---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001280784-26-000043"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HTGC"
cik: "0001280784"
company_name: "Hercules Capital, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-30T20:30:21+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-30T20:31:22.255001+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hercules Capital Q2 2026: Record NII $0.50/sh, dividend $0.47, NAV $12.15

## Summary
- Record Q2 total investment income $149.1M (+8.5% YoY); NII $92.9M ($0.50/sh) covers base dividend 125%.
- New debt/equity commitments $927.3M; 1H26 record $2.74B (+35.6% YoY). Fundings $647.5M.
- NAV per share $12.15 (+2.1% QoQ); net GAAP leverage 101.8%; available liquidity $652.9M.
- Board declared Q2 cash distribution $0.47/sh, payable Aug 18, 2026 to holders of record Aug 11.
- Credit quality stable: non-accruals 0.1% of portfolio at fair value; weighted avg grade 2.17.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001280784-26-000043
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HTGC
- cik: 0001280784
- company_name: Hercules Capital, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-30T20:30:21+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000128078426000043/0001280784-26-000043-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000128078426000043/htgc-20260728.htm

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