Prospect Capital PSEC
NASDAQ PSEC
$2.19 +0.01 (+0.46%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:52 PM EDT

Prospect Capital (PSEC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2021 - 2026)

Prospect Capital's (PSEC) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 2.54 in Q1 2026, up 11.23% year-over-year from 2.28 in Q1 2025, and down 0.92% quarter-over-quarter from 2.56 in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Prospect Capital (PSEC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Prospect Capital (PSEC) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 6 consecutive years, with 2.54 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 11.23% year-over-year to 2.54 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.43, a 1.41% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 2.51, up 9.96% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.54 for Q1 2026 at Prospect Capital, down from 2.56 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 3.09 in Q3 2023 and troughed at 2.26 in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 2.64 and a median of 2.63 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio decreased 26.95% in 2024 and advanced 12.92% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 2.87 in 2022, then fell by 3.99% to 2.76 in 2023, then declined by 17.82% to 2.27 in 2024, then grew by 12.92% to 2.56 in 2025, then retreated by 0.92% to 2.54 in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 2.54 (Q1 2026), 2.56 (Q4 2025), and 2.36 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.14 Bn 13.76 Bn - 1.71
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.64 Bn 5.38 Bn - 1.76
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.49 Bn 5.25 Bn - 1.44
4 Main Street Capital 5.23 Bn 5.17 Bn - 2.56
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 4.93 Bn 4.72 Bn - 1.28
6 Hercules Capital 4.66 Bn 4.61 Bn - 2.98
7 FS KKR Capital 3.34 Bn 3.23 Bn - -
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.30 Bn 3.26 Bn - 1.40
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.49 Bn -118.08 Mn - 0.23
10 Prospect Capital 1.06 Bn 1.01 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.54
Dec 31, 2025 2.56
Sep 30, 2025 2.36
Mar 31, 2025 2.28
Dec 31, 2024 2.27
Sep 30, 2024 2.26
Mar 31, 2024 2.63
Dec 31, 2023 2.76
Sep 30, 2023 3.09
Mar 31, 2023 2.82
Dec 31, 2022 2.87
Sep 30, 2022 2.93
Mar 31, 2022 2.92
Dec 31, 2021 2.89
Sep 30, 2021 2.90