Prospect Capital Corporation

NasdaqGS:PSEC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.2b

Prospect Capital Dividend

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

Prospect Capital is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 13.74%. Next payment date is on 21st May, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 25th April, 2024.

Key information

13.7%

Dividend yield

-363%

Payout ratio

Industry average yield2.3%
Next dividend pay date21 May 24
Ex dividend date25 Apr 24
Dividend per sharen/a
Earnings per share-US$0.19
Dividend yield forecast in 3Y13.7%

Recent dividend updates

Recent updates

Prospect Capital: 13.4% Dividend Yield, But Will NAV Dip Forever?

Feb 12

Prospect Capital: 3 Reasons To Buy This Mediocre 12% Yield (Rating Upgrade)

Jan 26

Prospect Capital: Attractive Entry Point For Investors Willing To Take Risk

Jan 14

Prospect Capital announces additions to non-traded preferred stock offering

Oct 07

Prospect Capital goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Sep 26

Prospect Capital exceeds $1B preferred fundraising milestone and upsizes extended credit facility to $1.584B

Sep 09

Prospect Capital NII EPS of $0.21 beats by $0.03, total Investment Income of $184.62M beats by $8.02M

Aug 29

The Best Way To Invest In Prospect Capital

Aug 21

Prospect Capital: Deep Value Alert, Dividend Hike Could Come Soon

Aug 08

Opportunity: Investment Grade Bond, +8% Yield From Prospect Capital

Jul 20

Prospect Capital: A Dividend Cut Could Come Soon

Jun 26

Prospect Capital: The Superstar Stock You Do Not Want To Miss

Apr 28

Prospect Capital: 8% Yield, 21% Discount, Steady Dividends

Feb 13

Prospect Capital: A Value Trap

Jan 06

Prospect Capital: Preferred Offers Attractive Risk-Reward

Sep 07

Prospect Capital: 9% Yield, 18% Discount, Monthly Payer

Aug 29

Prospect Capital: Not Yet A Buy But No Longer Fool's Gold

Jul 19

Prospect Capital: 8% Yield, 5% Discount, Outperforming Monthly Payer

Jun 18

Prospect Capital NII beats by $0.02, beats on total investment income

May 10

Prospect Capital prices $325M of 3.706% notes due 2026

Jan 14

Prospect Capital offers to repurchase $20M of 6.375% convertible notes

Dec 28

Prospect Capital buys $25M of notes issued by KM2 Solutions

Dec 22

Prospect Capital launches tender offer for $162.9M of convertible notes

Dec 16

Prospect Capital offers to buy back up to $40M of notes

Nov 17

Prospect Capital: Cheap Valuation, But The Discount Is Warranted

Nov 14

Prospect Capital declares $0.06 dividend

Nov 09

Stability and Growth of Payments

Fetching dividends data

Stable Dividend: PSEC's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: PSEC's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Prospect Capital Dividend Yield vs Market
How does PSEC dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (PSEC)13.7%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.5%
Market Top 25% (US)4.7%
Industry Average (Capital Markets)2.3%
Analyst forecast in 3 Years (PSEC)13.7%

Notable Dividend: PSEC's dividend (13.74%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.55%).

High Dividend: PSEC's dividend (13.74%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.74%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: PSEC is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (197.9%), PSEC's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.

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