Growth Metrics

Prospect Capital (PSEC-PA) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2025)

Prospect Capital (PSEC-PA) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 5 consecutive years, with 0.87 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 115.9% to 0.87 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.68 through Dec 2025, down 26.58% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.64 for FY2025, 50.63% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.87 at Prospect Capital, up from 0.32 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.77 in Q1 2024, with the low at 6.33 in Q3 2021.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.44, with a median of 0.32 recorded in 2025.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio hit 239.58% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 547.89% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.44 in 2021, then plummeted by 63.41% to 0.71 in 2022, then surged by 239.58% to 0.99 in 2023, then tumbled by 59.39% to 0.4 in 2024, then surged by 115.9% to 0.87 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.87, 0.32, and 0.49 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.