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Prospect Capital Corporation(PSEC)

Live Price

Offline

$2.31

+1.32% today

1Y Change

-26.90%

Window

Jun 23, 2025 โ†’ Jun 15, 2026

Market Cap
$1.37B
Revenue Growth
-159.2%
EPS Growth
-370.0%
Dividend Yield
19.2%

Coverage: 246 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ†’ Jun 15, 2026

Research Briefing

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Decision context

Research Snapshot

Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $1.37B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $2.31 and down 26.9% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ†’ Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -159.2%, EPS growth of -370.0%, a dividend yield of 19.2%. What stands out right now is revenue -159.2%, EPS -370.0%, free cash flow +86.9% with operating margin 364.2% and ROIC -3.6%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 19.2%. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines PSEC price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.

Sector Context

How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.

Revenue Growth

Below sector median

-159.2% vs +3.4% peer median

Operating Margin

Above sector median

+364.2% vs +4.7% peer median

What Changed This Quarter

Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.

Latest report is on the board

2026 was reported on May 7, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.

The operating picture looks softer than before

Revenue is at -159.2% and EPS is at -370.0%, with operating margin around 364.2%.

Shareholder return is still part of the story

The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 19.2%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.

Earnings Reaction Memory

How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.

Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.

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2026
May 7, 2026
โ€”-10.2%-20.7%-18.9%
2026
Feb 9, 2026
+82.3%+10.3%+15.3%+2.3%
2025
Nov 6, 2025
+70.0%+7.5%+9.0%+4.7%

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PSEC Max Drawdown

-38.04%

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Company Overview

Prospect Capital Corporation

NASDAQ Global Select

Prospect Capital Corporation is a business development company. It specializes in 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.

Leadership
John Francis Barry
IPO Date
Jul 27, 2004
Employees
130
Street Address
10 East 40th Street
Mailing
New York City, NY, 10016
Region
New York City, NY, US
Reporting Currency
USD
Investor Line
212-448-0702
Last Updated
May 3, 2026
CIK: 0001287032ISIN: US74348T1025CUSIP: 74348T102
Reports in USDSEC Registered

Key Fundamentals

Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.

Valuation

P/E
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EV/EBITDA
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Price/Sales
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Price/Book
0.4

Growth

Revenue
-159.2%
EPS
-370.0%
Free Cash Flow
+86.9%

Profitability

Gross Margin
285.5%
Operating Margin
364.2%
Net Margin
364.2%
ROE
-7.7%
ROIC
-3.6%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.62
Current Ratio
0.35

Earnings Reports

๐Ÿ“… Last reportedMay 7, 2026
PeriodB/MEPSEPS ฮ”RevenueRev ฮ”
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May 7, 26
โ€”
Est 0.11
โ€”
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Est 163228.0B
โ€”
โ€”
Feb 9, 26
โœ“
0.19
Est 0.10
+82.3%
176002.0B
Est 156336.0B
+12.6%
โ€”
Nov 6, 25
โœ“
0.17
Est 0.10
+70.0%
121481.0B
Est 156336.0B
-22.3%
โ€”
Aug 26, 25
โœ“
0.17
Est 0.13
+30.8%
-149627.0B
Est 164880.0B
-190.8%
โ€”
May 8, 25
โœ“
0.19
Est 0.14
+35.7%
-93118.0B
Est 167080.0B
-155.7%
โ€”
Feb 10, 25
โœ“
0.20
Est 0.14
+42.9%
48032.0B
Est 189673.0B
-74.7%
โ€”
Nov 8, 24
โœ“
0.21
Est 0.17
+23.5%
-82115.0B
Est 204760.0B
-140.1%
โ€”
Aug 28, 24
โœ“
0.25
Est 0.18
+38.9%
398039.0B
Est 205620.0B
+93.6%
โ€”
May 8, 24
โœ“
0.23
Est 0.20
+15.0%
132452.0B
Est 206780.0B
-36.0%
โ€”
Feb 8, 24
โœ“
0.24
Est 0.22
+9.1%
211065.0B
Est 224860.0B
-6.1%
โ€”
Nov 8, 23
โœ“
0.25
Est 0.22
+13.6%
28756.0B
Est 221200.0B
-87.0%
โ€”
Aug 29, 23
โœ“
0.23
Est 0.21
+9.5%
15616.0B
Est 116301.0B
-86.6%
โ€”
May 9, 23
โœ“
0.26
Est 0.24
+8.3%
-69811.0B
Est 212490.0B
-132.8%
โ€”
Feb 8, 23
โœ“
0.27
Est 0.26
+3.9%
82127.0B
Est 213414.0B
-61.5%
โ€”
Nov 9, 22
โœ“
0.25
Est 0.20
+25.0%
202674.0B
Est 186432.5B
+8.7%
โ€”
Aug 29, 22
โœ“
0.21
Est 0.19
+10.5%
174318.0B
Est 176597.0B
-1.3%

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