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

Prospect Capital's (PSEC) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.47 in Q1 2026, down 4.39% year-on-year from 0.49 in Q1 2025, and down 46.08% on a QoQ basis from 0.87 in Q4 2025.

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

Prospect Capital (PSEC) has 6 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.47 in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 4.39% year-over-year to 0.47 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.92, a 32.29% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.64, down 50.63% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.47, down from 0.87 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for PSEC reached as high as 1.77 in Q1 2024 and fell as low as 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.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.71 in 2022, then soared by 239.58% to 0.99 in 2023, then plunged by 59.39% to 0.4 in 2024, then soared by 115.9% to 0.87 in 2025, then slumped by 46.08% to 0.47 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.47 in Q1 2026, 0.87 in Q4 2025, and 0.32 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - -0.90
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 2.00
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 0.19
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -0.02
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.34
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - -0.45
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 0.10
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 0.38
10 Prospect Capital 1.02 Bn 985.42 Mn - 0.47

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