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Hercules Capital, Inc. HCXY

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24.19 USD -0.03 -0.13%

As of Oct 30, 1:36 PM ET

Bid
24.02 × 300
Ask
24.20 × 400
24.09 Day range 24.19
23.98 52-week range 25.60
YTD
-5.11%
1 year
-4.21%
Open
24.09
Prev close
24.22
Mkt cap
3.16B
Vol
780
Avg vol
3.00K
EPS
1.29
P/E
18.78
Div yield
0.00%
More statistics
Low
24.09
High
24.19
Forward P/E
0.00
Beta
0.00
Short ratio
0.00
Inst. own
0.00%
Dividend
0.00
Ex-div date
Earnings
Feb 18, 2027
50-d avg
24.74
200-d avg
24.96
1y target
0.00

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Events in this range
  • Oct 29, 2026Earnings: 0.47; estimate 0.4749; surprise -1.03%
Signals (8)
NameTimeAgo
SMA: BearishOct 29, 4:00 PM2 days ago
SMA: BearishOct 29, 4:00 PM2 days ago
SMA: BullishOct 29, 2:10 PM2 days ago
SMA: BearishOct 29, 10:25 AM3 days ago
SMA: BullishOct 28, 3:05 PM3 days ago
SMA: BearishOct 28, 2:10 PM3 days ago
SMA: BullishOct 28, 10:05 AM4 days ago
SMA: BearishOct 27, 3:00 PM4 days ago

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

0.97 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

4 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B+3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 1
  • Return on Equity 3
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 5
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 2

Valuation

P/E 9.9×
FY 2016: 15.5×FY 2017: 13.8×FY 2018: 13.3×FY 2019: 8.2×FY 2020: 7.1×FY 2021: 11.1×FY 2022: 16.5×FY 2023: 7.2×FY 2024: 12.5×FY 2025: 9.9×
FY 2016 5y median 11.1× FY 2025
P/S 6.2×
FY 2016: 7.3×FY 2017: 6.2×FY 2018: 5.7×FY 2019: 4.8×FY 2020: 4.5×FY 2021: 6.1×FY 2022: 6.9×FY 2023: 4.9×FY 2024: 7.5×FY 2025: 6.2×
FY 2016 5y median 6.2× FY 2025
P/B 1.5×
FY 2016: 1.3×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.3×FY 2020: 1.3×FY 2021: 1.5×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.3×FY 2024: 1.6×FY 2025: 1.5×
FY 2016 5y median 1.5× FY 2025
P/FCF -8.0×
FY 2016: -7.5×FY 2017: -58.0×FY 2018: -4.0×FY 2019: -5.9×FY 2020: 7.8×FY 2021: 14.8×FY 2022: -3.9×FY 2023: 35.6×FY 2024: -27.2×FY 2025: -8.0×
FY 2016 5y median -3.9× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 15.5×
FY 2016: 24.4×FY 2017: 22.5×FY 2018: 25.2×FY 2019: 15.3×FY 2020: 11.9×FY 2021: 17.3×FY 2022: 31.5×FY 2023: 11.4×FY 2024: 18.6×FY 2025: 15.5×
FY 2016 5y median 17.3× FY 2025
EV/Sales 10.3×
FY 2016: 11.7×FY 2017: 10.3×FY 2018: 11.0×FY 2019: 8.9×FY 2020: 7.6×FY 2021: 9.7×FY 2022: 13.4×FY 2023: 7.8×FY 2024: 11.4×FY 2025: 10.3×
FY 2016 5y median 10.3× FY 2025
FCF Yield -12.5%
FY 2016: -13.3%FY 2017: -1.7%FY 2018: -24.8%FY 2019: -17.0%FY 2020: 12.9%FY 2021: 6.8%FY 2022: -25.7%FY 2023: 2.8%FY 2024: -3.7%FY 2025: -12.5%
FY 2016 5y median -3.7% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 87.2%
FY 2016: 77.7%FY 2017: 78.2%FY 2018: 77.5%FY 2019: 81.7%FY 2020: 83.3%FY 2021: 82.4%FY 2022: 77.1%FY 2023: 86.3%FY 2024: 82.1%FY 2025: 87.2%
FY 2016 5y median 82.4% FY 2025
Operating Margin 66.7%
FY 2016: 47.9%FY 2017: 45.5%FY 2018: 43.6%FY 2019: 58.2%FY 2020: 63.6%FY 2021: 56.3%FY 2022: 42.6%FY 2023: 68.3%FY 2024: 61.0%FY 2025: 66.7%
FY 2016 5y median 61.0% FY 2025
Net Margin 62.1%
FY 2016: 47.9%FY 2017: 45.5%FY 2018: 43.6%FY 2019: 58.2%FY 2020: 63.6%FY 2021: 56.3%FY 2022: 42.6%FY 2023: 68.3%FY 2024: 61.0%FY 2025: 62.1%
FY 2016 5y median 61.0% FY 2025
ROE 15.3%
FY 2016: 8.7%FY 2017: 9.4%FY 2018: 8.0%FY 2019: 15.3%FY 2020: 17.6%FY 2021: 13.3%FY 2022: 7.3%FY 2023: 18.7%FY 2024: 13.2%FY 2025: 15.3%
FY 2016 5y median 13.3% FY 2025
ROIC 835.3%
FY 2016: 4.8%FY 2017: 1.8%FY 2018: 4.0%FY 2019: 7.1%FY 2020: 8.8%FY 2021: 6.8%FY 2022: 3.4%FY 2023: 10.0%FY 2024: 653.1%FY 2025: 835.3%
FY 2016 5y median 10.0% FY 2025
ROA 7.4%
FY 2016: 4.7%FY 2017: 4.8%FY 2018: 3.9%FY 2019: 7.1%FY 2020: 8.7%FY 2021: 6.7%FY 2022: 3.4%FY 2023: 9.9%FY 2024: 6.9%FY 2025: 7.4%
FY 2016 5y median 6.9% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 27.0%
FY 2016: 13.3%FY 2017: 20.9%FY 2018: 1.2%FY 2019: 69.9%FY 2020: 19.8%FY 2021: -13.4%FY 2022: -22.7%FY 2023: 106.4%FY 2024: -12.8%FY 2025: 27.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 38.9%
FY 2016: 60.1%FY 2017: 15.0%FY 2018: -3.2%FY 2019: 126.9%FY 2020: 30.9%FY 2021: -23.4%FY 2022: -41.4%FY 2023: 230.6%FY 2024: -22.1%FY 2025: 38.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 14.9%
FY 2016: 54.2%FY 2017: 4.4%FY 2018: -12.6%FY 2019: 106.0%FY 2020: 17.5%FY 2021: -25.9%FY 2022: -47.0%FY 2023: 192.4%FY 2024: -30.3%FY 2025: 14.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -258.5%
FY 2016: -21.0%FY 2017: 86.5%FY 2018: -1235.8%FY 2019: 3.3%FY 2020: 186.1%FY 2021: -38.1%FY 2022: -430.6%FY 2023: 115.9%FY 2024: -276.3%FY 2025: -258.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.4×
FY 2016: 0.9×FY 2017: 3.9×FY 2018: 0.6×FY 2019: 4.5×FY 2020: 7.1×FY 2021: 0.4×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 1.4×FY 2025: 1.4×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.4×
FY 2016: 0.9×FY 2017: 3.9×FY 2018: 0.6×FY 2019: 4.5×FY 2020: 7.1×FY 2021: 0.4×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 1.4×FY 2025: 1.4×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 1.0×
FY 2016: 0.8×FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.0×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 1.1×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 0.9×FY 2025: 1.0×
FY 2016 5y median 1.0× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 6.1×
FY 2016: 9.3×FY 2017: 8.8×FY 2018: 12.1×FY 2019: 7.1×FY 2020: 4.8×FY 2021: 6.4×FY 2022: 15.3×FY 2023: 4.3×FY 2024: 6.4×FY 2025: 6.1×
FY 2016 5y median 6.4× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 4.0×
FY 2016: 2.1×FY 2017: 2.1×FY 2018: 1.9×FY 2019: 3.2×FY 2020: 3.8×FY 2021: 3.2×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 5.0×FY 2024: 3.4×FY 2025: 4.0×
FY 2016 5y median 3.4× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 9.6%
FY 2016: 8.7%FY 2017: 9.3%FY 2018: 11.2%FY 2019: 9.3%FY 2020: 9.4%FY 2021: 9.2%FY 2022: 14.8%FY 2023: 11.4%FY 2024: 9.4%FY 2025: 9.6%
FY 2016 5y median 9.6% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 96.0%
FY 2016: 131.8%FY 2017: 127.7%FY 2018: 147.4%FY 2019: 76.1%FY 2020: 67.1%FY 2021: 100.8%FY 2022: 240.1%FY 2023: 81.1%FY 2024: 115.4%FY 2025: 96.0%
FY 2016 5y median 100.8% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31