HTGC – Dividend Returns, History & Calculator
Hercules Capital, Inc. is a business development company. The firm specializing in providing private equity, venture debt, and growth capital to privately held venture capital-backed companies at all stages of development from mid venture to expansion stage in
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HTGC 10-yr Total Return ($10,000 invested)
This analysis of HTGC demonstrates the power of dividend reinvestment over a 10-year period with a $10,000 initial investment. The dividend reinvestment strategy delivered a 17.9% CAGR, representing strong long-term performance. Recent 5-year performance has been particularly strong at 25.1% annually, outpacing the 10-year average. The DRIP strategy provided 19% more total return compared to collecting dividends as cash, highlighting the compounding effect of reinvestment.
Total Return with and without DRIP (HTGC)
Over the selected period, investing $10,000 in HTGC would grow to $292,397 with DRIP (2,824.0%), and $87,049 without DRIP (770.5%).
HTGC Dividend Reinvestment Snowball
Investing $10,000 + $100/mo in HTGC with historic price growth (4.89%) and dividend growth (4.25%) produces dramatically different outcomes depending on whether you reinvest dividends.
After 20 Years
Your Investment: $34,000
Portfolio: $282,576
Annual Dividend: $24,571
Yield on Cost: 72.27%
Total Dividends: $160,824
Portfolio: $126,646
Total Dividends: $60,365
After 30 Years
Your Investment: $46,000
Portfolio: $1,055,188
Annual Dividend: $86,259
Yield on Cost: 187.52%
Total Dividends: $640,233
Portfolio: $258,584
Total Dividends: $136,281
Milestones on the way
By year 13, the compounding really starts to show. Your total dividends collected reach $52,222 against a total investment of $25,600. At this point, your portfolio is throwing off $9,561 per year in dividends alone.
By year 17, the annual dividend climbs to around your initial contribution. For a starting investment of $10,000, the yearly dividend now sits at approximately $16,545, a powerful “income on autopilot” milestone.
After two decades, cumulative dividends total $160,824 versus $34,000 invested, nearly a 473% recovery of capital purely from income. Yield on cost reaches 72.27%.
At year 25, the income engine takes over. The portfolio’s annual dividend of $46,500 is greater than total contributions to date ($40,000), and cumulative dividends exceed $327,800.
By year 30, the DRIP snowball is in full force. Yearly income reaches $86,259, cumulative dividends total $640,233, and the DRIP portfolio value stands at $1,055,188, compared with $258,584 if dividends weren’t reinvested.
How we estimate these numbers
We use the latest calculator inputs for HTGC, price $19.11, dividend per period $0.47 (4x/year), along with historic growth assumptions: price growth 4.89% and dividend growth 4.25% annually.
We simulate month by month for 30 years. Every month, a $100 contribution is added and converted to shares at that month’s price.
Dividends are paid roughly evenly across the year based on the dividend frequency; in the DRIP path, each payout immediately buys additional shares at the then-current price.
In the No-DRIP path, dividends accrue as cash. Prices grow using a monthly rate derived from the annual price growth and dividends per share increase once per year at the annual dividend growth rate.
This model isn’t investment advice, it’s a simple, transparent framework that illustrates how reinvesting dividends can accelerate both income and total return over time.
Projected Future Returns & Dividends for HTGC
Based on past 10-year performance, here are HTGC growth metrics:
Using HTGC CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10,000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:
| HTGC (DRIP) | HTGC (No DRIP) | |
|---|---|---|
| Current Price | $19.06 | $19.06 |
| Start Shares | 524.66 | 524.66 |
| Start Value | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| After 10 years: | ||
| Final Share Count | 1,038.91 | 524.66 |
| Dividends Payment | $2.74 | $2.74 |
| Annual Dividends | $2,709 | $1,440 |
| Yield on cost | 27.09% | 14.40% |
| Share Price | $52.41 | $52.41 |
| Total Dividends | $17,914 | $12,216 |
| Final Value | $54,450 | $39,714 |
Estimated Future Value + Dividends – HTGC
Dividend History: Payments & Yield
Shows quarterly dividend payments with trailing yield and a 5-year rolling average overlay. Use the range pills to switch the visible period.
Dividend Growth
Lifetime quarterly dividend amounts, with range controls for 1Y/2Y/5Y/10Y. Useful to visualize the cadence and pace of dividend increases over time.
Dividend Payments & Yield
Quarterly dividends with TTM yield and a 5‑year rolling average overlay. Helps compare current yield versus recent history across different ranges.
HTGC Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Amount | TTM Yield | Forward Yield | Price on Ex-Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/12/2025 | 08/12/2025 | $0.470 | 9.41% | 9.77% | $19.24 |
| 05/13/2025 | 05/13/2025 | $0.470 | 10.28% | 10.62% | $17.71 |
| 02/26/2025 | 02/26/2025 | $0.470 | 8.87% | 9.11% | $20.63 |
| 11/13/2024 | 11/13/2024 | $0.400 | 9.58% | 8.33% | $19.20 |
| 08/13/2024 | 08/13/2024 | $0.480 | 10.71% | 10.71% | $17.92 |
| 05/13/2024 | 05/13/2024 | $0.480 | 10.06% | 10.06% | $19.09 |
| 02/27/2024 | 02/27/2024 | $0.480 | 10.49% | 10.55% | $18.20 |
| 11/14/2023 | 11/14/2023 | $0.480 | 12.05% | 12.18% | $15.77 |
| 08/17/2023 | 08/17/2023 | $0.480 | 11.82% | 11.76% | $16.33 |
| 05/15/2023 | 05/15/2023 | $0.470 | 14.65% | 14.12% | $13.31 |
| 03/01/2023 | 03/01/2023 | $0.470 | 12.89% | 12.36% | $15.21 |
| 11/09/2022 | 11/09/2022 | $0.510 | 14.06% | 14.56% | $14.01 |
| 08/08/2022 | 08/08/2022 | $0.500 | 12.20% | 13.11% | $15.25 |
| 05/16/2022 | 05/16/2022 | $0.480 | 11.58% | 12.71% | $15.11 |
| 03/08/2022 | 03/08/2022 | $0.480 | 9.76% | 11.29% | $17.00 |
| 11/09/2021 | 11/09/2021 | $0.400 | 8.94% | 9.23% | $17.33 |
| 08/10/2021 | 08/10/2021 | $0.390 | 8.69% | 9.10% | $17.15 |
| 05/11/2021 | 05/11/2021 | $0.390 | 8.47% | 9.30% | $16.77 |
| 03/05/2021 | 03/05/2021 | $0.370 | 8.76% | 9.60% | $15.41 |
| 11/06/2020 | 11/06/2020 | $0.340 | 12.11% | 11.93% | $11.40 |
| 08/07/2020 | 08/07/2020 | $0.320 | 11.95% | 11.01% | $11.63 |
| 05/13/2020 | 05/13/2020 | $0.320 | 14.20% | 12.89% | $9.93 |
| 02/28/2020 | 02/28/2020 | $0.400 | 10.76% | 12.12% | $13.20 |
| 11/07/2019 | 11/07/2019 | $0.350 | 9.60% | 10.11% | $13.85 |
| 08/09/2019 | 08/09/2019 | $0.340 | 10.19% | 10.58% | $12.86 |
| 05/10/2019 | 05/10/2019 | $0.330 | 9.55% | 9.84% | $13.41 |
| 03/01/2019 | 03/01/2019 | $0.310 | 9.40% | 9.25% | $13.40 |
| 11/08/2018 | 11/08/2018 | $0.330 | 10.21% | 10.70% | $12.34 |
| 08/10/2018 | 08/10/2018 | $0.310 | 9.23% | 9.23% | $13.44 |
| 05/11/2018 | 05/11/2018 | $0.310 | 9.93% | 9.93% | $12.49 |
| 03/02/2018 | 03/02/2018 | $0.310 | 10.40% | 10.40% | $11.92 |
| 11/10/2017 | 11/10/2017 | $0.310 | 9.21% | 9.21% | $13.47 |
| 08/10/2017 | 08/10/2017 | $0.310 | 9.73% | 9.73% | $12.75 |
| 05/11/2017 | 05/11/2017 | $0.310 | 9.68% | 9.68% | $12.81 |
| 03/02/2017 | 03/02/2017 | $0.310 | 8.43% | 8.43% | $14.71 |
| 11/09/2016 | 11/09/2016 | $0.310 | 9.35% | 9.35% | $13.26 |
| 08/11/2016 | 08/11/2016 | $0.310 | 9.05% | 9.05% | $13.70 |
| 05/12/2016 | 05/12/2016 | $0.310 | 10.39% | 10.39% | $11.93 |
| 03/03/2016 | 03/03/2016 | $0.310 | 11.02% | 11.02% | $11.25 |
| 11/12/2015 | 11/12/2015 | $0.310 | 11.28% | 11.28% | $10.99 |
| 08/13/2015 | 08/13/2015 | $0.310 | 10.49% | 10.49% | $11.82 |
| 05/14/2015 | 05/14/2015 | $0.310 | 9.78% | 9.78% | $12.68 |
| 03/10/2015 | 03/10/2015 | $0.310 | 8.84% | 8.84% | $14.02 |
| 11/13/2014 | 11/13/2014 | $0.310 | 7.99% | 7.99% | $15.52 |
| 08/14/2014 | 08/14/2014 | $0.310 | 7.90% | 7.90% | $15.70 |
| 05/08/2014 | 05/08/2014 | $0.310 | 8.66% | 8.87% | $13.98 |
| 03/06/2014 | 03/06/2014 | $0.310 | 7.73% | 8.20% | $15.13 |
| 11/14/2013 | 11/14/2013 | $0.310 | 6.72% | 7.51% | $16.51 |
| 08/09/2013 | 08/09/2013 | $0.280 | 7.15% | 7.70% | $14.55 |
| 05/10/2013 | 05/10/2013 | $0.270 | 7.62% | 8.23% | $13.13 |
| 03/07/2013 | 03/07/2013 | $0.250 | 7.75% | 7.99% | $12.52 |
| 11/09/2012 | 11/09/2012 | $0.240 | 9.45% | 9.55% | $10.05 |
| 08/15/2012 | 08/15/2012 | $0.240 | 8.31% | 8.58% | $11.19 |
| 05/16/2012 | 05/16/2012 | $0.240 | 8.33% | 8.79% | $10.92 |
| 03/08/2012 | 03/08/2012 | $0.230 | 8.30% | 8.58% | $10.72 |
| 11/09/2011 | 11/09/2011 | $0.220 | 9.77% | 9.77% | $9.01 |
| 08/11/2011 | 08/11/2011 | $0.220 | 9.74% | 9.97% | $8.83 |
| 05/11/2011 | 05/11/2011 | $0.220 | 8.09% | 8.48% | $10.38 |
| 03/08/2011 | 03/08/2011 | $0.220 | 7.25% | 7.78% | $11.31 |
| 11/08/2010 | 11/08/2010 | $0.200 | 7.39% | 7.39% | $10.83 |
| 08/10/2010 | 08/10/2010 | $0.200 | 6.34% | 7.93% | $10.09 |
| 05/10/2010 | 05/10/2010 | $0.200 | 7.83% | 8.47% | $9.45 |
| 02/17/2010 | 02/17/2010 | $0.200 | 9.17% | 8.73% | $9.16 |
| 12/22/2009 | 12/22/2009 | $0.040 | 9.14% | 1.55% | $10.29 |
| 10/16/2009 | 10/16/2009 | $0.300 | 11.65% | 11.46% | $10.47 |
| 08/12/2009 | 08/12/2009 | $0.300 | 13.31% | 12.67% | $9.47 |
| 05/13/2009 | 05/13/2009 | $0.300 | 16.03% | 14.80% | $8.11 |
| 02/19/2009 | 02/19/2009 | $0.320 | 32.29% | 30.84% | $4.15 |
| 11/12/2008 | 11/12/2008 | $0.340 | 21.02% | 21.66% | $6.28 |
| 08/13/2008 | 08/13/2008 | $0.340 | 12.39% | 13.17% | $10.33 |
| 05/14/2008 | 05/14/2008 | $0.340 | 12.30% | 13.49% | $10.08 |
| 02/13/2008 | 02/13/2008 | $0.300 | 9.84% | 9.84% | $12.20 |
| 11/14/2007 | 11/14/2007 | $0.300 | 10.03% | 10.03% | $11.96 |
| 08/14/2007 | 08/14/2007 | $0.300 | 9.63% | 9.63% | $12.46 |
| 05/14/2007 | 05/14/2007 | $0.300 | 8.44% | 8.44% | $14.21 |
| 02/14/2007 | 02/14/2007 | $0.300 | 8.57% | 8.57% | $14.00 |
| 11/02/2006 | 11/02/2006 | $0.300 | 9.02% | 9.02% | $13.30 |
| 07/27/2006 | 07/27/2006 | $0.300 | 7.95% | 10.32% | $11.63 |
| 04/06/2006 | 04/06/2006 | $0.300 | 5.56% | 10.67% | $11.25 |
| 01/04/2006 | 01/04/2006 | $0.300 | 2.78% | 10.27% | $11.68 |
| 10/28/2005 | 10/28/2005 | $0.025 | 0.23% | 0.91% | $11.00 |
Dividend Payout Ratio
Tracks the percentage of earnings paid out as dividends each quarter. Lower and stable ratios often indicate safer, more sustainable payouts.
Dividend to Free Cash Flow Ratio
Shows dividends as a percentage of free cash flow. Consistently high values may signal limited reinvestment capacity or potential dividend risk.
Share Price
Historical closing price with range controls. Table view includes quarter‑over‑quarter and year‑over‑year changes for additional context.
Price to Earnings
HTGC trades at a 41.2x price-to-earnings ratio. This elevated valuation suggests investors expect strong future growth.
Price to Sales
HTGC trades at a 23.7x price-to-sales ratio, providing insight into market valuation relative to revenue generation.
Revenue
HTGC generated $0.1B in revenue. Revenue has grown by 96% over the period.
Net Income
HTGC reported $0.1B in net income. Net income has grown by 81% over the period.
Revenue vs Net Income
HTGC generated $0.1B in revenue with net income of $0.1B, representing a 57.4% net profit margin.
Gross Profit
HTGC achieved $0.1B in gross profit, showing revenue after direct production costs.
Operating Income
HTGC generated $0.0B in operating income, representing profit from core business operations.
EBITDA
HTGC generated $0.1B in EBITDA, measuring operational profitability before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
Operating Cash Flow
HTGC generated $0.1B in operating cash flow, demonstrating the company’s ability to convert earnings into cash.
Free Cash Flow
HTGC generated $0.1B in free cash flow. Free cash flow has increased by 80% over the period.
Free Cash Flow / Share
HTGC generates $0.47 in free cash flow per share. FCF per share has grown by 80% over the period.
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
HTGC reported $0.43 in earnings per share. EPS has grown by 81% over the period.
Return on Equity (ROE)
HTGC delivered a 47.8% return on equity, indicating how effectively the company generates returns for shareholders.
Return on Assets (ROA)
HTGC achieved a 28.7% return on assets, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.
Net Profit Margin
HTGC maintains a 57.4% net profit margin, showing the percentage of revenue retained as profit after all expenses.
Gross Profit Margin
HTGC operates with a 81.8% gross profit margin, reflecting pricing power and cost efficiency in core operations.
Cash & Debt
HTGC holds $0.0B in cash against $0.0B in debt, resulting in a net cash position of $0.0B.
Shares Outstanding
HTGC has 0.2B shares outstanding.
Stock-Based Comp
HTGC reported $0.0B in stock-based compensation. Over the period, stock-based compensation has increased by 96%.
FCF vs Stock Based Comp
HTGC generated $0.1B in free cash flow while spending $0.0B on stock-based compensation, representing 4% of FCF.
FCF vs FCF / Share
HTGC reported $0.1B in free cash flow, translating to $0.47 per share.
Revenue: Actual + Estimates
This chart tracks HTGC revenue: actual + estimates metrics over time, providing insights into the company’s financial performance and trends.
EPS: Actual + Estimates
This chart tracks HTGC eps: actual + estimates metrics over time, providing insights into the company’s financial performance and trends.
Net Income: Actual + Estimates
This chart tracks HTGC net income: actual + estimates metrics over time, providing insights into the company’s financial performance and trends.
EBITDA: Actual + Estimates
This chart tracks HTGC ebitda: actual + estimates metrics over time, providing insights into the company’s financial performance and trends.
