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Prospect Capital Corporation

NYSE· Quarterly dividend · Financial Services / Asset Management

$16.80 ▼ $-0.04(-0.27%) as of Jun 17, 2026 17:07 UTC

Prospect Capital Corporation operates as a business development company (BDC). The firm provides a comprehensive range of financing solutions, primarily targeting the middle market across various stages of company development, including mature, later-stage, and emerging growth enterprises. Its expertise encompasses mezzanine finance, leveraged buyouts, refinancings, acquisitions, recapitalizations, turnarounds, and growth capital. Additionally, it engages in development and capital expenditure financing, along with specialized instruments such as subordinated debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), cash flow term loans, marketplace lending, and bridge facilities. Beyond corporate finance, Prospect Capital also allocates capital to real estate, with a particular emphasis on multi-family residential properties. Its investment portfolio encompasses a diverse array of financial instruments, including secured debt, senior debt, senior and secured term loans, unitranche debt, and both first and second-lien financing. The company also participates in private debt, private equity, mezzanine debt, and direct equity investments, targeting both private companies and microcap public entities. Prospect Capital pursues opportunities through both direct origination and secondary market purchases of loans and portfolios. Its strategic focus includes debt financing for private equity-backed transactions, corporate acquisitions, dividend recapitalizations, growth funding, bridge loans, cash flow term loans, and real estate-related financings and investments. The fund preferentially invests in small and medium-sized private enterprises, rather than larger public corporations. While maintaining a broad investment mandate across virtually all industry sectors, Prospect Capital demonstrates particular proficiency in the energy and industrial domains. Its extensive sector coverage includes, but is not limited to: 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, oilfie

Key Metrics

Current Yield

7.96%

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$1.3375

The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

Rank Score

70.1

Our 0-100 house score blending yield, payout safety, growth and momentum. Higher means a more attractive dividend profile by our model — an opinion, not advice.

RSI (14)

44

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$15.48 – $18.99

The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio

-70.73%

The share of earnings paid out as dividends. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earns, which can be a warning sign.

Years Paying

4

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is our quick durability read on the dividend: Sustainability, Adequacy, Financial strength and Endurance. Each letter flags green (good) or amber (worth a look).
S Sustainable Payout
Payout ratio -71% is elevated.
A Payment Track Record
4 years of dividend payments.
F Fair Valuation
Price-to-book 0.47.
E Entry Signal
Not oversold. RSI 44.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume3,831How many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$16.74The price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$16.74 – $16.84The lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$16.85The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$1.40BThe company's total market value: share price times shares outstanding.
Shares Out83.35MThe total number of shares the company has issued.
EPS$-1.07Earnings per share — profit divided by shares outstanding. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E-15.7Price-to-earnings ratio: share price divided by earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendJul 22, 2026Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay DateAug 03, 2026The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.0%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)-The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsThe number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.3344 Q Regular - Jul 22, 2026 Jul 22, 2026 Aug 03, 2026
$0.3344 Q Regular - Apr 21, 2026 Apr 21, 2026 May 01, 2026
$0.3344 Q Regular - Jan 21, 2026 Jan 21, 2026 Feb 02, 2026
$0.3344 Q Regular - Oct 22, 2025 Oct 22, 2025 Nov 03, 2025
$0.3344 Q Regular - Jul 23, 2025 Jul 23, 2025 Aug 01, 2025
$0.3344 Q Regular - Apr 17, 2025 Apr 18, 2025 May 01, 2025
$0.3344 Q Regular - Jan 22, 2025 Jan 22, 2025 Feb 03, 2025
$0.3344 Q Regular - Oct 16, 2024 Oct 16, 2024 Nov 01, 2024
$0.3344 Q Regular - Jul 17, 2024 Jul 17, 2024 Aug 01, 2024
$0.3344 Q Regular - Apr 16, 2024 Apr 17, 2024 May 01, 2024
$0.3344 Q Regular - Jan 16, 2024 Jan 17, 2024 Feb 01, 2024
$0.3344 Q Regular - Oct 17, 2023 Oct 18, 2023 Nov 01, 2023
$0.3344 Q Regular - Jul 18, 2023 Jul 19, 2023 Aug 01, 2023
$0.3344 Q Regular - Apr 18, 2023 Apr 19, 2023 May 01, 2023
$0.3344 Q Regular - Jan 17, 2023 Jan 18, 2023 Feb 01, 2023
$0.3344 Q Regular - Oct 18, 2022 Oct 19, 2022 Nov 01, 2022
$0.3344 Q Regular - Jul 19, 2022 Jul 20, 2022 Aug 01, 2022
$0.3344 Q Regular - Apr 19, 2022 Apr 20, 2022 May 02, 2022
$0.3344 Q Regular - Jan 18, 2022 Jan 19, 2022 Feb 01, 2022
$0.3827 Q Regular - Oct 19, 2021 Oct 20, 2021 Nov 01, 2021
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