All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

HTGC: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

HTGC total return snapshot: HTGC returned −9.00% over the past year and −11.09% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 9, 2005, HTGC is up +942.55% in nominal total return, or +11.74%/yr, and is currently −14.95% below its total-return high on Feb. 19, 2025.

Data ending Fri Jul. 24, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2005-06-09💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
HTGC
×
+942.55%
+11.74%/yr
+13.49%/yr
R2=0.948
Hercules Capital, Inc. NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2005-06-09💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 Start
Value
End
Value
HTGC
×
$10,000.00
2005-06-09
$104,255.04
2026-07-24

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-07-24

  YTD YoY
HTGC
×
−11.09% −9.00%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
HTGC
×
−14.95%
on 2026-07-24
from 2025-02-19 peak
−68.29%
on 2009-03-05
from 2007-05-23 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-07-24 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
HTGC
×
−9.00% −6.22%
−3.16%/yr
+33.39%
+10.08%/yr
+63.32%
+10.31%/yr
+247.98%
+13.28%/yr

Annual Returns

Year HTGC
2026 (YTD) −11.09%
2025 +4.75%
2024 +33.88%
2023 +42.91%
2022 −9.51%
2021 +25.99%
2020 +15.13%
2019 +39.86%
2018 −6.86%
2017 +1.85%
2016 +27.83%
2015 −9.54%
2014 −1.59%
2013 +59.27%
2012 +28.80%
2011 −0.34%
2010 +8.11%
2009 +56.72%
2008 −26.73%
2007 −4.52%
2006 +31.35%
2005 −7.26%