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

Prospect Capital's (PSEC) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 63.75% in Q1 2026, up 468.0% year-on-year from 11.22% in Q1 2025, and down 6.08% on a QoQ basis from 67.88% in Q4 2025.

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

Prospect Capital (PSEC) has 6 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 63.75% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 468.0% year-over-year to 63.75% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 91.08%, a 1878.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 47.1%, down 163.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 63.75%, down from 67.88% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for PSEC reached as high as 105.5% in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 45.78% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 57.54% across 5 years, with a median of 49.56% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 5594 bps in 2023 and tumbled 5932 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 49.56% in 2022, then jumped by 113 bps to 105.5% in 2023, then slumped by 56 bps to 46.18% in 2024, then soared by 47 bps to 67.88% in 2025, then retreated by 6 bps to 63.75% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 63.75% in Q1 2026, 67.88% in Q4 2025, and 57.93% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn 175.98%
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - 42.01%
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - -
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 24.88%
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 18.44%
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - -
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - -
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 36.65%
10 Prospect Capital 1.02 Bn 985.42 Mn - 63.75%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 63.75%
Dec 31, 2025 67.88%
Sep 30, 2025 57.93%
Mar 31, 2025 59.07%
Dec 31, 2024 46.18%
Sep 30, 2024 45.78%
Mar 31, 2024 48.80%
Dec 31, 2023 105.50%
Sep 30, 2023 72.96%
Jun 30, 2023 50.92%
Mar 31, 2023 48.86%
Dec 31, 2022 49.56%
Sep 30, 2022 48.98%
Jun 30, 2022 48.73%
Mar 31, 2022 48.25%
Dec 31, 2021 48.41%
Sep 30, 2021 48.01%