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Hercules Capital, Inc. HTGC

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Hercules Capital, Inc.

Overview of Hercules Capital, Inc.

HTGC NYQ
Financial Services Asset Management Mid Cap
Hercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC), is a Mid Cap company, in the Asset Management industry, last closed at $14.04, about 16.1% overvalued vs fair value, -25.5% 1Y return, ranked 278/1004 in sector.
$14.04
0.00%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 28.0%
Market Cap
$2.69B
Enterprise Value
$4.93B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.htgc.com
HQ San Mateo, CA
Employees 100
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Apr 30 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$7
$12
$22
Current: $14.04 -16% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Financial Services - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Interest Income
$507.9M
8.7%%
Interest Expense
$92.2M
Net Interest Income
$415.7M
6.6%%
Total Revenue
$438.5M
24%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Financial Services

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Return on Equity
15.2%
Excellent

Net Income / Equity - key bank profitability metric

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$332.5M
98.7% of Net Income

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
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Active Leaks
0/1
Improving
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High Impact
0
Critical
Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Hercules Capital, Inc.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
59
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Moderate
70
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 93% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing HTGC's balance between Growth (42.5%), Profitability (32.6%), and Safety (24.9%). Growth 42% Safety 25% Profitability 33%

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Growth

70th percentile vs peers
71
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 24.0% 70p Revenue CAGR 3Y 33.4% 75p EPS CAGR 3Y 30.7% 90p EPS Growth YoY 10.5% 58p TSR 2.6% 54p
Strengths
  • Eps Cagr 3Y in top 20% of peers (30.7%, 90th percentile)
  • Superior capital returns - 2 return metrics above peer median
  • Growth above peer median with strong metric coverage (100%)
  • Conservative leverage compared to industry peers
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

54th percentile vs peers
55
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Safety

41th percentile vs peers
42
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Two Futures

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Bear
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Base
$11.78
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-16.1% vs current
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