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

Prospect Capital (PSEC) reported Operating Expenses of $77.1 million for Q1 2026, down 11.6% year-over-year from $87.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 9.4% quarter-over-quarter from $85.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

Prospect Capital (PSEC) has 6 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $77.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $77.1 million, down 11.6% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $266.9 million (down 14.51% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $380.6 million, down 13.86% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses declined to $77.1 million in Q1 2026 per PSEC's latest filing, from $85.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $114.0 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at $8.9 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $83.6 million and a median of $96.7 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses soared 117.97% in 2024, then decreased 26.46% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $106.2 million in 2022, then advanced by 7.35% to $114.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 13.14% to $99.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 14.06% to $85.1 million in 2025, then decreased by 9.4% to $77.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PSEC's Operating Expenses at $77.1 million in Q1 2026, $85.1 million in Q4 2025, and $78.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - 3.88 Bn
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - 2.26 Bn
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 3.87 Bn
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 4.68 Bn
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - 2.81 Bn
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 3.67 Bn
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - 1.51 Bn
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 3.12 Bn
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - 1.17 Bn
10 Prospect Capital - - - 77.11 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 77.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 85.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 78.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 26.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 87.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 99.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 106.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 19.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 107.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 114.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 110.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 8.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 112.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 106.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 103.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 94.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 89.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 88.11 Mn