Prospect Capital PSEC
NASDAQ PSEC
$2.19 +0.01 (+0.69%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:46 PM EDT

Prospect Capital (PSEC) Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026)

Prospect Capital's (PSEC) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 3.76 in Q1 2026, up 629.94% year-over-year from 0.52 in Q1 2025, and down 4.54% quarter-over-quarter from 3.94 in Q4 2025.

Analysis

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

Prospect Capital (PSEC) has reported Payout Ratio for 6 consecutive years, with 3.76 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio rose 629.94% year-over-year to 3.76 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 3.66, a 160.09% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 11.25, up 2109.52% from the prior year.
  • Payout Ratio was 3.76 for Q1 2026 at Prospect Capital, down from 3.94 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Payout Ratio peaked at 3.94 in Q4 2025 and troughed at 3.37 in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.58 and a median of 0.33 in 2022 frame the typical range for Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Payout Ratio surged 777.23% in 2022 and slumped 530.33% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 2.53 in 2022, then sank by 233.41% to 3.37 in 2023, then jumped by 72.39% to 0.93 in 2024, then soared by 523.4% to 3.94 in 2025, then declined by 4.54% to 3.76 in 2026.
  • The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 3.76 (Q1 2026), 3.94 (Q4 2025), and 1.85 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.13 Bn 13.74 Bn -
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.65 Bn 5.38 Bn -
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.48 Bn 5.25 Bn -
4 Main Street Capital 5.23 Bn 5.17 Bn -
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 4.94 Bn 4.73 Bn -
6 Hercules Capital 4.66 Bn 4.61 Bn -
7 FS KKR Capital 3.34 Bn 3.23 Bn -
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.30 Bn 3.26 Bn -
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.49 Bn -118.08 Mn -
10 Prospect Capital 1.05 Bn 1.01 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.76
Dec 31, 2025 3.94
Sep 30, 2025 1.85
Mar 31, 2025 -0.71
Dec 31, 2024 -0.93
Sep 30, 2024 -0.56
Mar 31, 2024 1.72
Dec 31, 2023 -3.37
Sep 30, 2023 0.99
Mar 31, 2023 -1.40
Dec 31, 2022 2.53
Sep 30, 2022 -0.65
Mar 31, 2022 0.33
Dec 31, 2021 0.29
Sep 30, 2021 0.31