Total debt of $864.9M against roughly $1.2B of total assets and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72 in 2026Q3 suggests elevated leverage with limited equity cushion relative to property values.
Gladstone Commercial Corporation (GOOD) balance sheet — 23-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 |
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| Total Assets | 1.25B | 1.25B | 1.09B | 1.13B | 1.2B | 1.14B | 1.1B | 1.04B | 938.77M | 928.45M | 851.74M | 833.32M | 787.79M | 690.52M | 564.78M | 453.15M | 410.61M | 416.87M | 429.1M | 378.9M | 315.77M | 207.05M | 105.59M | 105.06M |
| Asset Growth % | 21.23% | 13.94% | -3.45% | -5.75% | 5.18% | 4.14% | 5.62% | 10.73% | 1.11% | 9.01% | 2.21% | 5.78% | 14.09% | 22.26% | 24.63% | 10.36% | -1.5% | -2.85% | 13.25% | 19.99% | 52.51% | 96.09% | 0.5% | - |
| Real Estate & Other Assets | -1.05B | -1.03B | 951.86M | 975.1M | 1.06B | 1B | 941.23M | 895.54M | 773.31M | 748.7M | 692.41M | 677.1M | 7.98M | 8.63M | 8.31M | 4.45M | 4.16M | 10M | 10M | -326.16M | -236.75M | -162.68M | -61.53M | -5.44M |
| PP&E (Net) | 6.32M | 6.58M | 3.96M | 4.89M | 5.13M | 5.36M | 5.58M | 5.79M | 768.39M | 744.44M | 690.09M | 668.13M | 630.43M | 561.11M | 468.02M | 388.74M | 357.36M | 356.64M | 365.8M | 324.76M | 235.12M | 161.63M | 60.47M | 5.44M |
| Investment Securities | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000K | 504K | 101K | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 |
| Total Current Assets | 59.64M | 58.73M | 43.42M | 52.44M | 28.1M | 20.48M | 33.72M | 22.7M | 54.01M | 60.83M | 53.78M | 51.31M | 50.57M | 41.16M | 31.2M | 22.29M | 22.34M | 22.05M | 21.76M | 349.91M | 292.35M | 193.1M | 102.35M | 104.7M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 10.75M | 10.81M | 10.96M | 11.98M | 11.65M | 7.96M | 11.02M | 6.85M | 6.59M | 6.68M | 4.66M | 5.15M | 8.6M | 8.55M | 5.55M | 3.33M | 7.06M | 3.1M | 4.5M | 1.36M | 36.01M | 1.74M | 29.15M | 99.08M |
| Receivables | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.9K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 |
| Other Current Assets | 0 | 0 | 9.51M | 12.96M | 13.16M | 12.53M | 22.7M | 15.86M | 12.65M | 20.81M | 19.4M | 12.82M | 14.64M | 13.7M | 10.53M | 4.09M | 2.62M | 12.38M | 16.44M | 7.56M | 252.69M | 188.47M | 61.81M | 5.63M |
| Intangible Assets | 111.24M | 115.58M | 95.11M | 101.05M | 111.62M | 114.49M | 117.38M | 115.47M | 111.45M | 118.93M | 105.55M | 104.91M | 98.81M | 79.63M | 57.25M | 37.67M | 26.75M | 28.18M | 31.53M | 28.99M | 23.42M | 13.95M | 3.23M | 358.02K |
| Total Liabilities | 927.64M | 905M | 923.05M | 979.21M | 996.94M | 940.79M | 881.87M | 828.47M | 684.36M | 661.66M | 611.87M | 599.45M | 570.12M | 507.38M | 442.41M | 317.83M | 299.23M | 298.41M | 298.6M | 236.53M | 163.54M | 108.1M | 2.9M | 310.71K |
| Total Debt | 864.87M | 856.39M | 697.45M | 743.95M | 754.51M | 713.03M | 674.38M | 632.44M | 566.06M | 542.63M | 509.39M | 531.07M | 502.6M | 447M | 384.19M | 304.05M | 287.87M | 286.21M | 286.61M | 453.04M | 154.49M | 105.12M | 0 | 0 |
| Net Debt | 854.12M | 845.58M | 686.49M | 731.97M | 742.86M | 705.08M | 663.36M | 625.59M | 559.47M | 535.94M | 504.74M | 525.92M | 494M | 438.46M | 378.64M | 300.72M | 280.81M | 283.11M | 282.11M | 451.68M | 118.49M | 103.38M | -29.15M | -99.08M |
| Long-Term Debt | 838.74M | 811.45M | 691.49M | 663.11M | 725.96M | 673.98M | 615.38M | 575.01M | 506.24M | 542.63M | 509.39M | 485.77M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252.76M | 255.11M | 226.52M | 154.49M | 105.12M | 0 | 0 |
| Short-Term Borrowings | 19.7M | 36M | 1.9M | 75.75M | 23.25M | 33.55M | 53.31M | 51.58M | 59.82M | 55.27M | 58.94M | 45.3M | 502.6M | 447M | 384.19M | 18.7M | 287.87M | 33.2M | 31.5M | 226.52M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 28.77M | 8.94M | 4.06M | 5.09M | 5.31M | 5.51M | 5.69M | 5.85M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247.69K | 235.38K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 19.7M | 36M | 39.63M | 121.89M | 76.21M | 70.49M | 81.36M | 79.4M | 55.31M | 30.46M | 48.23M | 54.41M | 52.5M | 28.12M | 30.89M | 10.28M | 3.65M | 36.5M | 34.17M | 34.4M | 9M | 3M | 2.9M | 234.29K |
| Accounts Payable | 22.94M | 10.96M | 13.2M | 13.59M | 9.61M | 6.74M | 4.46M | 5.57M | 2.7M | 7.34M | 5.89M | 6.39M | 8.29M | 2.36M | 4.71M | 1.96M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 657.16K | 297.62K | 234.29K |
| Deferred Revenue | 16.33M | 18.82M | 22M | 29.32M | 40M | 26.77M | 20.63M | 19.32M | 17.3M | 2.29M | 2.08M | 1.86M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -299.01M | 2.28M | 3.21M | 3.15M | 0 | 0 | -105.12M | 0 | 0 |
| Other Liabilities | 46.44M | 29.79M | 187.87M | 189.11M | 189.47M | 190.82M | 179.44M | 168.21M | 122.81M | 88.57M | 54.24M | 98.43M | 67.52M | 60.38M | 58.23M | 13.78M | 9.09M | -243.77M | -246.5M | -28.35M | -154.49M | -105.12M | 0 | 0 |
| Total Equity | 318.1M | 341.93M | 171.3M | 154.27M | 205.69M | 202.56M | 216.04M | 211.04M | 254.42M | 790.98M | 734.78M | 233.87M | 217.67M | 183.15M | 122.36M | 135.31M | 111.37M | 118.45M | 130.5M | 142.37M | 152.22M | 98.95M | 102.69M | 104.75M |
| Equity Growth % | 149.63% | 99.61% | 11.04% | -25% | 1.55% | -6.24% | 2.37% | -17.05% | -67.83% | 7.65% | 214.18% | 7.44% | 18.85% | 49.67% | -9.57% | 21.49% | -5.97% | -9.23% | -8.34% | -6.47% | 53.84% | -3.65% | -1.96% | - |
| Shareholders Equity | 318M | 341.81M | 171.17M | 153.28M | 203.9M | 201.3M | 213.18M | 208.13M | 249.74M | 266.8M | 239.88M | 233.87M | 217.67M | 183.15M | 122.36M | 135.31M | 111.37M | 118.45M | 130.5M | 142.37M | 152.22M | 98.95M | 102.69M | 104.75M |
| Minority Interest | 103K | 122K | 130K | 986K | 1.79M | 1.26M | 2.85M | 2.9M | 4.67M | 524.18M | 494.9M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Stock | 49K | 49K | 45K | 41K | 40K | 38K | 36K | 33K | 30K | 29K | 26K | 23K | 21K | 16K | 11K | 11K | 8.78K | 8.56K | 8.56K | 8.56K | 8.56K | 7.67K | 7.67K | 7.64K |
| Additional Paid-in Capital | 842.9M | 841.57M | 784.39M | 730.26M | 721.33M | 671.13M | 626.53M | 571.21M | 559.98M | 534.79M | 463.44M | 418.9M | 369.75M | 298.75M | 215.47M | 211.55M | 120.51M | 116.87M | 116.87M | 116.89M | 170.64M | 105.5M | 105.43M | 105.06M |
| Retained Earnings | -712.99M | -673.17M | -623.91M | -584.78M | -529.1M | -468.52M | -409.04M | -360.98M | -310.12M | -268.06M | -223.59M | -185.05M | -151.72M | -115.25M | -92.71M | -75.83M | -61.93M | -49.88M | -37.54M | -25.51M | -15.23M | -6.13M | -2.37M | -317.29K |
| Preferred Stock | 170.04M | 170.04M | 1K | 1K | 1K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2K | 2K | 2K | 2K | 2K | 2K | 2K | 2K | 2.15K | 2.15K | 2.15K | 2.15K | 2.15K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 1.5% | 1.65% | 2.15% | 0.43% | 0.92% | 0.98% | 1.4% | 0.97% | 1.32% | 0.67% | 0.47% | 0.44% | -0.8% | -0.46% | 0.74% | 1.32% | 1.19% | 1.09% | 1.22% | 1.77% | 1.67% | 2.3% | 1.54% | -0.23% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 7.57% | 7.52% | 14.74% | 2.77% | 5.29% | 5.22% | 7% | 4.14% | 2.36% | 0.78% | 0.82% | 1.59% | -2.94% | -1.88% | 2.92% | 4.63% | 4.29% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 4.17% | 3.48% | 3.57% | 1.57% | -0.23% |
| Debt / Assets | 69.43% | 68.68% | 63.73% | 65.64% | 62.74% | 62.36% | 61.42% | 60.84% | 60.3% | 58.44% | 59.81% | 63.73% | 63.8% | 64.73% | 68.02% | 67.1% | 70.11% | 68.66% | 66.79% | 119.57% | 48.93% | 50.77% | - | - |
| Debt / Equity | 2.72x | 2.50x | 4.07x | 4.82x | 3.67x | 3.52x | 3.12x | 3.00x | 2.22x | 0.69x | 0.69x | 2.27x | 2.31x | 2.44x | 3.14x | 2.25x | 2.58x | 2.42x | 2.20x | 3.18x | 1.01x | 1.06x | - | - |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 6.62x | 7.15x | 6.42x | 6.74x | 7.07x | 7.40x | 7.18x | 7.10x | 6.72x | 7.04x | 7.15x | 7.59x | 5.59x | 8.41x | 8.76x | 8.01x | 8.84x | 16.12x | 8.24x | 16.42x | 5.86x | 9.92x | -14.71x | - |
| Book Value per Share | 6.50 | 7.24 | 4.10 | 3.86 | 5.24 | 5.54 | 6.25 | 6.88 | 8.87 | 30.01 | 31.68 | 10.71 | 12.25 | 13.62 | 11.06 | 13.15 | 12.95 | 13.83 | 15.24 | 16.62 | 19.06 | 12.81 | 13.32 | 72.34 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying GOOD stock.
As of 2025, Gladstone Commercial Corporation (GOOD) had total assets of $1.25B including $58.7M in current assets.
Gladstone Commercial Corporation (GOOD) carries total debt of $856.4M. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Gladstone Commercial Corporation (GOOD) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $341.8M ($7.24 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Gladstone Commercial Corporation (GOOD) reported a current ratio of 1.63x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Rising leverage with volatile FFO
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Leverage Rising Faster Than Equity Base
Based on GOOD's reported figures, total debt climbed from $696.8M in 2024Q3 to $864.9M in 2026Q3 while equity moved from $168.9M to $318.0M, leaving the debt-to-equity ratio elevated near 2.7x in the latest quarter.
The balance sheet has expanded primarily through debt-funded property growth, with total assets rising from roughly $1.1B to $1.2B over the period. The 2026Q3 equity rebound appears more related to a reduction in total liabilities than to retained earnings, so the improvement in the debt ratio warrants further investigation before being treated as structural. Investors should monitor whether the capital base can absorb continued acquisition funding without further pressure on distributable earnings.
Debt Load Concentrated Near Asset Value
As reported in financial statements, GOOD carried $864.9M of total debt in 2026Q3 against roughly $1.2B of total assets, a ratio that leaves limited equity cushion relative to property values.
Debt represents the dominant funding source for the portfolio, and the reported debt-to-equity ratio swung between 2.5x and 5.5x across the ten quarters shown, indicating meaningful volatility in the capital structure. The data does not disclose the maturity ladder, fixed versus floating mix, or hedging position, so the interest rate exposure cannot be assessed from these figures alone. Further review of the debt footnotes would be needed to judge refinancing risk.
Thin Cash Buffer Against Dividend Load
According to recent SEC filings, GOOD held roughly $10.8M of cash in 2026Q3, a small reserve relative to quarterly dividends of about $17.6M and the reported FFO of $13.4M.
The modest cash balance, which has hovered between $8M and $18M across the period, suggests limited short-term liquidity cushion for the distribution. Because FFO fell sharply from $23.2M in 2026Q2 to $13.4M in 2026Q3, the coverage margin appears to have narrowed, which may indicate reliance on revolver availability or external capital. Revolver capacity and covenant headroom are not disclosed in the supplied data, so this conclusion should be treated as provisional.
Asset Base Stable but Earnings Yield Thin
Based on GOOD's reported figures, NOI held between roughly $29M and $35M in most quarters, yet the latest $17.8M reading and the negative 2025Q4 NOI figure suggest property-level earnings are volatile.
Stable NOI in earlier periods points to a portfolio that has historically generated consistent property-level income. The sharp drop and the negative reading in 2025Q4 may reflect timing, reclassification, or disposition effects that the supplied data cannot isolate, so occupancy and tenant concentration cannot be confirmed here. Investors should monitor whether NOI recovers toward its historical range, which would support the asset base quality.
Equity Rebound May Mask Earnings Weakness
As reported in financial statements, GOOD's equity rose to $318.0M in 2026Q3 from $163.5M a quarter earlier, yet the improvement coincides with a decline in FFO per share to $0.27, which may indicate the balance sheet gain is not earnings-driven.
The sharp equity swing, combined with a fall in total liabilities from $1.1B to $927.6M, appears more consistent with accounting or reclassification effects than with improved operating cash generation. If the equity increase reflects non-recurring items, the apparent deleveraging could overstate the true improvement in the capital structure. This interpretation is inferential and warrants further investigation of the underlying filings.