Cion Investment Corporation · NYSE:CION

Cion Investment — Q2 2026 Earnings Presentation

30 slides from Cion Investment's earnings presentation, 2026

  1. Slide 1: CION Investment Corporation Investor Presentation Second Quarter 2026

    CION Investment Corporation Investor Presentation Second Quarter 2026

  2. Slide 2: Disclosures and Forward-Looking Statements

    Disclosures and Forward-Looking Statements This presentation has been prepared by CĪON Investment Corporation (NYSE: CION) (the “Company” or “CION”) and may be used for information purposes only. This presentation shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy any secu

  3. Slide 3: CION Investment Corporation (CION) at a Glance

    CION Investment Corporation (CION) at a Glance NYSE: CION Size & Scale Strategy Focus • Externally managed • Origination via proprietary • High quality senior secured business development sources and a strong debt financings, primarily company (BDC) with a network of public and first lien market cap

  4. Slide 4: CION Investment Group Platform Overview

    CION Investment Group Platform Overview CION Investment Group is a vertically integrated alternative investment manager and retail distribution organization founded in 2011 Key Products CION Ares CION Investment CION Grosvenor Diversified Credit Corporation Infrastructure Fund Fund Profile Publicly

  5. Slide 5: Evolution of CION Investment Corporation

    Evolution of CION Investment Corporation 2012 $1.15B 30+ 0.012% Inception Year Total Equity Raised Advisor Years of Annualized Loss Rate Experience Since Inception1 $2,500 Total Portfolio Investments ($ in Millions, at Fair Value) $1,954 $2,000 $1,865 $1,889 $1,813 $1,800 $1,765 $1,754 $1,760 $1,714

  6. Slide 6: History of Value Creation

    History of Value Creation $35.00 33.13 32.80 32.50 32.51 32.62 32.41 32.39 31.90 32.06 31.83 32.04 30.93 29.74 30.04 30.05 29.09 29.51 $30.00 28.66 28.95 29.06 28.22 $25.00 15.67 16.01 16.42 16.78 17.19 18.27 14.06 15.13 17.55 17.91 18.63 19.23 12.14 12.61 12.89 13.48 14.74 18.93 11.88 13.17 14.40 $

  7. Slide 7: Credit Portfolio is Focused on First Lien Loans

    Credit Portfolio is Focused on First Lien Loans $2.0b $1.84b $1.82b $1.82b $1.79b $1.80b $1.79b $1.74b $1.75b $1.74b $1.75b $1.77b $1.74b $1.73b $1.70b $1.68b $1.69b $1.70b $1.67b $1.66b $1.65b $1.63b $1.5b $ (Billions) 85.0% 84.3% 86.0% 80.0% $1.0b 89.8% 85.7% 84.2% 85.3% 86.9% 85.0% 80.8% 80.8% 79

  8. Slide 8: Differentiated Investment Platform

    Differentiated Investment Platform CION’s unique platform drives selectivity, efficiency and focus  Direct first lien and club investments based on deep, long-standing relationships with like-minded Sourcing Powered partners, including other leading private and public lenders by Strong Network  In

  9. Slide 9: Sourcing Strategy Drives Selectivity

    Sourcing Strategy Drives Selectivity CION’s open architecture origination approach capitalizes on a deep and diverse network of highly experienced and like-minded partners:  Relationships are deep, long-term and  Private and Public Lenders personal; often date back for decades  Select middle mark

  10. Slide 10: Investment Strategy

    Investment Strategy CION drives investor returns primarily through a first lien focus supplemented with select, opportunistic investments  First lien primarily, with unitranche and second lien CORE  Companies with EBITDA between $25-$75 million; target $20 million initial hold sizes  79.2% senior

  11. Slide 11: Fund Flexibility and Scale are Highly Advantageous

    Fund Flexibility and Scale are Highly Advantageous CION has attractive scale within its niche market along with investing flexibility  At $1.8 billion in total assets(1), CION is a scaled BDC with enough influence to have “a voice at the table”  Flexibility to invest across a borrower’s capital st

  12. Slide 12: Solid Performance and Current Valuation

    Solid Performance and Current Valuation Senior Secured1 Portfolio Yield2 Leverage3 90.00% 86.29% 12.00% 170.00% 151.58% 85.00% 79.20% 11.00% 150.00% 10.57% 80.00% 10.24% 130.00% 123.84% 75.00% 10.00% 70.00% 110.00% 65.00% 9.00% 90.00% 60.00% 8.00% 70.00% 55.00% 50.00% 7.00% 50.00% CION BDC Peers CIO

  13. Slide 13: Recent Developments

    Recent Developments  During the three months ended June 30, 2026, CION repurchased 1,099,109 shares of its common stock under its 10b5-1 trading plan at an average price of $7.28 per share for a total repurchase amount of $8.0 million. Through June 30, 2026, CION repurchased a total of 7,755,736 sh

  14. Slide 14: Conclusion

    Conclusion CION offers investors a differentiated investment platform and strategy built over a decade of operations High-quality portfolio focused on senior secured loans, primarily first lien Sourcing, origination & investment pipeline product of strong network not easily replicated Underwriting a

  15. Slide 15: Second Quarter 2026

    Second Quarter 2026 AN

  16. Slide 16: Second Quarter and Other Highlights – Ended June 30, 2026

    Second Quarter and Other Highlights – Ended June 30, 2026 • Net investment income and earnings per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 were $0.29 per share and $0.62 per share, respectively; • Net asset value per share was $13.57 as of June 30, 2026 compared to $13.11 as of March 31, 2026, an

  17. Slide 17: Selected Financial Highlights

    Selected Financial Highlights ($ in millions) Q2 2026 Q1 2026 Q4 2025 Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Investment portfolio, at fair value(1) $1,645 $1,702 $1,697 $1,738 $1,766 Total debt outstanding(2) $1,175 $1,175 $1,140 $1,092 $1,117 Net assets $668 $660 $708 $773 $759 Debt-to-equity 1.76x 1.78x 1.61x 1.41x 1.47

  18. Slide 18: Investment Activity

    Investment Activity • New investment commitments for the quarter were $57 million, of which $54 million were funded and $3 million were unfunded. • New investment commitments were made across 1 new and 10 existing portfolio companies. • Fundings of previously unfunded commitments for the quarter wer

  19. Slide 19: Portfolio Asset Composition

    Portfolio Asset Composition 14% 19% 19% 19% 0%* 20% 1% 0%* 6% 0%* 0%* 0%* 1% 0% 0%* 0%* 1% 0%* 1% 0% 0% 8% 20% 0% 1% 3% 79% 85% 81% 81% 80% 93% 92% 97% 79% 100% * Less than 1%. The discussion of the investment portfolio is at fair value and excludes short term investments. 19

  20. Slide 20: Credit Quality of Investments

    Credit Quality of Investments INTERNAL INVESTMENT RISK RATINGS(1) Q2 2026 NON-ACCRUAL %(1) (% of Total Portfolio, Fair Value) Higher Credit Quality Rating Q2 2026 Q1 2026 Q4 2025 Q3 2025 Q2 2025 1 11.7% 9.3% 8.2% 1.5% 3.2% 2 72.2% 75.7% 77.9% 85.7% 83.4% 3 14.1% 12.9% 11.5% 10.4% 11.6% 4 1.7% 1.6% 1

  21. Slide 21: Market Price Implies Realized Credit Losses of 14x Historical Losses

    Market Price Implies Realized Credit Losses of 14x Historical Losses (1) Calculated using NAV per share and shares outstanding as of June 30, 2026, compared to the stock price as of July 28, 2026. (2) Reflects $364.7 million in additional implied losses to the historical credit loss rate of 0.32% as

  22. Slide 22: Portfolio Summary

    Portfolio Summary Portfolio Characteristics (as of June 30, 2026)(4) 79.2% Senior PORTFOLIO BY SECURITY TYPE(4) Investment Portfolio Secured Debt Total investments and unfunded commitments $1,695.7 million Investments Unfunded commitments $50.5 million Investments at fair value $1,645.2 million Yiel

  23. Slide 23: Q2 2026 Net Asset Value Bridge

    Q2 2026 Net Asset Value Bridge Per Share Data 23

  24. Slide 24: Debt Summary

    Debt Summary DEBT SCHEDULE $25 million in available capacity within ($ in millions) existing senior secured facilities Total Principal Commitment Amount Amount Outstanding Interest Rate Maturity Date JPM Credit Facility $200 $200 S + 2.55%(2) 6/15/2027 DEBT MATURITIES ($ in millions) 7.50% Public 20

  25. Slide 25: Distribution Per Share and Distribution Coverage

    Distribution Per Share and Distribution Coverage Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026 Q2 2026 Net Investment Income (per share) $0.40 $0.35 $0.36 $0.32 $0.74 $0.35 $0.25 $0.29 Distribution (per share) $0.36 $0.41(1) $0.36 $0.36 $0.36 $0.36 $0.30 $0.30 Distribution coverage 1.11x 0

  26. Slide 26: Quarterly Operating Results

    Quarterly Operating Results All figures in thousands, except share and per share data Q2 2026 Q1 2026 Q4 2025 Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Investment income Interest income(1) $ 43,382 $ 42,865 $ 43,992 $ 68,177 $ 48,881 Dividend income 3,501 3,798 5,052 905 1,651 Fee income 2,910 2,874 4,748 9,629 1,712 Total i

  27. Slide 27: Quarterly Balance Sheet

    Quarterly Balance Sheet All figures in thousands, except per share data and asset coverage ratio Q2 2026 Q1 2026 Q4 2025 Q3 2025 Q2 2025 Assets Investments, at fair value $ 1,800,093 $ 1,799,474 $ 1,812,990 $ 1,840,584 $ 1,824,628 Cash 7,664 9,248 8,159 3,931 6,533 Interest receivable on investments

  28. Slide 28: Appendix

    Appendix AN

  29. Slide 29: CION Team Overview and Corporate Information

    CION Team Overview and Corporate Information Board of Directors Senior Management Corporate Headquarters Research Coverage Mark Gatto Mark Gatto 100 Park Avenue, 25th Floor Mitchel Penn Co-Chairman of the Board Co-Chief Executive Officer New York, NY 10017 Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Michael A. Reisner M

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