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Gladstone Capital Corporation

$19.15-0.10%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026

Basics

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management
Country: United States
Market cap: 432.7M USD
Enterprise value: 909.7M USD

Overall health

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
About average: profitability and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)profitability and risk

Ranks #156 of 232 financial services companies (bottom 34%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profitable, but burning cash. Reports a profit, but free cash flow is negative.
Gladstone Capital reports a profit but its free cash flow is negative: it spent more on investment and running the business than it brought in. That's common for companies building capacity, but it means the profit isn't yet turning into cash.
Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 77% of peers on earnings, but only 2% on free cash flow.
Relative to its earnings, Gladstone Capital looks cheaper than 77% of peers; relative to its free cash flow, cheaper than only 2%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Revenue is falling. Revenue fell 42% in the fiscal year to Sep 2025 vs the year before.
Gladstone Capital's revenue fell 42% in the fiscal year to Sep 2025 vs the year before.

StockQuotient Score

46/ 100

Oct 5 46 → Nov 4 46

Fundamentals: Yahoo Finance, not primary filings

Valuation

Is the price right?

61/100

Moderate▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

2/3 inputs reported · Partial data

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 62 → 61

Peer companies moved-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield11.1%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value30% base weight · Z-score 1.46Sector median: 0.0571 · MAD: 0.0371

EBITDA yieldUnavailable

Missing · left out of the score · no sector data, so not countedNot counted · remaining weights rescaledSector median: 0.0689 · MAD: 0.0428

Free cash flow yield-34.8%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 months · operating cash flow − capital spendingNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price20% base weight · Z-score -1.01Sector median: 0.0613 · MAD: 0.0605

Other data (not scored)

Book yield112.3%

Yahoo FinanceReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.8352 · MAD: 0.4517

Growth

Is it growing?

30/100

Weak▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 29 → 30

Peer companies moved+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Revenue growth
▼ EPS growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-41.2%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Sep 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.85Sector median: 0.0999 · MAD: 0.2773

3-year revenue growth42.2%

Yahoo Finance · 3 fiscal years to Sep 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 3.75Sector median: 0.0999 · MAD: 0.0858

Revenue growth-41.5%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Sep 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -3.31Sector median: 0.0742 · MAD: 0.1477

Profitability

Does it earn well?

59/100

Moderate

2/3 inputs reported · Partial data

Why

Helped by:

▲ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating marginUnavailable

Missing · left out of the score · no sector data, so not countedNot counted · remaining weights rescaledSector median: 0.2353 · MAD: 0.1462

Return on assets5.2%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.12Sector median: 0.0256 · MAD: 0.0233

Return on invested capital6.4%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.01Sector median: 0.0630 · MAD: 0.0518

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin100.0%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.7878 · MAD: 0.2122

Return on equity9.4%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0939 · MAD: 0.0702

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Moderate

Moderate relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why

Held back by:

▼ Beta

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.93

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.72Sector median: 0.7010 · MAD: 0.3115

Current ratio1.57×

Yahoo FinanceReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.36Sector median: 2.0250 · MAD: 1.2470

Debt / equity0.81×

Yahoo FinanceReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.43Sector median: 0.5734 · MAD: 0.5454

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Gladstone Capital

Is Gladstone Capital getting weaker?: Filing-by-filing changes are tracked only for companies that file with the US SEC. Its overall score is unchanged at 46/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Gladstone Capital valued vs its peers?: Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 61/100 against 432 financial services peers. Earnings yield 11.1% vs a peer median of 5.7% (stronger than 77% of peers).Earnings yield 11.1% vs peers 5.7% (stronger than 77% of peers). Free cash flow yield -34.8% vs a peer median of 6.1% (weaker than 98% of peers).Free cash flow yield -34.8% vs peers 6.1% (weaker than 98% of peers).
Is Gladstone Capital growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 30/100 against 432 financial services peers. 3-year revenue growth 42.2% vs a peer median of 10.0% (stronger than 93% of peers).3-year revenue growth 42.2% vs peers 10.0% (stronger than 93% of peers). Revenue growth -41.5% vs a peer median of 7.4% (weaker than 93% of peers).Revenue growth -41.5% vs peers 7.4% (weaker than 93% of peers).
How profitable is Gladstone Capital?: About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 59/100 against 432 financial services peers. Return on assets 5.2% vs a peer median of 2.6% (stronger than 72% of peers).Return on assets 5.2% vs peers 2.6% (stronger than 72% of peers).
How risky is Gladstone Capital?: Moderate risk relative to 432 financial services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 0.93 vs a peer median of 0.70 (weaker than 65% of peers).Beta 0.93 vs peers 0.70 (weaker than 65% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Industry valuation context

Industry: Asset Management · 43 companies

Valuations in Asset Management are near the top of their range since 2016.

95% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
37% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +10% and earnings +13% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is +31% vs the whole market, against a usual +6%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Financials

Detailed annual statements come from structured SEC filing data, which most US companies and some foreign filers provide. They aren’t available for this company yet.

GLAD price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Worth knowing

Profitable, but burning cash. Reports a profit, but free cash flow is negative.

Gladstone Capital reports a profit but its free cash flow is negative: it spent more on investment and running the business than it brought in. That's common for companies building capacity, but it means the profit isn't yet turning into cash.

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 77% of peers on earnings, but only 2% on free cash flow.

Relative to its earnings, Gladstone Capital looks cheaper than 77% of peers; relative to its free cash flow, cheaper than only 2%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

Revenue is falling. Revenue fell 42% in the fiscal year to Sep 2025 vs the year before.

Gladstone Capital's revenue fell 42% in the fiscal year to Sep 2025 vs the year before.

Questions investors ask about Gladstone Capital

Is Gladstone Capital getting weaker?

Filing-by-filing changes are tracked only for companies that file with the US SEC. Its overall score is unchanged at 46/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Gladstone Capital valued vs its peers?

Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 61/100 against 432 financial services peers. Earnings yield 11.1% vs a peer median of 5.7% (stronger than 77% of peers).Earnings yield 11.1% vs peers 5.7% (stronger than 77% of peers). Free cash flow yield -34.8% vs a peer median of 6.1% (weaker than 98% of peers).Free cash flow yield -34.8% vs peers 6.1% (weaker than 98% of peers).

Is Gladstone Capital growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 30/100 against 432 financial services peers. 3-year revenue growth 42.2% vs a peer median of 10.0% (stronger than 93% of peers).3-year revenue growth 42.2% vs peers 10.0% (stronger than 93% of peers). Revenue growth -41.5% vs a peer median of 7.4% (weaker than 93% of peers).Revenue growth -41.5% vs peers 7.4% (weaker than 93% of peers).

How profitable is Gladstone Capital?

About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 59/100 against 432 financial services peers. Return on assets 5.2% vs a peer median of 2.6% (stronger than 72% of peers).Return on assets 5.2% vs peers 2.6% (stronger than 72% of peers).

How risky is Gladstone Capital?

Moderate risk relative to 432 financial services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 0.93 vs a peer median of 0.70 (weaker than 65% of peers).Beta 0.93 vs peers 0.70 (weaker than 65% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.