HTGC (Hercules Capital) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $19.0 Mil (TTM 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Hercules Capital HTGC +2.04% 60 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $19.0 Mil 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.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Hercules Capital's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $4.8 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $19.0 Mil.


Hercules Capital  (NYSE:HTGC) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation

An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.

Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.

Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.

If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.


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Hercules Capital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hercules Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Hercules Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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Hercules Capital Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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HTGC vs JPC, FSK, DBRG: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Hercules Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Hercules Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hercules Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Hercules Capital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $19.0 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* 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.

What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $19.0 Mil mean?
Hercules Capital (HTGC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $19.0 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Hercules Capital and its competitors.
Is Hercules Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Hercules Capital's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $19.0 Mil. 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to JPC and FSK?
Hercules Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $19.0 Mil 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for an Asset Management company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Hercules Capital and its competitors. Hercules Capital's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $19.0 Mil. 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $19.0 Mil. 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Hercules Capital (HTGC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $19.0 Mil 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:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $19.0 Mil
  • 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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