Return on Average Equity hits 15.3% in Q4
Record Quarterly Net Investment Income of $39.9 million, or $0.52 per share
Record Annual Net Investment Income of $144.1 million, or $2.08 per share
2025 Total Investment Income grows 23.5% year-over-year
PHOENIX, Feb. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Trinity Capital Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIN) ("the Company"), a leading alternative asset manager, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.
Fourth Quarter 2025 Highlights
- Total investment income of $83.2 million, an increase of 17.5% year-over-year.
- Net investment income ("NII") of $39.9 million, or $0.52 per basic share. NII grew 15.4% year-over-year.
- Net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $39.5 million, or $0.51 per basic share.
- 15.3% Return on Average Equity "ROAE" (NII/Average Equity).
- 6.7% Return on Average Assets "ROAA" (NII/Average Assets).
- Net Asset Value ("NAV") of $1.1 billion, or $13.42 per share at the end of Q4 and NAV increased 32.9% year-over-year.
- Total gross investment commitments of $543.1 million.
- Total gross investments funded of $434.8 million, which was comprised of $170.7 million to 5 new portfolio companies, $264.0 million to 25 existing portfolio companies and $0.1 million to multi-sector holdings.
- Total investment exits and repayments of $218.8 million, which was comprised of $47.2 million from investments sold to multi-sector holdings, $64.4 million from scheduled/amortizing debt payments, $96.3 million from early debt repayments and refinancings and $10.9 million from warrant and equity sales.
- Sixth year of a consistent or increased regular dividend, with a fourth quarter distribution of $0.51 per share. Also, the Company announced a transition to monthly distributions, which started in January 2026 and total $0.51 in the first quarter.
Full Year 2025 Highlights
- Total investment income of $293.7 million, an increase of 23.5% year-over-year.
- Net investment income of $144.1 million, or $2.08 per share.
- Total gross investments funded of $1.5 billion, an increase of 21.3% year-over-year.
- Net investment portfolio growth at cost of $636.7 million, an increase of 36.2% year-over-year.
- Total platform assets under management of $2.8 billion, an increase of 38.2% year-over-year.
- Undistributed earnings spillover of $68.7 million, or $0.84 per share outstanding, based on total shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025.
"Trinity Capital had a milestone year in 2025, including record originations, earnings growth, and continued diversification across our five lending verticals," CEO Kyle Brown said. "These results directly reflect the consistency of our disciplined underwriting approach and the scalability of our platform as a whole."
Added Brown: "Our internally managed structure remains a key differentiator. By aligning management and shareholder interests within a single platform, and pairing our publicly traded BDC with a growing managed funds business, we're building a robust and flexible capitalization model designed to support long-term growth and deliver stable, consistent returns for shareholders. With more than six years of consistent dividends and continued momentum across our portfolio, we remain focused on disciplined execution and delivering long-term value for our investors, partners, and shareholders."
Fourth Quarter 2025 Operating Results
For the three months ended December 31, 2025, total investment income was $83.2 million, compared to $70.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The effective yield on the average debt investments at cost was 15.2% for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to 16.4% for the fourth quarter of 2024. Effective yields generally include the effects of fees and income accelerations attributed to early loan repayments and other one-time events, and may also fluctuate quarter-to-quarter depending on the amount of prepayment activity.
Total operating expenses and excise taxes, excluding interest expense, for the fourth quarter of 2025 were $19.4 million, compared to $17.2 million during the fourth quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily attributable to higher compensation associated with additional headcount, an increase in professional fees, and higher G&A expenses offset by expenses allocated to the Company's registered investment adviser subsidiary.
Interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $23.9 million, compared to $19.1 million during the fourth quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in weighted average debt outstanding.
Net investment income was approximately $39.9 million, or $0.52 per share based on 77.0 million basic weighted average shares outstanding for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $34.6 million or $0.58 per share for the fourth quarter of 2024 based on 59.4 million basic weighted average shares outstanding.
During the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Company's net unrealized appreciation totaled approximately $33.4 million, which included net unrealized appreciation of $26.1 million from its debt investments, appreciation of $6.8 million from its warrant investments, and appreciation of $0.7 million from its equity investments. This was partially offset by $0.2 million net unrealized depreciation attributable to foreign currency forward contracts.
Net realized loss on investments was approximately $33.9 million, primarily due to the conversion of two debt positions.
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations was $39.5 million, or $0.51 per share, based on 77.0 million basic weighted average shares outstanding. This compares to a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $45.9 million, or $0.77 per share, based on 59.4 million basic weighted average shares outstanding for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Net Asset Value
Total net assets at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025 increased by 9.6% to $1.1 billion, compared to $998.3 million at the end of the third quarter of 2025. The increase in total net assets was primarily due to accretive ATM issuances and net investment income exceeding the dividend declared. NAV per share increased to $13.42 per share in the fourth quarter from $13.31 per share as of September 30, 2025.
Portfolio and Investment Activity
As of December 31, 2025, the Company's investment portfolio had an aggregate fair value of approximately $2.4 billion and was comprised of approximately $1.9 billion in secured loans, $336.8 million in equipment financings, and $218.1 million in equity and warrants, across 176 portfolio companies. The Company's debt portfolio is comprised of 85.4% first-lien loans and 14.6% second-lien loans, with 82.9% of the debt portfolio at floating rates based on principal outstanding.
During the fourth quarter, the Company originated approximately $543.1 million of total new commitments. Fourth quarter gross investments funded totaled approximately $434.8 million, which was comprised of $170.7 million of investments in 5 new portfolio companies, $264.0 million of investments in 25 existing portfolio companies and $0.1 million to multi-sector holdings. Gross investment fundings during the quarter for secured loans totaled $302.3 million, equipment financings totaled $106.5 million and warrant and equity investments totaled $26.0 million.
Proceeds received from exits and repayments of the Company's investments during the fourth quarter totaled approximately $218.8 million, which included $47.2 million from investments sold to multi-sector holdings, $64.4 million from scheduled/amortizing debt payments, $96.3 million from early debt repayments and refinancings and $10.9 million from warrant and equity sales. The investment portfolio increased by $192.1 million on a cost basis, an increase of 8.7%, and $225.7 million on a fair value basis, an increase of 10.3% as compared to September 30, 2025.
As of the end of the fourth quarter, loans to three portfolio companies and equipment financings to one portfolio company were on non-accrual status with a total fair value of approximately $15.2 million, or 0.7% of the Company's debt investment portfolio at fair value.
The following table shows the distribution of the Company's loan and equipment financing investments on the 1 to 5 investment risk rating scale at fair value as of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025 (dollars in thousands):
December 31, 2025 September 30, 2025
Investment Risk Rating Investments Percentage Investments Percentage
at of at of
Scale Range Designation Fair Value Total Fair Value Total
Portfolio Portfolio
4.0 - 5.0
Very Strong $
101,432 4.5 $
102,624 5.3
% %
Performance
3.0 - 3.9 Strong Performance 740,303 33.7 668,545 33.5
% %
2.0 - 2.9
Performing 1,264,773 57.5 1,148,937 57.5
% %
1.6 - 1.9
Watch 65,343 3.0 42,811 2.1
% %
1.0 - 1.5 Default/Workout 15,228 0.7 20,739 1.0
% %
Total Debt Investments excluding 2,187,079 99.4 1,983,656 99.4
% %
Senior Credit Corp 2022 LLC
. Senior Credit Corp 12,885 0.6 12,885 0.6
2022 % %
LLC (1)
Total Debt Investments $
2,199,964 100.0 $
1,996,541 100.0
% %
(1) An investment risk rating is not applied to Senior Credit Corp 2022 LLC.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company's loan and equipment financing investments had a weighted average risk rating score of 2.9, consistent with the score as of September 30, 2025. The Company's grading scale is comprised of numerous factors, two key factors being liquidity and performance to plan. A company may be downgraded as it approaches the need for additional capital or if it is underperforming relative to its business plans. Conversely, it may be upgraded upon a capitalization event or if it is exceeding its plan. As such, the overall grading may fluctuate quarter-to-quarter.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately $335.2 million in available liquidity, including $19.1 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents. At the end of the period, the Company had approximately $316.1 million in available borrowing capacity under its KeyBank credit facility, subject to existing terms and advance rates and regulatory and covenant requirements. This excludes capital raised by Senior Credit Corp 2022 LLC and funds managed by the Company's wholly owned registered investment adviser subsidiary.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company's leverage, or debt-to-equity ratio, was approximately 119%, consistent with the ratio as of September 30, 2025.
During the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Company utilized its equity ATM offering program to sell 6,428,816 accretive shares of its common stock at a weighted average price of $14.96 per share, raising $95.2 million of net proceeds.
During the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Company utilized its debt ATM offering program and during the period issued and sold $25.4 million in aggregate principal amount of its March 2029 Notes (the "ATM March 2029 Notes") and $2.6 million in aggregate principal amount of its September 2029 Notes (the "ATM September 2029 Notes") and raised $25.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively, of net proceeds.
Distributions
On December 17, 2025, the Company's Board of Directors declared a regular dividend totaling $0.51 per share with respect to the quarter ended December 31, 2025, which was paid on January 15, 2026, to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2025. Within this same declaration, the Board of Directors announced a transition from quarterly to monthly dividends, beginning in January 2026. Regular monthly dividends of $0.17 per share were approved for each of January, February, and March 2026. The January 2026 dividend was paid on January 30, 2026, to stockholders of record as of January 15, 2026.
Recent Developments
For the period from January 1, 2026 to February 23, 2026, the Company issued and sold 1,361,786 shares of its common stock at a weighted-average price of $15.81 per share and raised $21.3 million of net proceeds under its equity ATM offering program.
Conference Call
Trinity Capital will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
To listen to the call, please dial (800) 267-6316, or (203) 518-9783 internationally, and reference Conference ID: TRINQ425 if asked, approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The conference call and presentation will also be available on the investor relations section of the Company's website at ir.trinitycapital.com.
A taped replay will be made available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and will remain available until March 4, 2026. To access the replay, please dial (800) 757-4761 or (402) 220-7215. You may also access the webcast replay of the call and the presentation on the investor relations section of the Company's website at ir.trinitycapital.com.
About Trinity Capital Inc.
Trinity Capital Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIN) is an international alternative asset manager that seeks to deliver consistent returns for investors through access to private credit markets. Trinity Capital sources and structures investments in well-capitalized growth-oriented companies. With five distinct business verticals -- Sponsor Finance, Equipment Finance, Tech Lending, Asset-Based Lending, and Life Sciences -- Trinity Capital stands as a long-term trusted partner for innovative companies seeking tailored debt solutions. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Trinity Capital's dedicated team is strategically located across the United States and Europe. For more information on Trinity Capital, please visit trinitycapital.com and stay connected to the latest activity via LinkedIn and X (@trincapital).
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. More information on risks and other potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results, including important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from plans, estimates or expectations included herein or on the webcast/conference call, is included in the Company's filings with the SEC, including in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the Company's most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent SEC filings.
TRINITY CAPITAL INC.
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
December 31, December 31,
2025 2024
ASSETS
Investments at fair value:
Control investments (cost of $107,747 and $82,391, respectively) $
123,760 $
89,249
Affiliate investments (cost of $63,422 and $34,309, respectively) 50,495 34,727
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments (cost of $2,225,715 and $1,643,526, 2,243,820 1,601,594
respectively)
Total investments (cost of $2,396,883 and $1,760,226, respectively) 2,418,075 1,725,570
Cash and cash equivalents 19,110 9,627
Interest receivable 19,031 16,542
Deferred credit facility costs 5,872 6,586
Other assets 22,431 15,916
Total assets $
2,484,519 $
1,774,241
LIABILITIES
Credit Facility $
373,900 $
113,000
Secured Notes, net of $1,467 and $0, respectively, of unamortized deferred financing 198,533
costs
Unsecured Notes, net of $10,118 and $10,327, respectively, of unamortized deferred 721,763 764,673
financing costs and premium/discount
Distribution payable 41,574 31,451
Security deposits 3,008 8,472
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 51,742 33,663
Total liabilities 1,390,520 951,259
NET ASSETS
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share (200,000,000 authorized, 81,518,294 and 82 62
61,669,059 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and
December 31, 2024, respectively)
Paid-in capital in excess of par 1,100,343 829,626
Distributable earnings/(accumulated deficit) (6,426) (6,706)
Total net assets 1,093,999 822,982
Total liabilities and net assets $
2,484,519 $
1,774,241
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE $
13.42 $
13.35
TRINITY CAPITAL INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Three Months Twelve Months Twelve Months
Ended Ended Ended Ended
December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
INVESTMENT INCOME:
Interest and dividend income:
Control investments
$ 2,605
$ 2,734
$ 10,172
$ 8,764
Affiliate investments 1,126 1,099 5,242 2,903
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments 73,823 62,477 264,101 215,062
Total interest and dividend income 77,554 66,310 279,515 226,729
Fee and other income:
Affiliate investments 731 687 2,751 3,196
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments 4,950 3,835 11,386 7,766
Total fee and other income 5,681 4,522 14,137 10,962
Total investment income 83,235 70,832 293,652 237,691
EXPENSES:
Interest expense and other debt financing costs 23,884 19,052 80,565 61,948
Compensation and benefits 14,880 12,180 51,402 43,517
Professional fees 1,815 1,964 7,565 5,318
General and administrative 3,075 2,618 10,378 8,858
Total gross expenses 43,654 35,814 149,910 119,641
Allocated expenses to Trinity Capital Adviser, LLC (1,059) (347) (2,930) (473)
Total net expenses 42,595 35,467 146,980 119,168
NET INVESTMENT INCOME/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXES 40,640 35,365 146,672 118,523
Excise tax expense 714 781 2,595 2,678
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 39,926 34,584 144,077 115,845
NET REALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS:
Control investments (310) (4,226)
Affiliate investments 75 (18,964)
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments (33,961) 9,597 (45,364) (5,504)
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments (33,886) 9,287 (64,328) (9,730)
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/(DEPRECIATION) FROM
INVESTMENTS:
Control investments (2,949) 8,540 4,554 18,997
Affiliate investments (1,385) (304) (3,538) 89
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments 37,755 (6,248) 54,839 (9,605)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from 33,421 1,988 55,855 9,481
investments
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
$ 39,461
$ 45,859
$ 135,604
$ 115,596
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC
$ 0.52
$ 0.58
$ 2.08
$ 2.20
NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED
$ 0.52
$ 0.56
$ 2.08
$ 2.11
NET CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
$ 0.51
$ 0.77
$ 1.96
$ 2.19
OPERATIONS PER SHARE - BASIC
NET CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
$ 0.51
$ 0.74
$ 1.96
$ 2.10
OPERATIONS PER SHARE - DILUTED
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC 77,026,130 59,407,888 69,286,014 52,705,732
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED 77,026,130 63,431,004 69,286,014 56,728,848
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Ben Malcolmson, Head of Investor Relations, Trinity Capital Inc., ir@trinitycapital.com, (480) 852-3950