Prospect Capital PSEC
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$2.19 +0.01 (+0.46%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:07 PM EDT

Prospect Capital (PSEC) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)

Prospect Capital's (PSEC) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $31.4 million in Q2 2026, up 18.98% year-over-year from $26.4 million in Q2 2025, and down 87.36% quarter-over-quarter from $248.4 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Prospect Capital (PSEC) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Prospect Capital (PSEC) has reported Operating Expenses for 6 consecutive years, with $31.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 18.98% year-over-year to $31.4 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $521.4 million, a 17.36% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $330.2 million, down 13.24% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $31.4 million for Q2 2026 at Prospect Capital, down from $248.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $332.5 million in Q1 2024 and troughed at $26.4 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $164.0 million and a median of $163.4 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses retreated 26.46% in 2025 and increased 18.98% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $209.6 million in 2022, then advanced by 7.17% to $224.6 million in 2023, then retreated by 8.54% to $205.5 million in 2024, then dropped by 20.48% to $163.4 million in 2025, then sank by 80.79% to $31.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $31.4 million (Q2 2026), $248.4 million (Q1 2026), and $163.4 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.09 Bn 13.70 Bn - 401.00 Mn
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.63 Bn 5.36 Bn - 142.27 Mn
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.47 Bn 5.23 Bn - 224.46 Mn
4 Main Street Capital 5.21 Bn 5.16 Bn - 55.78 Mn
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 4.92 Bn 4.71 Bn - 198.97 Mn
6 Hercules Capital 4.66 Bn 4.61 Bn - 61.10 Mn
7 FS KKR Capital 3.33 Bn 3.22 Bn - 179.00 Mn
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.30 Bn 3.25 Bn - 102.51 Mn
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.49 Bn -118.08 Mn - 40.19 Mn
10 Prospect Capital 1.05 Bn 1.01 Bn - 31.39 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 31.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 248.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 163.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 78.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 26.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 292.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 205.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 106.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 26.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 332.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 224.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 110.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 33.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 322.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 209.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 103.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 272.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 177.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 88.11 Mn