Hercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC)
Hercules Capital PE Ratio : 8.118 for April 2, 2026
PE Ratio Chart
Historical Data
Price to Earnings Ratio (PE Ratio) Definition
The Price to Earnings Ratio (PE Ratio) is calculated by taking the stock price / EPS Diluted (TTM). This metric is considered a valuation metric that confirms whether the earnings of a company justifies the stock price. There isn't necesarily an optimum PE ratio, since different industries will have different ranges of PE Ratios. Because of this, PE Ratio is great to evaluate from a relative standpoint with other similar companies.
PE Ratio Range, Past 5 Years
PE Ratio Benchmarks
| Main Street Capital Corp | 9.534 |
| Ares Capital Corp. | 9.752 |
| Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. | 10.15 |
| Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. | 31.98 |
| Golub Capital BDC, Inc. | 10.22 |
PE Ratio Related Metrics
| PS Ratio | 5.720 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.5897 |
| Price to Book Value | 1.235 |
| Price to Free Cash Flow | 9.348 |
| Price | 14.90 |
| Earnings Yield | 12.32% |
| Market Cap | 2.802B |
| PEGY Ratio | 0.2971 |
| Operating PE Ratio | 6.511 |
| Normalized PE Ratio | 8.115 |