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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.

PSEC

$2.23

+$0.04 (+1.83%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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PSEC Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$2.18
Previous Close
$2.19
Day's Range
2.17–2.25
52-Week Range
2.11–3.13
Volume
5.38M
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.
0.79
Valuation
Market Cap
$1.14B
P/E Ratio
37.17
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
6.37
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.
1.79
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.
512.75M
1-Year Return
−7.25%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.42+19.18%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 28, 2026
Earnings Date
November 5, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
4.72M

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

PSEC Stock Return by Calendar Year

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

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−3.65%
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 September 4, 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+172.3%
2016$0.334

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 561 stocks
MetricPSECAsset Management medianvs median
P/E37.1710.343.6x the median
P/S ratio1.7910.420.2x the median
Profit margin24.03%24.09%0.1 pts below

Medians across 561 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) is capitalised at $1.14B on the latest close. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

PSEC last closed at $2.23 on September 4, 2026. That is +$0.04 (+1.83%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $2.11 to $3.13. The latest close sits 5.69% 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 0.1 percentage points below the Asset Management median of 24.09%. 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 37.17 times earnings. That is 3.6 times the Asset Management median of 10.34. The forward P/E on file is 6.37. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.55. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 1.79 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 0.2 times the Asset Management median of 10.42. The medians here are taken across 561 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.79. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 27.75%. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned −7.25%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at −1.16%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 19.18% on the latest price. That is 11.1 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.11%. The indicated annual rate is $0.42 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 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 price is −3.65% 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 $1.14B 37.2
BlackRock, Inc. BLK $182.35B 26.9
Blackstone Inc. BX $162.74B 30.5
KKR & Co. Inc. KKR $99.50B 34.4

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 10.3x. Prospect Capital Corporation trades at a P/E of 37.2.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 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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