All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
HTGC total return snapshot: HTGC returned −3.46% over the past year and −3.36% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 9, 2005, HTGC is up +1,028.68% in nominal total return, or +12.12%/yr, and is currently −7.93% below its total-return high on Feb. 19, 2025.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Thu 2005-06-09💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTGC × |
+1,028.68%
+12.12%/yr |
+13.49%/yr
R2=0.949 |
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| Hercules Capital, Inc. NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 2005-06-09💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| HTGC × |
$10,000.00
2005-06-09 |
$112,868.34
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| HTGC × | −3.36% | −3.46% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| HTGC × |
−7.93%
on 2026-08-14 from 2025-02-19 peak |
−68.29%
on 2009-03-05 from 2007-05-23 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTGC × | −3.46% |
+13.63% +6.60%/yr |
+39.35% +11.70%/yr |
+72.44% +11.51%/yr |
+254.38% +13.49%/yr |
| Year | HTGC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −3.36% |
| 2025 | +4.33% |
| 2024 | +33.88% |
| 2023 | +42.91% |
| 2022 | −9.51% |
| 2021 | +25.99% |
| 2020 | +15.13% |
| 2019 | +39.86% |
| 2018 | −6.86% |
| 2017 | +1.86% |
| 2016 | +27.83% |
| 2015 | −9.53% |
| 2014 | −1.59% |
| 2013 | +59.27% |
| 2012 | +28.80% |
| 2011 | −0.33% |
| 2010 | +8.11% |
| 2009 | +56.72% |
| 2008 | −26.74% |
| 2007 | −4.52% |
| 2006 | +31.35% |
| 2005 | −7.27% |