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Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) Stock Analysis

Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) is a Asset Management stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

PSEC

$1.47

−$0.02 (−1.34%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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PSEC Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$1.51
Previous Close
$1.49
Day's Range
1.45–1.51
52-Week Range
1.45–3.13
Volume
6.71M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.81
Valuation
Market Cap
$784.71M
P/E Ratio
24.50
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
4.20
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.55
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
1.23
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
0.06
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
−$406.94M−226.81%
Net Income (FY)
−$469.92M−278.79%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
24.03%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
533.82M
1-Year Return
−36.79%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.42+28.19%
Ex-Dividend Date
October 28, 2026
Earnings Date
November 5, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
4.91M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, PSEC closed at $1.47, −36.79% over 1 year.

Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) has a market capitalization of $784.71M.

In fiscal 2025, PSEC reported revenue of −$406.94M.

PSEC Stock Return by Calendar Year

Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $6,321
−36.79%
5 years
$10,000 $3,324
−66.76%
10 years
$10,000 $6,169
−38.31%

If you had invested $10,000 in Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $6,169 at the close on October 21, 2026: −38.31% in total, −4.72% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−36.48%
2025−28.86%
2024−18.17%
2023−4.13%
2022−8.61%
2021+71.27%
2020−3.54%
2019+13.83%
2018+4.09%
2017−9.48%
2016 (partial year)+6.29%

As of October 21, 2026.

PSEC Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends June
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025−$406.94M−$469.92M115.5%
2024$320.91M$262.83M81.9%
2023−$60.90M−$101.64M166.9%
2022$622.47M$582.58M93.6%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025−$406.94M——−$469.92M115.5%
2024$320.91M——$262.83M81.9%
2023−$60.90M——−$101.64M166.9%
2022$622.47M——$582.58M93.6%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of June 30, 2025.

PSEC Dividend History

$0.54−21.7% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 12 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.328—
2025$0.5412−21.7%
2024$0.6912−4.2%
2023$0.7212+0.0%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.328—
2025$0.5412−21.7%
2024$0.6912−4.2%
2023$0.7212+0.0%
2022$0.7212−7.7%
2021$0.7813+8.3%
2020$0.7212+0.0%
2019$0.7212+0.0%
2018$0.7212−20.4%
2017$0.9012+263.1%
2016$0.253—

Most recent payment: $0.04 per share, ex-dividend August 27, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

PSEC Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks
MetricPSECAsset Management medianvs median
P/E24.509.44160% above
P/S ratio1.238.590.1x the median
Profit margin24.03%74.97%50.9 pts below

Medians across 512 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

Recent News

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) is capitalised at $784.71M on the latest close. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

PSEC last closed at $1.47 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.02 (−1.34%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $1.45 to $3.13. The latest close sits 1.38% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to −$406.94M. That is −226.81% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $320.91M. The same year closed with a net loss of $469.92M. Profit margin runs at 24.03%. That is 50.9 percentage points below the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Trailing earnings per share are 0.06.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $622.47M in 2022 to −$406.94M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 2 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 24.5 times earnings. That is 159.53% above the Asset Management median of 9.44. The forward P/E on file is 4.2. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.55. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 1.23 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 0.1 times the Asset Management median of 8.59. The medians here are taken across 512 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.81. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 28.02%. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is −36.79%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at −4.72%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 28.19% on the latest price. That is 19.3 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. The indicated annual rate is $0.42 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is October 28, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 8 payments totalling $0.32 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.54 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2021 returned +71.27% and 2025 returned −28.86%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 3 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is −36.48% year to date.

Peer Comparison

Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) operates in the Asset Management industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Prospect Capital Corporation PSEC $784.71M 24.5
BlackRock, Inc. BLK $184.31B 25.8
Blackstone Inc. BX $127.43B 23.9
Brookfield Corporation BN $83.74B 69.5

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 9.4x. Prospect Capital Corporation trades at a P/E of 24.5.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Prospect Capital Corporation

Prospect Capital Corporation is a Private Equity, Private Debt and business development company. It specializes in middle market, lower-middle market, mature, mezzanine finance, later stage, emerging growth, leveraged buyouts, refinancing, acquisitions, recapitalizations, turnaround, growth capital, development, capital expenditures and subordinated debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations, cash flow term loans, market place lending and bridge transactions. It also makes real estate investments particularly in multi-family residential real estate asset class. The fund makes secured debt, senior debt, senior and secured term loans, unitranche debt, first-lien and second lien, private debt, private equity, mezzanine debt, and equity investments in private and microcap public businesses. It focuses on both primary origination and secondary loans/portfolios and invests in situations like debt financings for private equity sponsors, acquisitions, dividend recapitalizations, growth financings, bridge loans, cash flow term loans, real estate financings/investments. It also focuses on investing in small-sized and medium-sized private companies rather than large public companies. The fund typically invests across all industry sectors, with a particular expertise in the energy and industrial sectors. It invests in aerospace and defense, chemicals, conglomerate services, consumer services, ecological, electronics, financial services, machinery, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals, retail, software, specialty minerals, textiles and leather, transportation, oil and gas production, coal production, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, information technology, utilities, pipeline, storage, power generation and distribution, renewable and clean energy, oilfield services, healthcare, food and beverage, education, business services, and other select sectors. It prefers to invest in the United States and Canada. The fund seeks to invest between $10 million to $500 million per transaction in companies with EBITDA between $5 million and $150 million, sales value between $25 million and $500 million, and enterprise value between $5 million and $1000 million. It fund also co-invests for larger deals. The fund seeks control acquisitions by providing multiple levels of the capital structure. The fund focuses on sole, agented, club, or syndicated deals.

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