Prospect Capital (PSEC) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2021 - 2026)
Prospect Capital's (PSEC) quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 0.27 in Q1 2026, up 118.87% year-over-year from 0.12 in Q1 2025, and up 4.76% quarter-over-quarter from 0.25 in Q4 2025.
Analysis
Prospect Capital (PSEC) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Prospect Capital (PSEC) has reported Dividend Coverage Ratio for 6 consecutive years, with 0.27 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio rose 118.87% year-over-year to 0.27 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.27, a 61.55% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.09, up 104.98% from the prior year.
- Dividend Coverage Ratio was 0.27 for Q1 2026 at Prospect Capital, up from 0.25 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Dividend Coverage Ratio peaked at 3.07 in Q1 2022 and troughed at 1.77 in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.05 and a median of 0.25 in 2025 frame the typical range for Dividend Coverage Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Dividend Coverage Ratio jumped 181.43% in 2024 and sank 342.46% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 0.4 in 2022, then sank by 174.96% to 0.3 in 2023, then sank by 262.17% to 1.07 in 2024, then surged by 123.62% to 0.25 in 2025, then climbed by 4.76% to 0.27 in 2026.
- The last three Dividend Coverage Ratio figures came in at 0.27 (Q1 2026), 0.25 (Q4 2025), and 0.54 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ares Capital | 14.13 Bn | 13.74 Bn | - | 0.42 |
| 2 | Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | 5.65 Bn | 5.38 Bn | - | 0.43 |
| 3 | Blue Owl Capital | 5.48 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - | 0.29 |
| 4 | Main Street Capital | 5.23 Bn | 5.17 Bn | - | 1.89 |
| 5 | Blue Owl Technology Finance | 4.94 Bn | 4.73 Bn | - | 0.18 |
| 6 | Hercules Capital | 4.66 Bn | 4.61 Bn | - | 0.69 |
| 7 | FS KKR Capital | 3.34 Bn | 3.23 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Golub Capital Bdc | 3.30 Bn | 3.26 Bn | - | -0.06 |
| 9 | PennantPark Floating Rate Capital | 2.49 Bn | -118.08 Mn | - | -0.63 |
| 10 | Prospect Capital | 1.05 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.54 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.41 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.07 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.77 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.01 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.71 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.54 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.07 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.47 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.28 |