Prospect Capital (PSEC) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026)
Prospect Capital (PSEC) reported Free Cash Flow of $195.7 million for Q1 2026, down 63.14% year-over-year from $530.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 128.57% on a QoQ basis from $85.6 million in Q4 2025.
Prospect Capital (PSEC) has 6 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $195.7 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 63.14% year-over-year to $195.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $560.3 million (down 51.57% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $523.2 million, up 86.86% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow advanced to $195.7 million in Q1 2026 per PSEC's latest filing, from $85.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $530.8 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at -$589.7 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $152.2 million (2024), against an average of $90.3 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow plunged 660.25%; it then surged 250.35% in 2024.
- Tracing PSEC's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$197.4 million in 2022, then soared by 188.38% to $174.5 million in 2023, then surged by 159.18% to $452.2 million in 2024, then plunged by 81.07% to $85.6 million in 2025, then surged by 128.57% to $195.7 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PSEC Free Cash Flow figures stand at $195.7 million (Q1 2026), $85.6 million (Q4 2025), and $279.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 158.51 Bn | 148.89 Bn | - | -1.09 Bn |
| 2 | Blackstone | 92.68 Bn | 91.63 Bn | - | 957.64 Mn |
| 3 | Kkr | 84.94 Bn | 132.45 Bn | - | 1.72 Bn |
| 4 | Brookfield Asset Management | 77.34 Bn | 77.68 Bn | - | 332.00 Mn |
| 5 | Apollo Global Management | 76.27 Bn | 95.00 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 6 | State Street | 44.42 Bn | 18.75 Bn | - | -12.41 Bn |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial | 41.68 Bn | 41.55 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 430.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.21 Bn | 31.21 Bn | - | -329.40 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Management | 28.85 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | 390.87 Mn |
| 10 | Prospect Capital | - | - | - | 195.66 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 195.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 195.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 85.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 85.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 278.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 278.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 530.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 530.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 452.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 452.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 173.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 173.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 152.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 152.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 174.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 174.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 95.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 95.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -101.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -101.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -197.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -197.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -76.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -76.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -589.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -589.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -301.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -301.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -10.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -10.12 Mn |