Hercules Capital, Inc.
HTGCAnalytical Summary
Hercules Capital, Inc. shows strong fundamentals with top-quartile Return on Common Equity (%). The company's metrics support a bullish outlook for growth-oriented investors.
11-Year Financial Trajectory
AnnualBullish Indicators
- Return on Common Equity (%)Return on Common Equity (%) is in the top quartile
Bearish Risks
- No bearish risks detected.
Health Breakdown
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗ | FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗ | FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗ |
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| EPS Growth YoY (%) |
18.0%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
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-30.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
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190.0%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
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-46.7%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
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-25.7%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
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| Net Income Growth YoY (%) |
29.2%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
-22.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
230.6%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-41.4%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
-23.4%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
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| FCF Growth YoY (%) |
-227.4%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
N/M | N/M | N/M |
-39.6%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
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| EPS CAGR 3Y (%) |
33.4%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
2.4%
Caution
Caution
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
4.7%
Caution
Caution
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗ | FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗ | FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗ |
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| FCF / Net Income (x) |
-1.25x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
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-0.45x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
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0.20x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
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-4.16x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.74x
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.91x
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗ | FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗ | FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗ |
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| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
15.3%
Good
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Good
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
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13.2%
Fair
→
Fair
Stable
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
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18.7%
Good
Good
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
|
7.3%
Caution
Caution
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗ | FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗ | FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗ |
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| Debt to Equity (x) |
1.03x
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
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0.89x
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
|
0.86x
Fair
Fair
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
|
1.12x
Caution
Caution
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
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| Net Debt (USD) | $2.23B | $1.73B | $1.46B | $1.56B | $1.10B | $-198.28M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗ | FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗ | FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT Debt (USD) | $2.29B | $1.77B | $1.55B | $1.57B | $1.24B | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $2.22B | $1.99B | $1.80B | $1.40B | — | — | $1.13B | $955.44M | $840.97M | $787.94M | $717.13M |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗ | FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗ | FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $339.74M | $262.97M | $337.48M | $102.08M | $174.16M | $227.26M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $-425.80M | $-118.09M | $68.28M | $-424.80M | $128.62M | $207.80M | — | — | — | — | — |
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Signals
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Return on Common Equity (%) is in the top quartile
No bearish signals detected
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