Hercules Capital (HTGC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hercules Capital (HTGC) recorded FCF Margin of -118.22% in Q3 2026, down 115.90 percentage points from -2.32% a year earlier and down 318.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Hercules Capital (HTGC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Hercules Capital's FCF Margin came in at -27.11% as of Sep 30, 2026, up 50.19 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -79.98%, down 55.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin has a five-year change of -152.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, FCF Margin came in at -24.07% in FY2024 (-38.70 pp), 14.63% in FY2023 (+146.72 pp), -132.09% in FY2022 (-177.83 pp) and 45.74% in FY2021 (-26.55 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has ranged from -289.57% in Q1 2022 to 199.79% in Q2 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -18.87 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Margin in the last five years was a gain of 305.16 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 202.61 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 199.79% (Q2 2026), -162.96% (Q1 2026) and -40.49% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - | 99.42% |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - | 56.70% |
| 3 | Orix | 38.66 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 13.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.46 Bn | -16,107.65 Bn | - | 10.46% |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 22.47 Bn | -45.15 Bn | - | 50.83% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - | 11.45% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 73.88% |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - | 137.88% |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 332.74% |
| 10 | Hercules Capital | 3.01 Bn | 2.66 Bn | - | -118.22% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -118.22% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 199.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -162.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -40.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -105.37% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -185.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -24.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 73.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 47.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -198.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 106.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -98.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 114.73% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -77.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -64.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -63.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -163.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -289.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 137.79% |
Hercules Capital FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "HTGC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=HTGC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();