Prospect Capital PSEC
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$2.18 +0.00 (+0.00%)
At close: Sep 10, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Prospect Capital's (PSEC) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.46 in Q1 2026, down 7.18% year-over-year from 0.49 in Q1 2025, and up 1.64% quarter-over-quarter from 0.45 in Q4 2025.

Analysis

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

Prospect Capital (PSEC) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 6 consecutive years, with 0.46 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 7.18% year-over-year to 0.46 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.44, a 28.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.65, up 2.29% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.46 for Q1 2026 at Prospect Capital, up from 0.45 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 1.77 in Q1 2024 and troughed at 2.19 in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.17 and a median of 0.45 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The widest YoY moves for FCF Payout Ratio: up 239.58% in 2023, down 547.89% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.71 in 2022, then surged by 239.58% to 0.99 in 2023, then plunged by 59.39% to 0.4 in 2024, then rose by 11.19% to 0.45 in 2025, then grew by 1.64% to 0.46 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.46 (Q1 2026), 0.45 (Q4 2025), and 0.32 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.12 Bn 13.74 Bn - 1.03
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.63 Bn 5.37 Bn - 0.30
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.49 Bn 5.25 Bn - 0.34
4 Main Street Capital 5.20 Bn 5.15 Bn - 0.77
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 4.94 Bn 4.73 Bn - -
6 Hercules Capital 4.66 Bn 4.61 Bn - 0.29
7 FS KKR Capital 3.33 Bn 3.22 Bn - 0.17
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.31 Bn 3.26 Bn - 0.37
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.49 Bn -118.08 Mn - 0.30
10 Prospect Capital 1.05 Bn 1.00 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.46
Dec 31, 2025 0.45
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