Financial Services
Gladstone Capital Corporation(GLAD)
Live Price
Offline$18.46
-1.23% today
1Y Change
-28.34%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
- Market Cap
- $420.00M
- Revenue Growth
- +20.4%
- EPS Growth
- -41.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 9.7%
Coverage: 246 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Gladstone Capital Corporation (GLAD) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $420.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $18.46 and down 28.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +20.4%, EPS growth of -41.0%, a dividend yield of 9.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +20.4%, EPS -41.0%, free cash flow +1246.5% with operating margin 63.0% and ROIC 4.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 9.7%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 11.4 and price/sales 7.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines GLAD price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+20.4% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+63.0% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report landed above expectations
2026 was reported on May 6, 2026 with an EPS surprise of +6.1% and a revenue surprise of +3.2%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +20.4% and EPS is at -41.0%, with operating margin around 63.0%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Aug 3, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.6% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 6, 2026 | +6.1% | +4.1% | +0.1% | +1.8% |
2026 Feb 4, 2026 | +4.2% | -5.7% | -7.9% | -10.3% |
2025 Nov 17, 2025 | +3.2% | +5.8% | +9.4% | +12.3% |
Benchmark Edge
GLAD vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
GLAD Max Drawdown
-43.32%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for GLAD and SPY.
Company Overview
Gladstone Capital Corporation
NASDAQ Global Select
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 lien term loans, senior subordinated loans, unitranche loans, junior subordinated loans, and mezzanine loans and equity investments in the form of common stock, preferred stock, limited liability company interests, or warrants. It operates as a business development company. The fund also makes private equity investments in acquisitions, buyouts and recapitalizations, and refinancing existing debts. It targets small and medium-sized companies in United States. It is industry agnostic and seeks to invest in companies engaged in the business services, light and specialty manufacturing, niche industrial products and services, specialty consumer products and services, energy services, transportation and logistics, healthcare and education services, specialty chemicals, media and communications and aerospace and defense. The fund seeks to invest between $7 million and $30 million in companies that have between $20 million and $150 million in sales and EBITDA between $3 million and $25 million. It prefers to acquire minority stakes. It seeks to exit its investments through strategic acquisitions by other industry participants or financial buyers, initial public offerings of common stock, or other capital market transactions.
- Leadership
- Robert L. Marcotte
- IPO Date
- Aug 2, 2002
- Employees
- 73
- Street Address
- 1521 Westbranch Drive
- Mailing
- McLean, VA, 22102
- Region
- McLean, VA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 703-287-5800
- Last Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 11.4
- EV/EBITDA
- 22.3
- Price/Sales
- 7.2
- Price/Book
- 0.8
Growth
- Revenue
- +20.4%
- EPS
- -41.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- +1246.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 63.8%
- Operating Margin
- 63.0%
- Net Margin
- 63.0%
- ROE
- 7.5%
- ROIC
- 4.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.80
- Current Ratio
- 1.65
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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