HTGC (Hercules Capital) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $-1.22 (As of Mar. 2026)


HTGC Hercules Capital Inc HTGC
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Price $16.01
GF Value $18.75
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Hercules Capital Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Hercules Capital HTGC +2.04% 60 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $-1.22 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates HTGC with a GF Score™ of 60/100 and a GF Value™ of $18.75 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Hercules Capital's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-1.172. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $-1.22 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -8.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 0.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 1.70% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Hercules Capital was 47.80% per year. The lowest was -29.60% per year. And the median was -4.80% per year.

As of today (2026-07-12), Hercules Capital's current stock price is $16.01. Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $-1.22. Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is .


Hercules Capital  (NYSE:HTGC) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Hercules Capital Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Hercules Capital Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

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* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Hercules Capital Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Hercules Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.06 -0.98 -1.17 -1.22 -1.24

Hercules Capital Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.12 -1.08 -1.29 -1.24 -1.22

HTGC vs JPC, FSK, DBRG: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Hercules Capital Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Hercules Capital Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Hercules Capital's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=-1.172/330.2130*330.2130
=-1.172

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Hercules Capital Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201606 0.006 241.018 0.008
201609 0.314 241.428 0.429
201612 -1.038 241.432 -1.420
201703 0.143 243.801 0.194
201706 0.678 244.955 0.914
201709 0.109 246.819 0.146
201712 -1.132 246.524 -1.516
201803 0.743 249.554 0.983
201806 -1.800 251.989 -2.359
201809 -0.227 252.439 -0.297
201812 -1.385 251.233 -1.820
201903 -1.468 254.202 -1.907
201906 -1.115 256.143 -1.437
201909 0.234 256.759 0.301
201912 -0.132 256.974 -0.170
202003 -0.227 258.115 -0.290
202006 0.106 257.797 0.136
202009 -0.099 260.280 -0.126
202012 2.028 260.474 2.571
202103 -0.439 264.877 -0.547
202106 0.295 271.696 0.359
202109 0.352 274.310 0.424
202112 0.853 278.802 1.010
202203 -1.595 287.504 -1.832
202206 -0.951 296.311 -1.060
202209 -0.411 296.808 -0.457
202212 -0.491 296.797 -0.546
202303 -0.591 301.836 -0.647
202306 0.939 305.109 1.016
202309 -0.784 307.789 -0.841
202312 0.853 306.746 0.918
202403 -1.527 312.332 -1.614
202406 0.366 314.175 0.385
202409 0.573 315.301 0.600
202412 -0.177 315.605 -0.185
202503 -1.267 319.799 -1.308
202506 -0.759 322.561 -0.777
202509 -0.016 324.800 -0.016
202512 -0.283 324.054 -0.288
202603 -1.172 330.213 -1.172

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $-1.22 mean?
Hercules Capital (HTGC) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $-1.22 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Hercules Capital and its competitors.
Is Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Hercules Capital's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $-1.22. Overall, Hercules Capital has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to JPC and FSK?
Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $-1.22 can be compared against companies in the Asset Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for an Asset Management company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Hercules Capital and its competitors. Hercules Capital's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $-1.22. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hercules Capital stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hercules Capital (HTGC) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $18.75, compared to a current price of $16.01 — trading 14.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $-1.22. Hercules Capital's overall GF Score™ is 60/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Hercules Capital (HTGC), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $-1.22 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Hercules Capital (HTGC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hercules Capital stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $16.01 is trading 14.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of $18.75. GuruFocus considers Hercules Capital to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for HTGC:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $-1.22
  • GF Value™: $18.75 vs. price of $16.01 (14.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HTGC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Hercules Capital Business Description

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Address 1 North B Street, Suite 2000, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94401
Hercules Capital Inc is a specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured loans to high-growth, venture capital-backed, and institutional-backed companies in a variety of technology and life sciences industries. The company's primary business objectives are to increase its net income, net investment income, and net asset value (NAV) through its investments mainly in structured debt or senior secured debt instruments of venture capital-backed and institutional-backed companies across a variety of technology-related industries at attractive yields. It finances companies belonging to computer software and hardware, networking systems, semiconductors, medical devices, bio-pharmaceutical, and other related sectors.
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