Prospect Capital Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Prospect Capital is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 18.88%. Next payment date is on 18th February, 2026 with an ex-dividend date of 28th January, 2026.
Key information
18.9%
Dividend yield
n/a
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | n/a |
| Future Dividend Yield | 14.0% |
| Dividend Growth | -5.4% |
| Next dividend pay date | 18 Feb 26 |
| Ex dividend date | 28 Jan 26 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | -65% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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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 |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (PSEC) | 18.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.3% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 1.8% |
| Analyst forecast (PSEC) (up to 3 years) | 14.0% |
Notable Dividend: PSEC's dividend (18.88%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.36%).
High Dividend: PSEC's dividend (18.88%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.3%)
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 reasonably low cash payout ratio (40.5%), PSEC's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/01/22 12:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Prospect Capital Corporation is covered by 15 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Kannan Venkateshwar | Barclays |
| Mark DeVries | Barclays |
| David Chiaverini | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |