All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
HTGC real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, HTGC returned −4.20% over the past year and −5.20% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 9, 2005, HTGC is up +564.31% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.30%/yr, and is currently −11.19% below its real total-return high on Feb. 19, 2025.
Data ending Wed Sep. 23, 2026
| Thu 2005-06-09💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTGC × |
+564.31%
+9.30%/yr |
+10.91%/yr
R2=0.931 |
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| Hercules Capital, Inc. NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 2005-06-09💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| HTGC × |
$10,000.00
2005-06-09 |
$66,430.61
2026-09-23 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| HTGC × | −5.20% | −4.20% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| HTGC × |
−11.19%
on 2026-09-23 from 2025-02-19 peak |
−68.99%
on 2009-03-05 from 2007-05-23 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-23 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTGC × | −4.20% |
+0.80% +0.40%/yr |
+31.46% +9.55%/yr |
+47.48% +8.08%/yr |
+166.84% +10.31%/yr |
| Year | HTGC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −5.20% |
| 2025 | +1.61% |
| 2024 | +30.13% |
| 2023 | +38.28% |
| 2022 | −15.00% |
| 2021 | +17.71% |
| 2020 | +13.58% |
| 2019 | +36.74% |
| 2018 | −8.60% |
| 2017 | −0.25% |
| 2016 | +25.24% |
| 2015 | −10.19% |
| 2014 | −2.33% |
| 2013 | +56.91% |
| 2012 | +26.61% |
| 2011 | −3.21% |
| 2010 | +6.51% |
| 2009 | +52.57% |
| 2008 | −26.80% |
| 2007 | −8.27% |
| 2006 | +28.12% |
| 2005 | −8.39% |
