TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Nine-month net investment income fell to $0.59 per share from $0.80, while estimated undistributed taxable earnings were $0.90 per share.
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Declared Fourth Quarter 2026 Regular Distribution of
Seven Portfolio Companies Raised an Aggregate
Third Quarter 2026 Highlights
-
Signed
of term sheets with venture growth stage companies at TriplePoint Capital LLC (“TPC”) and TPVG closed$106.0 million of new debt commitments;$43.0 million -
Funded
in debt investments to four portfolio companies, with an$0.7 million 11.2% weighted average annualized yield at origination. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, TPVG funded in new investments;$57.4 million -
Ended the quarter with a debt investment portfolio at
at cost;$665.3 million -
Achieved a
12.4% weighted average annualized portfolio yield on debt investments for the quarter1; -
Earned net investment income of
, or$6.6 million per share;$0.16 -
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations of
, or$1.7 million per share;$0.04 -
Seven portfolio companies raised an aggregate
of capital in private financings during the quarter, five of which are active debt portfolio companies that raised an aggregate$2.6 billion ;$1.5 billion - Held debt investments in 50 portfolio companies, warrants in 120 portfolio companies and equity investments in 57 portfolio companies as of September 30, 2026;
- Debt investment portfolio weighted average investment ranking of 2.24 as of quarter’s end;
-
Net asset value of
, or$339.9 million per share, as of September 30, 2026;$8.32 - Ended the quarter with a gross leverage ratio of 1.18x and a net leverage ratio of 1.12x;
-
Our sponsor, TPC, purchased 313,865 shares of the Company’s common stock in a private transaction, bringing total shares held by TPC to 2,312,354, which represents
5.7% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock as of September 30, 2026; -
Sold its investments in Prodigy Investments Limited to a third party for total cash consideration of
, which reflected its fair value as of June 30, 2026 plus accrued cash interest;$43.8 million - Subsequent to quarter-end, our investment adviser, TriplePoint Advisers LLC (the “Adviser”) amended its existing income incentive fee waiver to waive, in full, its quarterly income incentive fee through the end of fiscal year 2027; and
-
Subsequent to quarter-end, declared a fourth quarter regular distribution of
per share, payable on December 30, 2026, bringing total declared distributions to$0.23 per share since the Company’s initial public offering.$18.17
Year to Date 2026 Highlights
-
Signed
of term sheets with venture growth stage companies at TPC and TPVG closed$668.9 million of new debt commitments;$73.8 million -
Funded
in debt investments to 15 portfolio companies with a$75.1 million 12.8% weighted average annualized portfolio yield at origination, and funded in direct equity investments in private rounds of financing to five portfolio companies;$0.3 million -
Earned net investment income of
, or$24.0 million per share;$0.59 -
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations of
, or$15.1 million per share;$0.37 -
Paid distributions of
per share;$0.75 -
12 debt portfolio companies raised an aggregate
of capital in private financings;$2.8 billion -
Achieved a
12.9% weighted average annualized portfolio yield on debt investments; -
In April 2026, DBRS, Inc. confirmed TPVG’s investment grade rating, with a BBB (low) Long-Term Issuer rating, with a stable trend
outlook; -
The Company’s Board of Directors authorized a 12-month stock repurchase program for the purpose of repurchasing up to an aggregate of
of its common stock in the open market; and$12.5 million -
Estimated undistributed taxable earnings from net investment income (or “spillover income”) of
, or$36.9 million per share, as of September 30, 2026.$0.90
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1 Please see the last table in this press release, titled "Weighted Average Portfolio Yield on Debt Investments," for more information on the calculation of the weighted average annualized portfolio yield on debt investments. |
“We continue to advance our sector rotation and diversification strategy, as we invest in companies across AI and other attractive sectors and take advantage of strong demand for debt financing from high-quality, venture-growth stage companies,” said Jim Labe, chairman and chief executive officer of TPVG. “We remain focused on disciplined underwriting, further strengthening our portfolio and financial position, and capitalizing on market opportunities that enhance our earnings power and grow NAV over the long term.”
“We are pleased with the success of a number of TPVG portfolio companies raising capital,” said Sajal Srivastava, president and chief investment officer of the Company. “During the third quarter, seven of our portfolio companies raised
PORTFOLIO AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
During the three months ended September 30, 2026, the Company entered into
As of September 30, 2026, the Company held debt investments in 50 portfolio companies, warrants in 120 portfolio companies and equity investments in 57 portfolio companies. The total cost and fair value of these investments were
The following table shows the total portfolio investment activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025:
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended
|
||||||||||||
(in thousands) |
|
|
2026 |
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2026 |
|
|
|
2025 |
|
Beginning portfolio at fair value |
|
$ |
780,742 |
|
|
$ |
717,885 |
|
|
$ |
783,544 |
|
|
$ |
676,249 |
|
New debt investments, net(a) |
|
|
705 |
|
|
|
86,906 |
|
|
|
73,345 |
|
|
|
192,420 |
|
Scheduled principal amortization |
|
|
(5,394 |
) |
|
|
(4,000 |
) |
|
|
(19,509 |
) |
|
|
(25,192 |
) |
Principal prepayments and early repayments |
|
|
(12,038 |
) |
|
|
(15,489 |
) |
|
|
(70,425 |
) |
|
|
(78,249 |
) |
Net amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts and end-of-term payments |
|
|
2,037 |
|
|
|
1,648 |
|
|
|
5,879 |
|
|
|
7,376 |
|
Payment-in-kind coupon |
|
|
2,462 |
|
|
|
4,796 |
|
|
|
8,996 |
|
|
|
13,803 |
|
New warrant investments |
|
|
639 |
|
|
|
837 |
|
|
|
1,485 |
|
|
|
2,597 |
|
New equity investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,001 |
|
|
|
303 |
|
|
|
2,984 |
|
Proceeds from dispositions of investments |
|
|
(43,500 |
) |
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
|
(57,345 |
) |
|
|
(2,364 |
) |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments |
|
|
(26,433 |
) |
|
|
(694 |
) |
|
|
(13,778 |
) |
|
|
1,583 |
|
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments |
|
|
18,121 |
|
|
|
5,627 |
|
|
|
4,846 |
|
|
|
7,255 |
|
Ending portfolio at fair value |
|
$ |
717,341 |
|
|
$ |
798,462 |
|
|
$ |
717,341 |
|
|
$ |
798,462 |
|
_____________ |
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(a) Debt balance is net of fees and discounts applied to the loan at origination. |
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SIGNED TERM SHEETS
During the three months ended September 30, 2026, TPC entered into
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1 Please see the last table in this press release, titled "Weighted Average Portfolio Yield on Debt Investments," for more information on the calculation of the weighted average annualized portfolio yield on debt investments. |
UNFUNDED COMMITMENTS
As of September 30, 2026, the Company’s unfunded commitments totaled
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Total investment and other income was
For the third quarter of 2026, total operating expenses were
For the third quarter of 2026, the Company recorded net investment income of
During the third quarter of 2026, the Company recognized net realized losses on investments of
Net change in unrealized gains on investments for the third quarter of 2026 was
The Company’s net decrease in net assets resulting from operations for the third quarter of 2026 was
CREDIT QUALITY
The Adviser maintains a credit watch list with portfolio companies placed into one of five credit risk categories, with Clear, or 1, being the best rating and Red, or 5, being the lowest. Generally, all new loans receive an initial grade of White, or 2, unless the portfolio company’s credit quality meets the characteristics of another credit category.
As of September 30, 2026, the weighted average investment ranking of the Company’s debt investment portfolio was 2.24, as compared to 2.28 at the end of the prior quarter. During the quarter ended September 30, 2026, portfolio company credit category changes, excluding fundings and repayments, consisted of the following: one portfolio company with a principal balance of
The following table shows the credit categories for the Company’s debt investments at fair value as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
|
|
September 30, 2026 |
|
December 31, 2025 |
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Credit Category
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Percentage of
|
|
Number of
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Percentage of
|
|
Number of
|
||||
Clear (1) |
|
$ |
45,310 |
|
7.9 |
% |
|
3 |
|
$ |
45,042 |
|
7.0 |
% |
|
3 |
White (2) |
|
|
371,593 |
|
64.7 |
|
|
35 |
|
|
484,866 |
|
75.1 |
|
|
43 |
Yellow (3) |
|
|
136,497 |
|
23.8 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
86,255 |
|
13.4 |
|
|
4 |
Orange (4) |
|
|
17,320 |
|
3.0 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
25,212 |
|
3.9 |
|
|
4 |
Red (5) |
|
|
3,168 |
|
0.6 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
3,991 |
|
0.6 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
$ |
573,888 |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
50 |
|
$ |
645,366 |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
55 |
NET ASSET VALUE
As of September 30, 2026, the Company’s net assets were
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of September 30, 2026, the Company had total liquidity of
SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM
On May 5, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a 12-month stock repurchase program for the purpose of repurchasing up to an aggregate of
DISTRIBUTIONS
On October 14, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly distribution of
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Since September 30, 2026 and through November 3, 2026:
-
TPC’s direct originations platform entered into
of additional non-binding signed term sheets with venture growth stage companies;$125.0 million -
The Company closed
of additional debt commitments;$60.0 million -
The Company funded
in new investments; and$57.4 million -
The Company received
of principal prepayments generating more than$72.6 million of accelerated income.$2.0 million
CONFERENCE CALL
The Company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, today, November 4, 2026, to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. To listen to the call, investors and analysts should dial (844) 826-3038 (domestic) or +1 (412) 317-5184 (international) and ask to join the TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. call. Please dial in at least five minutes before the scheduled start time. A replay of the call will be available through December 4, 2026, by dialing (855) 669-9658 (domestic) or +1 (412) 317-0088 (international) and entering conference ID 8855278. The conference call also will be available via a live audio webcast in the investor relations section of the Company’s website, https://www.tpvg.com. An online archive of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website for one year after the call.
ABOUT TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP.
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. is an externally-managed business development company focused on providing customized debt financing with warrants and direct equity investments primarily to venture growth stage companies in technology and other high growth industries backed by a select group of venture capital firms. The Company’s sponsor, TriplePoint Capital, is a Sand Hill Road-based global investment platform which provides customized debt financing, leasing, direct equity investments and other complementary solutions to venture capital-backed companies in technology and other high growth industries at every stage of their development with unparalleled levels of creativity, flexibility and service. For more information about TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., visit https://www.tpvg.com. For more information about TriplePoint Capital, visit https://www.triplepointcapital.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, investment activity, financial condition or results of operations and involve a number of substantial risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the Company’s control. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “may,” “continue,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “targets,” “projects,” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual events, investment activity, performance, condition or results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including as a result of changes in economic, market or other conditions, and the impact of such changes on the Company’s and its portfolio companies’ results of operations and financial condition, and those factors described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. More information on these risks and other potential factors that could affect actual events and the Company’s performance and financial results, including important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from plans, estimates or expectations included herein or discussed on the webcast/conference call, is or will be included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date hereof. In addition, the Company’s authorized share repurchase program does not require the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares, and there is no assurance that the Company or any of its affiliates will purchase additional shares of the Company’s common stock at any specific discount levels or in any specific amounts. There is no assurance that the market price of the Company’s shares, either absolutely or relative to NAV, will increase as a result of any share purchase program, or that any purchase plan will enhance stockholder value over the long term. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
To provide additional information about the Company’s results, the Company’s management has discussed in this press release the Company’s net leverage ratio (calculated as (i) total debt less (ii) cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, with the result divided by total net assets), which is not prepared in accordance with GAAP. This non-GAAP measure is included to supplement the Company’s financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and because the Company uses such measure to monitor and evaluate its leverage and financial condition and believes this presentation enhances investors’ ability to analyze trends in the Company’s business and to evaluate the Company’s leverage and ability to take on additional debt. However, this non-GAAP measure has limitations and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s financial results as reported under GAAP.
This non-GAAP measure is not in accordance with, or an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, this non-GAAP measure is not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and should only be used to evaluate the Company’s results of operations in conjunction with its corresponding GAAP measure.
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.
|
|||||||
|
September 30, 2026 |
|
December 31, 2025 |
||||
Assets |
(unaudited) |
|
|
||||
Investments at fair value |
|
|
|
||||
Non-controlled/unaffiliated investments (amortized cost of 733,040 and 804,090, respectively) |
$ |
701,650 |
|
|
$ |
767,304 |
|
Non-controlled/affiliated investments (amortized cost of 16,273 and 16,273, respectively) |
|
15,691 |
|
|
|
16,240 |
|
Total Investments at fair value (amortized cost of |
|
717,341 |
|
|
|
783,544 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
17,607 |
|
|
|
20,364 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
393 |
|
|
|
27,003 |
|
Deferred credit facility costs |
|
3,695 |
|
|
|
4,643 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
10,613 |
|
|
|
4,095 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
749,649 |
|
|
$ |
839,649 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Liabilities |
|
|
|
||||
Revolving Credit Facility |
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
$ |
95,000 |
|
2026 Notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $— and |
|
— |
|
|
|
199,925 |
|
2027 Notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of |
|
124,882 |
|
|
|
124,671 |
|
|
|
49,667 |
|
|
|
49,484 |
|
|
|
74,798 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Base management fee payable |
|
3,564 |
|
|
|
3,581 |
|
Other accrued expenses and liabilities |
|
6,818 |
|
|
|
13,367 |
|
Total liabilities |
$ |
409,729 |
|
|
$ |
486,028 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net assets |
|
|
|
||||
Preferred stock, par value |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Common stock, par value |
|
408 |
|
|
|
405 |
|
Paid-in capital in excess of par value |
|
516,037 |
|
|
|
514,399 |
|
Total distributable earnings (loss) |
|
(176,525 |
) |
|
|
(161,183 |
) |
Total net assets |
$ |
339,920 |
|
|
$ |
353,621 |
|
Total liabilities and net assets |
$ |
749,649 |
|
|
$ |
839,649 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Shares of common stock outstanding (par value |
|
40,843 |
|
|
|
40,491 |
|
Net asset value per share |
$ |
8.32 |
|
|
$ |
8.73 |
|
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.
|
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|
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended
|
||||||||||||
|
|
2026 |
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2026 |
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
(unaudited) |
|
(unaudited) |
|
(unaudited) |
||||||||
Investment income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Interest income from investments |
$ |
20,031 |
|
|
$ |
22,144 |
|
|
$ |
64,156 |
|
|
$ |
66,233 |
|
Other income |
|
142 |
|
|
|
512 |
|
|
|
937 |
|
|
|
2,153 |
|
Total investment and other income |
$ |
20,173 |
|
|
$ |
22,656 |
|
|
$ |
65,093 |
|
|
$ |
68,386 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Base management fee |
$ |
3,564 |
|
|
$ |
3,359 |
|
|
|
10,771 |
|
|
|
9,952 |
|
Income incentive fee |
|
— |
|
|
|
2,062 |
|
|
|
3,161 |
|
|
|
3,321 |
|
Interest expense and amortization of fees |
|
7,871 |
|
|
|
6,770 |
|
|
|
24,020 |
|
|
|
19,874 |
|
Administration Agreement expenses |
|
740 |
|
|
|
649 |
|
|
|
2,182 |
|
|
|
1,880 |
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
1,062 |
|
|
|
1,193 |
|
|
|
3,085 |
|
|
|
3,226 |
|
Total operating expenses before Income incentive fee waiver |
$ |
13,237 |
|
|
$ |
14,033 |
|
|
$ |
43,219 |
|
|
$ |
38,253 |
|
Income incentive fee waiver |
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,062 |
) |
|
|
(3,161 |
) |
|
|
(3,321 |
) |
Total operating expenses net of Income incentive fee waiver |
$ |
13,237 |
|
|
$ |
11,971 |
|
|
$ |
40,058 |
|
|
$ |
34,932 |
|
Net investment income before excise taxes |
$ |
6,936 |
|
|
$ |
10,685 |
|
|
$ |
25,035 |
|
|
$ |
33,454 |
|
Excise tax expense |
|
(350 |
) |
|
|
(375 |
) |
|
|
(990 |
) |
|
|
(1,131 |
) |
Net investment income after excise taxes |
$ |
6,586 |
|
|
$ |
10,310 |
|
|
$ |
24,045 |
|
|
$ |
32,323 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments |
$ |
(26,421 |
) |
|
$ |
(704 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,778 |
) |
|
$ |
1,517 |
|
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments |
|
18,121 |
|
|
|
5,627 |
|
|
|
4,846 |
|
|
|
7,255 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) |
$ |
(8,300 |
) |
|
$ |
4,923 |
|
|
$ |
(8,932 |
) |
|
$ |
8,772 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
$ |
(1,714 |
) |
|
$ |
15,233 |
|
|
$ |
15,113 |
|
|
$ |
41,095 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Per share information (basic and diluted) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets per share |
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
|
$ |
0.38 |
|
|
$ |
0.37 |
|
|
$ |
1.02 |
|
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding |
|
40,711 |
|
|
|
40,325 |
|
|
|
40,602 |
|
|
|
40,233 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Regular distributions declared per share |
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
$ |
0.69 |
|
|
$ |
0.83 |
|
Supplemental distributions declared per share |
|
0.12 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.12 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total distributions declared per share |
$ |
0.35 |
|
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
$ |
0.81 |
|
|
$ |
0.83 |
|
Weighted Average Portfolio Yield
|
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Ratios (Percentages, on an annualized basis)(1) |
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended
|
||||||||
|
2026 |
|
2025 |
|
2026 |
|
2025 |
|||||
Weighted average portfolio yield on debt investments(2) |
|
12.4 |
% |
|
13.2 |
% |
|
12.9 |
% |
|
14.0 |
% |
Coupon income |
|
10.3 |
% |
|
10.8 |
% |
|
10.5 |
% |
|
11.2 |
% |
Accretion of discount |
|
0.7 |
% |
|
0.8 |
% |
|
0.8 |
% |
|
1.0 |
% |
Accretion of end-of-term payments |
|
1.0 |
% |
|
1.2 |
% |
|
1.0 |
% |
|
1.3 |
% |
Impact of prepayments during the period |
|
0.4 |
% |
|
0.4 |
% |
|
0.6 |
% |
|
0.5 |
% |
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(1) Weighted average portfolio yields on debt investments for periods shown are the annualized rates of interest income recognized during the period divided by the average amortized cost of debt investments in the portfolio during the period. The calculation of weighted average portfolio yields on debt investments excludes any non-income producing debt investments, but includes debt investments on non-accrual status. Including non-income producing debt investments, the weighted average yield for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was |
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(2) The weighted average portfolio yields on debt investments reflected above do not represent actual investment returns to the Company’s stockholders. |
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