

 

(254,399

)

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

772,506

 

 

 

758,610

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

1,883,944

 

 

$

1,880,781

 

Net asset value per share of common stock at end of period

 

$

14.86

 

 

$

14.50

 

CĪON Investment Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

Year Ended

December 31,

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

 

2024

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

30,251

 

 

$

40,613

 

 

$

96,849

 

 

$

134,497

 

 

$

165,786

 

Paid-in-kind interest income

 

 

10,609

 

 

 

5,526

 

 

 

25,257

 

 

 

19,811

 

 

 

31,397

 

Fee income

 

 

766

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

5,288

 

 

 

6,111

 

 

 

9,865

 

Dividend income

 

 

535

 

 

 

345

 

 

 

2,253

 

 

 

5,484

 

 

 

5,855

 

Non-controlled, affiliated investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

1,045

 

 

 

429

 

 

 

5,325

 

 

 

4,331

 

 

 

6,426

 

Paid-in-kind interest income

 

 

4,119

 

 

 

3,831

 

 

 

10,609

 

 

 

8,882

 

 

 

11,692

 

Fee income

 

 

 

 

 

2,894

 

 

 

700

 

 

 

3,598

 

 

 

3,648

 

Dividend income

 

 

370

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

129

 

 

 

411

 

Controlled investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

19,717

 

 

 

2,991

 

 

 

27,976

 

 

 

9,386

 

 

 

12,970

 

Paid-in-kind interest income

 

 

2,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee income

 

 

8,863

 

 

 

2,009

 

 

 

9,336

 

 

 

2,309

 

 

 

4,382

 

Total investment income

 

 

78,711

 

 

 

59,627

 

 

 

187,029

 

 

 

194,538

 

 

 

252,432

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management fees

 

 

6,532

 

 

 

6,854

 

 

 

19,654

 

 

 

20,559

 

 

 

27,321

 

Administrative services expense

 

 

1,225

 

 

 

1,184

 

 

 

3,700

 

 

 

3,522

 

 

 

4,783

 

Subordinated incentive fee on income

 

 

8,181

 

 

 

4,586

 

 

 

15,854

 

 

 

16,371

 

 

 

20,334

 

General and administrative

 

 

1,649

 

 

 

1,855

 

 

 

4,878

 

 

 

5,298

 

 

 

7,157

 

Interest expense

 

 

22,652

 

 

 

23,551

 

 

 

68,287

 

 

 

71,626

 

 

 

96,870

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

40,239

 

 

 

38,030

 

 

 

112,373

 

 

 

117,376

 

 

 

156,465

 

Net investment income before taxes

 

 

38,472

 

 

 

21,597

 

 

 

74,656

 

 

 

77,162

 

 

 

95,967

 

Income tax (benefit) expense, including excise tax

 

 

(95

)

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(85

)

 

 

(12

)

 

 

107

 

Net investment income after taxes

 

 

38,567

 

 

 

21,618

 

 

 

74,741

 

 

 

77,174

 

 

 

95,860

 

Realized and unrealized gains (losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized (losses) gains on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments

 

 

(9,605

)

 

 

3,938

 

 

 

(39,687

)

 

 

(18,984

)

 

 

(24,367

)

Non-controlled, affiliated investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,091

)

 

 

(3,946

)

Net realized (losses) gains

 

 

(9,605

)

 

 

3,938

 

 

 

(39,687

)

 

 

(26,075

)

 

 

(28,313

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments

 

 

(18,923

)

 

 

(4,242

)

 

 

(28,753

)

 

 

(9,342

)

 

 

(8,218

)

Non-controlled, affiliated investments

 

 

25,828

 

 

 

(7,539

)

 

 

27,959

 

 

 

9,417

 

 

 

5,059

 

Controlled investments

 

 

11

 

 

 

(14,154

)

 

 

(13,771

)

 

 

(22,730

)

 

 

(30,486

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

6,916

 

 

 

(25,935

)

 

 

(14,565

)

 

 

(22,655

)

 

 

(33,645

)

Net realized and unrealized losses

 

 

(2,689

)

 

 

(21,997

)

 

 

(54,252

)

 

 

(48,730

)

 

 

(61,958

)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

35,878

 

 

$

(379

)

 

$

20,489

 

 

$

28,444

 

 

$

33,902

 

Per share information—basic and diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets per share resulting from operations

 

$

0.69

 

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

0.53

 

 

$

0.63

 

Net investment income per share

 

$

0.74

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

1.42

 

 

$

1.44

 

 

$

1.79

 

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding

 

 

52,065,707

 

 

 

53,439,316

 

 

 

52,585,897

 

 

 

53,663,884

 

 

 

53,564,788

 

ABOUT CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION

CION Investment Corporation is a leading publicly listed business development company that had approximately $1.9 billion in total assets as of September 30, 2025. CION seeks to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation for investors by focusing primarily on senior secured loans to U.S. middle-market companies. CION is advised by CION Investment Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser and an affiliate of CION. For more information, please visit www.cionbdc.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” or “believe” or the negatives thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss CION’s plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning its business, operating results, financial condition and other similar matters. These statements represent CION’s belief regarding future events that, by their nature, are uncertain and outside of CION’s control. There are likely to be events in the future, however, that CION is not able to predict accurately or control. Any forward-looking statement made by CION in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause CION’s actual results to differ, possibly materially from its expectations, include, but are not limited to, the risks, uncertainties and other factors CION identifies in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in filings CION makes with the SEC, and it is not possible for CION to predict or identify all of them. CION undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

OTHER INFORMATION

The information in this press release is summary information only and should be read in conjunction with CION’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which CION filed with the SEC on November 6, 2025, as well as CION’s other reports filed with the SEC. A copy of CION’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and CION’s other reports filed with the SEC can be found on CION’s website at www.cionbdc.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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