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

Prospect Capital (PSEC) reported 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 (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.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.47, down 4.39% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.92 (up 32.29% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.64, down 50.63% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio declined to 0.47 in Q1 2026 per PSEC's latest filing, from 0.87 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 0.21 and a median of 0.47 in 2026 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 239.58% in 2023 and fell as far as 547.89% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.71 in 2022, then soared by 239.58% to 0.99 in 2023, then tumbled by 59.39% to 0.4 in 2024, then soared by 115.9% to 0.87 in 2025, then sank by 46.08% to 0.47 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PSEC's FCF Payout Ratio at 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 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - -
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - 0.37
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 0.10
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 0.18
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - -0.02
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.34
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - -0.45
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 0.10
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - 0.21
10 Prospect Capital - - - 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