earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Hercules Q1 NII $0.48/sh, commitments $1.81B (+78% YoY); declares $0.47/sh dividend
Hercules Capital, Inc.
2026-Q1 EPS reported
$0.23
- Record Q1 total investment income $141.5M (+18.4% YoY); NII $88.1M ($0.48/sh), covering 120% of base dividend.
- Total new debt/equity commitments $1.81B (+77.8% YoY); fundings $706.4M (+31% YoY).
- NAV per share $11.90 (-1.9% from Q4); net regulatory leverage 97.8%; GAAP effective yield 12.8%.
- Declared Q1 2026 cash distribution $0.47/sh ($0.40 base + $0.07 supplemental), payable May 21.
- Issued $300M 5.350% unsecured notes due 2029; available liquidity $454.5M.