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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Hercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC)

Hercules Capital Q3 NII slips to $87.3M as investment income rises 1.5%

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Hercules Capital reported third-quarter 2026 results, with total investment income up 1.5% year-over-year to $140.1 million, but net investment income fell to $87.3 million, or $0.47 per share, from $88.6 million, or $0.49 per share, a year earlier. The company attributed the NII decline mainly to lower early loan repayments and higher interest expense, and it declared a $0.47 per share third-quarter distribution payable November 17, 2026. Nine-month total investment income and NII both reached records, at $430.8 million and $268.4 million.

Key points

  • Q3 2026 NII was $87.3 million, or $0.47 per share, versus $88.6 million, or $0.49 per share, in Q3 2025.
  • Total investment income was $140.1 million, up from $138.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • Board declared a $0.47 per share distribution with an ex-dividend and record date of November 10, 2026, payable November 17, 2026.
  • Net asset value per share was $12.26, up 0.9% from Q2 2026; year-to-date new commitments were $3.44 billion, up 20.0%.

The filing

CompanyHercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 29, 2026, 4:29 PM ET
Accession number0001280784-26-000055

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:36 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 29, 2026.

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