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

Total Real Returns

PSEC: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

PSEC total return snapshot: PSEC returned −5.23% over the past year and −2.78% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 27, 2004, PSEC is up +90.15% in nominal total return, or +2.96%/yr, and is currently −53.09% below its total-return high on Jan. 12, 2022.

Data ending Wed Aug. 19, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2004-07-27💬 to Wed 2026-08-19 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
PSEC
×
+90.15%
+2.96%/yr
+5.76%/yr
R2=0.757
Prospect Capital Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2004-07-27💬 to Wed 2026-08-19 Start
Value
End
Value
PSEC
×
$10,000.00
2004-07-27
$19,014.62
2026-08-19

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-19

  YTD YoY
PSEC
×
−2.78% −5.23%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
PSEC
×
−53.09%
on 2026-08-19
from 2022-01-12 peak
−61.51%
on 2008-10-09
from 2007-07-11 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-08-19 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
PSEC
×
−5.23% −36.93%
−20.58%/yr
−41.92%
−16.57%/yr
−45.57%
−11.45%/yr
−8.37%
−0.87%/yr

Annual Returns

Year PSEC
2026 (YTD) −2.78%
2025 −28.86%
2024 −18.17%
2023 −4.13%
2022 −8.61%
2021 +71.27%
2020 −3.54%
2019 +13.83%
2018 +4.09%
2017 −9.48%
2016 +36.19%
2015 −3.57%
2014 −16.20%
2013 +16.24%
2012 +30.71%
2011 −3.18%
2010 +1.46%
2009 +15.17%
2008 +3.35%
2007 −16.30%
2006 +23.72%
2005 +32.64%
2004 −19.43%