Prospect Capital PSEC
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$2.19 +0.01 (+0.69%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:46 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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