Hercules Capital (HTGC) Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Hercules Capital (HTGC) reported Weighted Average Shares Outstanding of 186 million for Q3 2026, up 3.1% from 180.4 million a year earlier and up 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Hercules Capital (HTGC) Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Hercules Capital posted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding of 177.4 million, up 10.1% from FY2024.
- Weighted Average Shares Outstanding has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding came in at 161.1 million in FY2024 (+11.8%), 144.1 million in FY2023 (+15.1%), 125.2 million in FY2022 (+9.1%) and 114.74 million in FY2021 (+2.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Weighted Average Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q4 2020.
- Year over year, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding has now increased in each of the last 17 quarters, with growth averaging 8.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Weighted Average Shares Outstanding ran from 2.5% in Q4 2021 to 16.4% in Q1 2024.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 185.52 million (Q2 2026), 182.8 million (Q1 2026) and 177.4 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - |
| 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 | - |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 22.47 Bn | -45.15 Bn | - |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - |
| 10 | Hercules Capital | 3.01 Bn | 2.66 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 186.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 185.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 182.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 177.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 180.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 176.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 171.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 161.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 161.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 160.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 157.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 144.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 146.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 141.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 135.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 125.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 127.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 124.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 118.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 114.74 Mn |
API Access
Hercules Capital Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=weighted-average-shares-outstanding&ticker=HTGC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "weighted-average-shares-outstanding", "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=weighted-average-shares-outstanding&ticker=HTGC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();