Prospect Capital PSEC
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At close: Sep 10, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Prospect Capital (PSEC) Share-based Compensation (2021 - 2026)

Prospect Capital's (PSEC) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $23.1 million in Q1 2026, down 16.38% year-over-year from $27.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 50.78% quarter-over-quarter from $15.3 million in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Prospect Capital (PSEC) Share-based Compensation (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Prospect Capital (PSEC) has reported Share-based Compensation for 6 consecutive years, with $23.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 16.38% year-over-year to $23.1 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $73.6 million, a 16.4% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $31.3 million, down 11.62% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $23.1 million for Q1 2026 at Prospect Capital, up from $15.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $41.4 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at $7.7 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $21.4 million and a median of $20.1 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation surged 85.6% in 2022 and sank 36.21% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $31.2 million in 2022, then sank by 35.48% to $20.1 million in 2023, then fell by 2.75% to $19.6 million in 2024, then decreased by 21.91% to $15.3 million in 2025, then jumped by 50.78% to $23.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $23.1 million (Q1 2026), $15.3 million (Q4 2025), and $7.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.12 Bn 13.74 Bn - 7.00 Mn
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.63 Bn 5.37 Bn - 8.71 Mn
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.49 Bn 5.25 Bn - -
4 Main Street Capital 5.20 Bn 5.15 Bn - 10.65 Mn
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 4.94 Bn 4.73 Bn - -
6 Hercules Capital 4.66 Bn 4.61 Bn - 3.95 Mn
7 FS KKR Capital 3.33 Bn 3.22 Bn - -
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.31 Bn 3.26 Bn - -157,000.00
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.49 Bn -118.08 Mn - -
10 Prospect Capital 1.05 Bn 1.00 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 23.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 15.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 27.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 19.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 10.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 30.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 20.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 9.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 41.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 31.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 15.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 26.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 17.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 8.34 Mn