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 −3.23% over the past year and −1.57% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 27, 2004, PSEC is up +12.54% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.54%/yr, and is currently −59.92% below its real total-return high on Jun. 8, 2021.
Data ending Thu Aug. 13, 2026
| Tue 2004-07-27💬 to Thu 2026-08-13 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSEC × |
+12.54%
+0.54%/yr |
+3.36%/yr
R2=0.506 |
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| Prospect Capital Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Tue 2004-07-27💬 to Thu 2026-08-13 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSEC × |
$10,000.00
2004-07-27 |
$11,254.00
2026-08-13 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| PSEC × | −1.57% | −3.23% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| PSEC × |
−59.92%
on 2026-08-13 from 2021-06-08 peak |
−65.00%
on 2026-05-19 from 2021-06-08 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-13 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSEC × | −3.23% |
−36.08% −20.05%/yr |
−45.94% −18.54%/yr |
−55.11% −14.80%/yr |
−30.43% −3.56%/yr |
| Year | PSEC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −1.57% |
| 2025 | −30.71% |
| 2024 | −20.46% |
| 2023 | −7.23% |
| 2022 | −14.17% |
| 2021 | +60.01% |
| 2020 | −4.83% |
| 2019 | +11.29% |
| 2018 | +2.15% |
| 2017 | −11.35% |
| 2016 | +33.43% |
| 2015 | −4.28% |
| 2014 | −16.83% |
| 2013 | +14.52% |
| 2012 | +28.48% |
| 2011 | −5.97% |
| 2010 | −0.03% |
| 2009 | +12.12% |
| 2008 | +3.26% |
| 2007 | −19.59% |
| 2006 | +20.68% |
| 2005 | +28.24% |
| 2004 | −19.79% |
