profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Hercules Capital
$24.21+0.31% today
-4.4% in 1 year
1-year low $23.981-year high $25.60
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average.
0%20% a year
You pay $15.76 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
It holds more cash than debt.
No debt5 years
Hercules Capital vs. similar companies
Hercules Capital grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hercules Capital | 15.8× · Fair price | ||
 BlackRock | 34.1× · Expensive | ||
 Blackstone | 49.9× · Expensive | ||
 Investor | 8.5× · Cheap | ||
 Brookfield | 71.8× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Hercules 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 analysisNo annual statements on file yet.
Valuation
- 15.8×
- 12.4×
- 0.42
- 2.0×
- 6.3×
- –
- 7.9×
- -12.1%
- 6.3%
- 6.3%
Profitability
- 95.8%
- 79.5%
- 52.1%
- 79.3%
- 454.4%
- 6.9%
- 13.2%
- 6.0%
- 9.2%
- –
Growth
- +15.0%
- +6.1%
- −258.4%
- +0.0%
- +11.5%
Financial health
- -0.1×
- 0.01
- 0.3%
- 8.9×
- 5.44
- 5.44
- 0.11
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.
Top 6%of 603
Bottom 44%of 873
Top 34%of 883
Bottom 11%of 933
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.23 | 0.48 | −52.0% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 0.48 | 0.49 | −2.5% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 0.61 | 0.48 | +27.3% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.41 | 0.47 | −12.9% |
| May 1, 2025 | 0.45 | 0.46 | −3.1% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.76 | – | – |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 773.22 | – | – |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 386.61 | – | – |
6.3%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$63a year at today's yield, before tax
+0.0%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$0.16 in 2018 → $1.56 in 2025
How safe it looks
111.6% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earnsNews
Here's Why Hercules Capital (HTGC) Fell More Than Broader MarketYahoo Finance · Sep 23, 2026The newest story we have is from Sep 23, 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
4/7Passes 4 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.
Warren Buffett
59No pass
Benjamin Graham
82Pass
Philip Fisher
64Pass
Peter Lynch
47No pass
Joel Greenblatt
79Pass
Charlie Munger
63Pass
Terry Smith
55No pass
Questions about Hercules Capital
Is Hercules Capital a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business at a fair price. 4 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 Hercules Capital AI analysis
What does Hercules Capital do?
Hercules Capital, Inc. is a business development company. It is in Asset Management.
Does Hercules Capital pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 6.3% a year, about 112% of its yearly profit.
How has Hercules Capital stock done over the past year?
Down 4.4% over the past twelve months, to $24.21. It traded between $23.98 and $25.60 and is 5.4% below its high.
Who are Hercules 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 Hercules Capital's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.