Prospect Capital PSEC-PA
NASDAQ PSEC-PA
$16.72 +0.16 (+0.97%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 1:50 PM EDT

Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC-PA) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026)

Prospect Capital (PSEC-PA) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.47 for Q1 2026, down 4.39% year-over-year from 0.49 in Q1 2025, and down 46.08% quarter-over-quarter from 0.87 in Q4 2025.

Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC-PA) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Prospect Capital (PSEC-PA) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 6 consecutive years, with 0.47 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 4.39% year-over-year to 0.47; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.92 (up 32.29% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.64, down 50.63% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio slipped to 0.47 in Q1 2026 per PSEC-PA's latest filing, from 0.87 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 1.77 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 2.19 in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.21 across 5 years, with a median of 0.47 in 2026.
  • On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 239.58% in 2023 and fell as far as 547.89% in 2023.
  • Prospect Capital's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.71 in 2022, then jumped by 239.58% to 0.99 in 2023, then plunged by 59.39% to 0.4 in 2024, then jumped by 115.9% to 0.87 in 2025, then slumped by 46.08% to 0.47 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PSEC-PA's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.47 in Q1 2026, 0.87 in Q4 2025, and 0.32 in Q3 2025.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.47
Dec 31, 2025 0.87
Sep 30, 2025 0.32
Mar 31, 2025 0.49
Dec 31, 2024 0.40
Sep 30, 2024 0.54
Mar 31, 2024 1.77
Dec 31, 2023 0.99
Sep 30, 2023 0.98
Mar 31, 2023 -2.19
Dec 31, 2022 -0.71
Sep 30, 2022 -0.89
Mar 31, 2022 -0.34
Dec 31, 2021 -0.44
Sep 30, 2021 -6.33