Gladstone Capital Corporation (GLAD) Key Metrics
GLAD valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $426.6M
- Enterprise value
- $899.1M
- P/E (TTM)
- 8.9 10-yr median 13.8
- Forward P/E
- 10.8
- PEG ratio
- 2.31
- Price / sales
- 4.3 10-yr median 7.8
- Price / book
- 0.9 10-yr median 1.1
- EV / EBITDA
- — 10-yr median 14.9
- Dividend yield
- 9.53% $1.80 a year
- Beta
- 0.94
GLAD key metrics, FY2016–FY2025
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 · U.S. dollarsGLAD valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
GLAD returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
GLAD per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
GLAD financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
GLAD efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
GLAD valuation history
GLAD returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
GLAD debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
GLAD cash returned to shareholders
GLAD price vs earnings per share
GLAD key metrics
FY2016–FY2025| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $495.6M | $523.8M | $359.7M | $291.6M | $375.5M | $230.0M | $285.4M | $257.5M | $242.2M | $188.6M |
| Enterprise value | $861.1M | $846.3M | $659.3M | $629.0M | $612.0M | $449.1M | $459.6M | $365.5M | $330.3M | $253.8M |
| P/E ratio | 8.5 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 14.6 | 4.5 | — | 14.4 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 16.6 |
| Price / sales | 3.4 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 27.4 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Price / book | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Price / free cash flow | 11.4 | 161.7 | — | — | — | — | 30.8 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 11.4 | 161.7 | — | — | — | — | 30.8 | — | — | 3.1 |
| EV / sales | 5.9 | 7.0 | 11.2 | 19.4 | 6.5 | 53.5 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 10.3 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.4 | 8.8 | 15.5 | 12.6 | 7.2 | — | 23.1 | 14.9 | 16.3 | 17.8 |
| EV / free cash flow | 19.7 | 261.2 | — | — | — | — | 49.7 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Earnings yield | 11.7% | 18.1% | 11.9% | 6.8% | 22.4% | −0.8% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 7.1% | 6.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | 8.8% | 0.6% | −3.0% | −26.2% | −3.7% | −20.0% | 3.2% | −6.9% | −5.3% | 31.8% |
| Dividend yield | 11.2% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 9.4% | 6.9% | 10.9% | 8.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 11.2% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 9.4% | 6.9% | 33.4% | 8.6% | 8.9% | 34.0% | 10.6% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $21.87 | $24.05 | $19.28 | $16.98 | $22.60 | $14.82 | $19.50 | $19.00 | $19.00 | $16.26 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $6.39 | $5.52 | $3.14 | $1.88 | $5.70 | $0.54 | $2.29 | $2.31 | $2.37 | $2.13 |
| Earnings per share | $2.56 | $4.35 | $2.29 | $1.16 | $5.07 | −$0.12 | $1.36 | $1.38 | $1.35 | $0.98 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $1.93 | $0.15 | −$0.58 | −$4.45 | −$0.85 | −$2.97 | $0.63 | −$1.31 | −$1.01 | $5.17 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.93 | $0.15 | −$0.58 | −$4.45 | −$0.85 | −$2.97 | $0.63 | −$1.31 | −$1.01 | $5.17 |
| Cash per share | $1.43 | $0.10 | $0.07 | $0.12 | $0.04 | $0.16 | $1.07 | $0.15 | $0.39 | $0.53 |
| Book value per share | $21.27 | $21.98 | $21.90 | $18.37 | $19.16 | $15.06 | $17.04 | $17.49 | $17.23 | $17.34 |
| Tangible book value per share | $21.27 | $21.98 | $21.90 | $18.37 | $19.16 | $15.06 | $17.04 | $17.49 | $17.23 | $17.34 |
| Dividends per share | $2.45 | $1.98 | $1.90 | $1.59 | $1.56 | $1.62 | $1.68 | $1.68 | $1.68 | $1.68 |
| Capex per share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Debt per share | $17.56 | $14.90 | $16.13 | $19.76 | $14.27 | $14.27 | $12.97 | $8.12 | $7.30 | $6.15 |
| Shares outstanding | 22.7M | 21.8M | 18.7M | 17.2M | 16.6M | 15.5M | 14.6M | 13.6M | 12.7M | 11.6M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +4.0% | +16.7% | +8.6% | +3.4% | +7.1% | +6.0% | +8.0% | +6.3% | +9.9% | +10.1% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 12.1% | 21.3% | 11.8% | 6.3% | 30.5% | −0.8% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 7.7% | 9.9% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 11.5% | −0.3% | 2.6% | 7.5% | 3.5% | 2.5% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 6.8% | 12.4% | 6.2% | 3.2% | 16.4% | −0.4% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 3.2% |
| Return on tangible assets | 6.4% | 11.7% | 5.9% | 3.0% | 14.9% | −0.4% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 3.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | 30.1% | 2.7% | −18.5% | −236.0% | −14.8% | −548.9% | 27.7% | −56.8% | −42.6% | 242.9% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 0.75 | 0.03 | −0.25 | −3.84 | −0.17 | — | 0.47 | −0.95 | −0.75 | 5.28 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $397.9M | $324.6M | $300.9M | $339.4M | $237.1M | $221.5M | $189.9M | $110.0M | $93.1M | $71.3M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $32.4M | $2.2M | $1.3M | $2.0M | $671,000 | $2.4M | $15.7M | $2.0M | $5.0M | $6.2M |
| Net debt | $365.5M | $322.4M | $299.6M | $337.4M | $236.4M | $219.1M | $174.2M | $108.0M | $88.1M | $65.1M |
| Debt / equity | 0.83 | 0.68 | 0.74 | 1.08 | 0.74 | 0.95 | 0.76 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.35 |
| Debt / assets | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.21 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.42 | 3.34 | 7.02 | 6.75 | 2.78 | — | 8.77 | 4.41 | 4.35 | 4.57 |
| Current ratio | 9.90 | 1.26 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.12 |
| Quick ratio | 9.90 | 1.26 | −0.00 | 0.05 | 0.11 | −0.00 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 4.00 | 4.77 |
| Interest coverage | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 7.3 | -0.2 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 4.9 |
| Working capital | $38.5M | $2.2M | −$41.4M | −$136.9M | −$46.8M | −$121.7M | −$47.3M | −$103.2M | −$87.2M | −$64.0M |
| Invested capital | $847.5M | $801.2M | $708.3M | $652.9M | $554.9M | $452.9M | $423.5M | $345.1M | $307.8M | $266.4M |
| Tangible asset value | $482.0M | $478.7M | $408.7M | $315.5M | $318.4M | $233.7M | $249.3M | $237.1M | $219.7M | $201.2M |
| Net current asset value | −$382.7M | −$322.8M | −$300.5M | −$337.5M | −$242.1M | −$217.9M | −$155.6M | −$155.0M | −$139.5M | −$127.5M |
| Graham number | $35.03 | $46.38 | $33.57 | $21.89 | $46.77 | — | $22.81 | $23.27 | $22.86 | $19.56 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$17.00 | −$14.92 | −$15.94 | −$19.74 | −$14.65 | −$13.88 | −$10.72 | −$11.54 | −$25.27 | −$25.46 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $55.5M | $43.1M | $35.4M | $27.3M | $26.0M | $25.2M | $24.6M | $22.8M | $21.4M | $19.5M |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $51.8M | $0 | $0 | $61.0M | $572,000 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 95.5% | 45.5% | 83.0% | 137.2% | 30.8% | — | 123.7% | 122.3% | 124.8% | 171.4% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 127.2% | — | — | — | — | — | 265.6% | — | — | 33.4% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | 0.0% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 1.4% | 11.6% | 5.4% | 32.4% | 8.7% | 94.1% | 24.8% | 24.5% | 23.1% | 28.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 24.2 | 27.0 | 46.6 | 63.4 | 20.1 | 229.4 | 59.3 | 59.4 | 56.0 | 83.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 92.6 | 0.0 | 107.1 | 150.0 | 0.0 | -2,548.1 | -6,199.3 | -3,056.7 |
| Days payables outstanding | 55.0 | 43.6 | 61.9 | 66.5 | 54.4 | 58.9 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 17.6 | 18.7 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -30.8 | -16.7 | 77.3 | -3.1 | 72.8 | 320.4 | 46.7 | -2,498.4 | -6,160.9 | -2,992.2 |
| Receivables turnover | 15.07 | 13.54 | 7.83 | 5.76 | 18.19 | 1.59 | 6.16 | 6.15 | 6.52 | 4.39 |
| Payables turnover | 6.63 | 8.36 | 5.90 | 5.49 | 6.71 | 6.19 | 29.07 | 37.59 | 20.74 | 19.49 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 3.94 | 14,565,000.00 | 3.41 | 2.43 | 29,621,000.00 | — | — | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| Average receivables | $9.6M | $8.9M | $7.5M | $5.6M | $5.2M | $5.3M | $5.4M | $5.1M | $4.6M | $5.6M |
| Average payables | $2.8M | $2.6M | $3.5M | $2.7M | $1.9M | $1.5M | $1.0M | $703,000 | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $5.2M | $1 | $3.8M | $3.8M | $1 | −$184.5M | −$353.3M | −$170.5M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from GLAD's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed November 17, 2025) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
GLAD valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (September 30, 2025), Gladstone Capital traded at 8.5 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 13.8. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 8.9 and the forward P/E is 10.8. Gladstone Capital earned a return on equity of 12.1% and a return on invested capital of 7.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $397.9 million of debt and $32.4 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $365.5 million. It returned $55.5 million to shareholders: $55.5 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 127% of free cash flow. The share count rose 95.4% from 11.6M to 22.7M over 9 years.
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GLAD key metrics FAQ
What is Gladstone Capital's P/E ratio?
Gladstone Capital's trailing P/E ratio is 8.9 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 10.8. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 8.5, compared with a 10-year median of 13.8.
What is Gladstone Capital's EV/EBITDA?
Gladstone Capital's enterprise value was 10.4 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $861.1 million, EBITDA $82.7 million).
What is Gladstone Capital's return on equity?
Gladstone Capital's return on equity (ROE) was 12.1% in fiscal 2025: net income of $58.1 million on average shareholders' equity of $480.4 million.
What is Gladstone Capital's ROIC?
Gladstone Capital's return on invested capital was 7.7% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Gladstone Capital have?
Gladstone Capital had total debt of $397.9 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83 and $365.5 million of net debt (4.42 times EBITDA).
What is Gladstone Capital's dividend yield?
Gladstone Capital's forward dividend yield is 9.53%. Gladstone Capital paid $55.5 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($2.45 per share), a payout ratio of 95.5%.
What is Gladstone Capital's free cash flow yield?
Gladstone Capital generated $43.6 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 8.8% on its market value at year-end ($495.6 million).
What is Gladstone Capital's current ratio?
Gladstone Capital's current ratio was 9.90 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 9.90 times current liabilities.