Gladstone Capital (GLAD) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026)

Gladstone Capital (GLAD) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.61 for Q1 2026, up 302.78% on a QoQ basis from 0.3 in Q4 2025, and up 160.03% year-over-year from 0.24 in Q1 2025.

Gladstone Capital (GLAD) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Gladstone Capital's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.61 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 160.03% year-over-year to 0.61 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.48 (down 208.82% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.11, down 176.01% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.61 for Q1 2026 at Gladstone Capital, up from 0.3 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.83 in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 1.9 in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.05 and a median of 0.12 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 484.02% — and 2024, when it plunged 506.54%.
  • Gladstone Capital's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.21 in 2022, then plunged by 292.52% to 0.41 in 2023, then soared by 302.03% to 0.83 in 2024, then tumbled by 136.19% to 0.3 in 2025, then surged by 302.78% to 0.61 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GLAD's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.61 in Q1 2026, 0.3 in Q4 2025, and 0.14 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - -0.90
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 2.00
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 0.19
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -0.02
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.34
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - -0.45
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 0.10
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 0.38
10 Gladstone Capital 428.36 Mn 428.36 Mn - 0.61

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.61
Dec 31, 2025 -0.30
Sep 30, 2025 -0.14
Jun 30, 2025 0.54
Mar 31, 2025 0.24
Dec 31, 2024 0.83
Sep 30, 2024 -1.90
Jun 30, 2024 0.20
Mar 31, 2024 -0.56
Dec 31, 2023 -0.41
Sep 30, 2023 0.47
Jun 30, 2023 -0.42
Mar 31, 2023 -0.18
Dec 31, 2022 0.21
Sep 30, 2022 -0.12
Jun 30, 2022 -0.12
Mar 31, 2022 0.15
Dec 31, 2021 -1.16