profit from every $100 of sales.

Gladstone Capital
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
You pay $7.55 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
Money in, money out
What Gladstone Capital sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $20.1 million in 2022 to $57.6 million in 2025, with $58.1 million of profit last year.
Gladstone Capital vs. similar companies
Gladstone Capital grows the fastest of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
Gladstone Capital | 7.5× · Cheap | ||
BlackRock | 34.0× · Expensive | ||
Blackstone | 49.1× · Expensive | ||
Investor | 8.5× · Cheap | ||
Brookfield | 70.0× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Gladstone Capital's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 45 | 99 | 58 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 20 | 43 | 95 | 58 | |
| 1.16 | 2.29 | 4.34 | 2.55 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 99.3% | 94.9% | 96.1% | 100.8% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 661 | 719 | 812 | 908 |
| Cash | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
| Total debt | 339 | 301 | 325 | 398 |
| Total liabilities | 345 | 311 | 342 | 426 |
| 315 | 409 | 471 | 482 | |
| 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 6.3% | 10.4% | 20.1% | 12.1% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -76 | -11 | 3 | -5 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -76 | -11 | 3 | -5 | |
| Dividends paid | 27 | 35 | 43 | 55 |
| 0 | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 7.5×
- 10.0×
- 0.25
- 0.8×
- 7.6×
- –
- –
- -1.3%
- 13.3%
- 9.3%
Profitability
- 67.6%
- 71.5%
- 100.8%
- 71.5%
- 5.5%
- 8.5%
- 8.9%
- 4.8%
- 6.9%
- –
Growth
- +42.2%
- +30.0%
- +1,246.5%
- +3.3%
- +7.7%
Financial health
- 3.8×
- 0.37
- 20.9%
- 2.2×
- 0.06
- 0.06
- 0.08
How it ranks in Financial Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $21.67
- Range
- $21.00 – $22.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | 0.52 | 0.49 | +6.1% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 0.50 | 0.48 | +4.2% |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 0.52 | 0.50 | +3.2% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 0.50 | 0.50 | +0.0% |
| May 6, 2025 | 0.50 | 0.50 | +0.0% |
| Feb 11, 2025 | 0.50 | 0.53 | −5.7% |
| Nov 13, 2024 | 0.50 | 0.53 | −5.7% |
| Aug 7, 2024 | 0.57 | 0.53 | +7.5% |
Paid per share, each year
$1.68 in 2015 → $1.87 in 2025
How safe it looks
95.5% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 93.7%
News
Gladstone Commercial (GOOD) Stock Drops Despite Market Gains: Important Facts to NoteYahoo Finance · Sep 18, 2026Gladstone Capital declares $0.18 supplemental cash distributionSeeking Alpha · Sep 2, 2026The newest story we have is from Sep 18, 2026.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
3/7Passes 3 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Questions about Gladstone Capital
Is Gladstone Capital a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, and the price looks low. 3 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Gladstone Capital AI analysis
What does Gladstone Capital do?
Gladstone Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in lower middle market, growth capital, add on acquisitions, change of control, buy & build strategies, debt refinancing, debt investments in senior term loans, revolving loans, secured first and second… It is in Asset Management.
Does Gladstone Capital pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 9.3% a year, about 95% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $55.5 million in dividends.
Is Gladstone Capital stock halal?
No. Gladstone Capital does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 91% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Gladstone Capital stock done over the past year?
Down 0.1% over the past twelve months, to $19.41. It traded between $16.55 and $21.45 and is 9.5% below its high.
Who are Gladstone Capital's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are BlackRock, Blackstone, Investor and Brookfield. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Gladstone Capital's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.



