Health score, price, valuation, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.
Gladstone Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in lower middle market, growth capital, add on acquisitions, change of control, buy & build strategies, debt refinancing, debt investments in senior term loans, revolving loans, secured first and second lien term loans, senior subordinated loans, unitranche loans, junior subordinated loans, and mezzanine loans and equity investments in the form of common stock, preferred stock, limited liability company interests, or warrants. It operates as a business development company. The fund also makes private equity investments in acquisitions, buyouts and recapitalizations, and refinancing existing debts. It targets small and medium-sized companies in United States. It is industry agnostic and seeks to invest in companies engaged in the business services, light and specialty manufacturing, niche industrial products and services, specialty consumer products and services, energy services, transportation and logistics, healthcare and education services, specialty chemicals, media and communications and aerospace and defense. The fund seeks to invest in debt between $8 million and $40 million in companies that have between $20 million and $150 million in sales and EBITDA between $3 million and $25 million. It prefers to acquire minority stakes. It seeks to exit its investments through strategic acquisitions by other industry participants or financial buyers, initial public offerings of common stock, or other capital market transactions.
Strongest: Balance Sheet & Red Flags (13/25); weakest: Cash & Earnings Quality (6/25).
Today's multiple positioned against its own trailing range — a visual premium/discount check.
Currently near its 12-quarter median.
Currently near its 12-quarter median.
Data-driven signals worth keeping an eye on across the last 8 quarters
Operating margins declined 8.6% — watch for continued compression, which may signal competitive or cost pressure.
Free cash flow has been negative in 4 of the last 8 quarters — earnings are not translating to cash.
as of June 2026
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Currently near its 15-quarter median.
4 of the last 8 quarters had negative FCF — inconsistent cash generation raises sustainability concerns.
Shares outstanding rose 3.3% — mild dilution. Compare to earnings growth to assess the net per-share impact.