PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP PSEC
Prospect is a financial services company that primarily lends to and invests in middle market privately-held companies. We are a closed-end investment company incorporated in Maryland. We have elected to be regulated as a business development company ("BDC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). As a BDC, we have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company ("RIC"), under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). We were organized on April 13, 2004, and were funded in an initial public offering completed on July 27, 2004. We are one of the longest-running and largest BDCs with approximately $6.4 billion of total assets as of June 30, 2026.
Valuation FY2026 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest expense | — | — | $160.2M | $148.2M | $117.4M | $130.6M | — | — |
| Net income | $153.7M | -$469.9M | $262.8M | -$88.0M | $735.3M | $428.1M | -$78.9M | — |
| EPS, basic | 0.06 | -1.35 | 0.36 | -0.43 | 1.43 | 2.51 | — | — |
| EPS, diluted | 0.06 | -1.35 | 0.34 | -0.43 | 1.34 | 2.50 | — | — |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | 479.9M | 440.3M | 625.3M | 398.5M | 390.6M | 382.7M | 368.1M | 366.0M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $43.6M | $50.8M | $85.9M | $95.6M | $35.4M | $63.6M | $44.6M | — |
| Total assets | $6.45B | $6.80B | $7.86B | $7.86B | $7.66B | — | — | — |
| Long-term debt | $1.86B | $2.09B | $2.43B | $2.58B | $2.74B | — | — | — |
| Total liabilities | $1.95B | $2.19B | $2.56B | $2.71B | $2.85B | — | — | — |
| Retained earnings | -$1.39B | -$1.19B | -$436.3M | -$352.9M | $68.4M | — | — | — |
| Total equity | $2.93B | $2.99B | $3.71B | $3.73B | $4.12B | $3.95B | $3.06B | $3.31B |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $516.3M | $523.2M | $280.0M | -$220.8M | -$795.3M | $31.0M | — | — |
| Financing cash flow | -$523.6M | -$558.3M | -$289.8M | $281.1M | $767.1M | -$12.0M | — | — |
| Dividends paid | $249.7M | $264.1M | $360.3M | $299.1M | $270.3M | $195.6M | — | — |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001287032-26-000269.
Plot the figures US dollars
- Revenue
- Gross profit
- Net income
| Fiscal year | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | — | -$78.9M | $428.1M | $735.3M | -$88.0M | $262.8M | -$469.9M | $153.7M |
Recent filings and events
- Results announced The quarterly or annual earnings release. Arrives four times a year from almost every company here. Item 2.02
- Regulation FD disclosure Something the company told the market and had to tell everyone at once - usually a slide deck or a press release. Item 7.01
- Annual report filed A new 10-K. The figures and the business description on this site come from it. Form 10-K
- Shareholder vote The results of the annual meeting or a special vote. Item 5.07
- Material agreement signed The company entered an agreement outside the ordinary course of business - a large contract, a credit facility, a merger agreement. Item 1.01
- Shareholder rights changed The terms attaching to the shares themselves have changed. Item 3.03
- Charter or fiscal year changed A change to the company's governing documents, or to when its year ends. Item 5.03
- Results announced Item 2.02
- Regulation FD disclosure Item 7.01
- Material agreement signed Item 1.01
- Results announced Item 2.02
- Regulation FD disclosure Item 7.01
Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.