# Gladstone Capital Corporation (GLAD) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $20.10, market value $454 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 9.4×** (5-yr avg 8.0×, 3-yr avg 8.2×). Gladstone Capital Corporation trades at 9.4× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 8.0×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 10.2×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Earnings yield: 10.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 10.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: 11.9%**. 11.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 8.96%** ($1.84 per share, trailing). Gladstone Capital Corporation yields 8.96%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 97%**. 97% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.1%/yr** (1-yr -14.6%). The dividend has grown 5.1% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -16.1%** (YTD 2.9%, 3-mo 6.4%). The shares are down 16.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -21.6%** (21.5% above the low). Trading 22% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 60**. An RSI of 60 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.56** (volatility 26%). Beta of 0.56 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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