All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
PSEC real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, PSEC returned −1.46% over the past year and −8.10% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 27, 2004, PSEC is up +5.08% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.22%/yr, and is currently −62.58% below its real total-return high on Jun. 8, 2021.
Data ending Wed Sep. 23, 2026
| Tue 2004-07-27💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSEC × |
+5.08%
+0.22%/yr |
+3.28%/yr
R2=0.486 |
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| Prospect Capital Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Tue 2004-07-27💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSEC × |
$10,000.00
2004-07-27 |
$10,508.02
2026-09-23 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| PSEC × | −8.10% | −1.46% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| PSEC × |
−62.58%
on 2026-09-23 from 2021-06-08 peak |
−65.00%
on 2026-05-19 from 2021-06-08 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-23 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSEC × | −1.46% |
−47.43% −27.50%/yr |
−48.15% −19.66%/yr |
−56.79% −15.45%/yr |
−34.81% −4.19%/yr |
| Year | PSEC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −8.10% |
| 2025 | −30.72% |
| 2024 | −20.45% |
| 2023 | −7.23% |
| 2022 | −14.17% |
| 2021 | +60.02% |
| 2020 | −4.83% |
| 2019 | +11.28% |
| 2018 | +2.15% |
| 2017 | −11.35% |
| 2016 | +33.43% |
| 2015 | −4.28% |
| 2014 | −16.82% |
| 2013 | +14.52% |
| 2012 | +28.47% |
| 2011 | −5.97% |
| 2010 | −0.04% |
| 2009 | +12.12% |
| 2008 | +3.26% |
| 2007 | −19.59% |
| 2006 | +20.69% |
| 2005 | +28.23% |
| 2004 | −19.79% |
