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Gladstone Capital Corporation

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Gladstone Capital Corporation

GLAD·NASDAQ·Unknown·CIK 0001143513

We are an externally managed, closed-end investment company that operates as a Business Development Company (BDC) under the 1940 Act and as a Regulated Investment Company (RIC) for tax purposes. Our primary objective is to invest in debt and equity securities of established private businesses operating within the United States. Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "GLAD". Our 6.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, our 3.75% notes due 2027, and our 5.875% Convertible Notes due 2030 are not listed on any exchange. All outstanding shares and per share amounts in this report have been retroactively adjusted for a 1-for-2 reverse stock split effected on April 4, 2024 (effective April 5, 2024 for trading purposes), unless otherwise noted. We are externally managed by an SEC-registered investment adviser, an affiliate, under an investment advisory and management agreement. We also have an administration agreement with Gladstone Administration, LLC, an affiliate of ours and the adviser, for which we pay separately for administrative services. Both the adviser and the administrator are privately-held companies indirectly owned by David Gladstone, our chairman and chief executive officer, who also serves on their respective boards and as an executive officer. The administrator employs our chief financial officer and treasurer, chief valuation officer, chief compliance officer, chief administrative officer, co-general counsels and co-secretaries, and their staffs.

Gladstone Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:GLAD) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector. Wiseek has independently scored 7 items for GLAD at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-06-05, rated 7/10. Across its 7 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 5 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for GLAD spans 8-K, FWP, 10-Q.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Gladstone Capital Closes $60 Million 7.000% Notes Offering Due 2029
  • Gladstone Capital Prices $60M 7.000% Notes Due 2029
  • Gladstone Capital Appoints Former CIO George Stelljes III to Board of Directors
  • Gladstone Capital's Q2 Investment Income Jumps 6%, NAV Rises Amid Positive Outlook
  • GLAD Reports Strong Quarterly Operational Gains, Major Debt Refinancing, and Key Leadership Appointments

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2025
Net Income
$57.19M
Op. Cash Flow
-$5.49M
Cash & Equivalents
$596K
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Shares Outstanding
22.59M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2025-11-17 · accession 0001143513-25-000015

Short Interest & Short Volume

6.78 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 1,042,375 shares in GLAD as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 13.0% increase from the prior period — about 6.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 65.1% of GLAD volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)1,042,375 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 13.0%
Days to cover6.78 at avg daily volume of 153,774
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)65.1% of 64,807 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume63.7%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for GLAD, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-06-03.

1 recent capital raise

Prices $60 Million Debt Offering · Proceeds for Debt Repayment and Investments

⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.

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$19.15
52-week range · as of 2026-06-05 $16.54 – $29.5
Market cap
$432.66M
Volume
151.4K (1.0× avg)
3-mo avg 155.8K
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:49 UTC · Market closed

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GLAD
Jun 05, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $19.19
Real-time Price: $19.15 info
Change: -$0.040 (-0.21%) info
Market Cap: $432.657M info
GLAD
Jun 03, 2026, 4:46 PM EDT
Filing Type: FWP
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $19.25
Real-time Price: $19.15 info
Change: -$0.100 (-0.52%) info
Market Cap: $432.657M info
GLAD
Jun 02, 2026, 8:45 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $19.37
Real-time Price: $19.15 info
Change: -$0.220 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $432.657M info
GLAD
May 06, 2026, 4:53 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $19.94
Real-time Price: $19.15 info
Change: -$0.790 (-4%) info
Market Cap: $432.657M info
GLAD
May 06, 2026, 4:02 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $19.94
Real-time Price: $19.15 info
Change: -$0.790 (-4%) info
Market Cap: $432.657M info
GLAD
Mar 23, 2026, 8:48 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $17.38
Real-time Price: $19.15 info
Change: +$1.77 (+10%) info
Market Cap: $432.657M info
GLAD
Feb 04, 2026, 4:25 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $20.44
Real-time Price: $19.15 info
Change: -$1.29 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $432.657M info
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