What is PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP's earnings per share (EPS)?

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) reported diluted earnings per share of $0.06 for fiscal year 2026. EPS represents the portion of a company's net income allocated to each outstanding share of common stock and is widely used to evaluate profitability on a per-share basis.

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) Financials

PSEC-PA

FY2026 annual

Revenue $9.0M -27.1% YoY

Net Income $153.7M +131.3% YoY

EPS (Diluted) $0.06 YoY not available

Operating Cash Flow $516.3M -1.3% YoY

Source SEC Filings (10-K/10-Q) Latest period FY2026, ended Jun 30, 2026 Reported Aug 20, 2026 Currency USD FYE June

Newest figures come from the 10-K for FY2026, filed Aug 20, 2026. Each column of the statement tables below links to the filing it was taken from, and every filing is listed on the PSEC-PA SEC filings page.

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) reported $9.0M in revenue for fiscal year 2026, down 27.1% from the prior fiscal year. This page shows its income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 7 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).

Rhea AI PSEC-PA FY2026 2026-10-04

The reported figures describe an asset-heavy investment vehicle whose earnings swing sharply while debt declines and distributions remain substantial.

The switch from a net loss of $490.5M in FY2025 to net income of $153.7M in FY2026 occurred while operating cash flow stayed near $520M in both years. That combination suggests reported earnings are unusually volatile relative to the cash generated by the portfolio and should not be read as a steady operating trend.

Across FY2024 through FY2026, total assets fell from $7.9B to $6.4B while debt-to-equity remained within roughly 0.6x to 0.7x. The vehicle is reducing its asset base without a comparable change in leverage intensity, leaving balance-sheet scale—not margin performance—as the more informative operating lens.

FY2026 distributions were $335.5M against net income of $153.7M, while financing cash flow was an outflow of $523.6M. This indicates that capital returned to holders exceeded current-period earnings, with financing activity materially shaping reported equity and asset changes.

Financial Health Signals

Financial health score not available

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP does not currently provide enough eligible data for a peer-relative financial health score, so none is published. The signals and metrics below are current.

Piotroski F-Score Partial

5/7

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP passes 5 of 7 computable financial strength tests (2 of the nine could not be computed from available data). All 4 profitability signals pass (positive income, cash flow, and earnings quality), 1 of 2 leverage/liquidity signals pass, neither operating efficiency signal passes.

Earnings Quality Cash-Backed

3.36x

For every $1 of reported earnings, PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP generates $3.36 in operating cash flow ($516.3M OCF vs $153.7M net income). This indicates profits are well-supported by actual cash generation, not accounting adjustments.

Key Financial Metrics

Export CSV

Earnings & Revenue

Revenue

$3.7M

YoY-31.4%

QoQ+152.0%

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP generated $3.7M in revenue in Q4 2026. This represents a decrease of 31.4% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 152.0%.

Net Income

-$4.5M

YoY+97.9%

QoQ-108.0%

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP reported -$4.5M in net income in Q4 2026. This represents an increase of 97.9% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 108.0%.

EPS (Diluted)

-$0.08

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP earned -$0.08 per diluted share (EPS) in Q4 2026.

EBITDA

Not reported for Q4 2026.

Cash & Balance Sheet

Cash & Debt

$43.6M

YoY-14.2%

QoQ+26.0%

5Y CAGR-7.3%

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP held $43.6M in cash against $1.9B in long-term debt as of Q4 2026.

Shares Outstanding

525M

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP had 525M shares outstanding in Q4 2026.

Free Cash Flow

Not reported for Q4 2026.

Dividends Per Share

Not reported for Q4 2026.

Margins & Returns

Return on Equity

-0.2%

YoY+7.1pp

QoQ-2.1pp

5Y change-6.3pp

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP's ROE was -0.2% in Q4 2026, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is up 7.1 percentage points from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 2.1 percentage points.

Gross Margin

Not reported for Q4 2026.

Operating Margin

Not reported for Q4 2026.

Net Margin

Not shown for Q4 2026: the reported ratio is below -100.0% of revenue, so it does not read as a share of revenue.

Capital Allocation

None of these metrics is reported for Q4 2026.

PSEC-PA Income Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

PSEC-PA quarterly income statement

Metric	FY2610-K	FY2510-K	FY2410-K	FY2310-K	FY2210-K	FY2110-K	FY2010-K
Revenue	$9.0M-27.1%	$12.3M-55.4%	$27.7M+52.6%	$18.1M-58.5%	$43.7M+26.0%	$34.7M	N/A
Interest Expense	$129.9M-12.4%	$148.3M-7.5%	$160.2M+8.1%	$148.2M+26.2%	$117.4M-10.1%	$130.6M	N/A
Net Income	$153.7M+131.3%	-$490.5M-309.5%	$234.1M+365.9%	-$88.0M-112.0%	$735.3M+71.8%	$428.1M+642.3%	-$78.9M
EPS (Basic)	$0.06+104.4%	-$1.35-475.0%	$0.36+183.7%	-$0.43-130.1%	$1.43-43.0%	$2.51	N/A
EPS (Diluted)	$0.06	-$1.35	$0.34	-$0.43	$1.34	$2.50	N/A
Diluted Shares (Avg)	480M	440M	625M	399M	434M	386M	N/A

Metric	Q4'2610-K	Q3'2610-Q	Q2'2610-Q	Q1'2610-Q	Q4'2510-K	Q3'2510-Q	Q2'2510-Q	Q1'2510-Q
Revenue	$3.7M-31.4%	$1.5M-58.1%	$2.5M+111.9%	$1.3M-42.1%	$5.4M+11.0%	$3.5M+8.6%	$1.2M-62.4%	$2.2M-86.3%
Interest Expense	$31.9M-7.3%	$31.5M-12.8%	$32.8M-13.7%	$33.7M-15.3%	$34.4M-13.5%	$36.2M-9.3%	$38.0M-5.2%	$39.8M-2.1%
Net Income	-$4.5M+97.9%	$56.5M+140.4%	$23.7M+36037.9%	$78.0M+158.2%	-$216.5M-25844.0%	-$139.9M-196.9%	-$66K+99.8%	-$134.0M-214.9%
EPS (Basic)	-$0.08+84.3%	$0.05+112.8%	-$0.01+85.7%	$0.10+126.3%	-$0.51-2450.0%	-$0.39-244.4%	-$0.07+46.2%	-$0.38-265.2%
EPS (Diluted)	-$0.08	$0.05	-$0.01+85.7%	$0.08	-$0.51	-$0.39	-$0.07	-$0.38
Diluted Shares (Avg)	N/A	930M	472M+8.1%	877M	N/A	443M	437M	429M

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit, R&D Expenses, SG&A Expenses, Operating Income, EBITDA, Income Tax.

PSEC-PA Balance Sheet

PSEC-PA quarterly balance sheet

Metric	FY2610-K	FY2510-K	FY2410-K	FY2310-K	FY2210-K	FY2110-K	FY2010-K
Total Assets	$6.4B-5.2%	$6.8B-13.4%	$7.9B-0.1%	$7.9B+2.6%	$7.7B	N/A	N/A
Cash & Equivalents	$43.6M-14.2%	$50.8M-40.9%	$85.9M-10.2%	$95.6M+170.5%	$35.4M-44.4%	$63.6M	N/A
Short-Term Investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	N/A
Long-Term Investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	N/A
Total Liabilities	$3.5B-7.8%	$3.8B-7.9%	$4.1B+52.9%	$2.7B-5.0%	$2.9B	N/A	N/A
Long-Term Debt	$1.9B-10.9%	$2.1B-14.2%	$2.4B-5.8%	$2.6B-5.6%	$2.7B	N/A	N/A
Total Equity	$2.9B-2.0%	$3.0B-19.5%	$3.7B-0.6%	$3.7B-9.4%	$4.1B+4.4%	$3.9B	N/A
Retained Earnings	-$1.4B-16.2%	-$1.2B-373.7%	$436.3M+223.6%	-$352.9M-616.3%	$68.4M+132.5%	-$210.6M	N/A

Metric	Q4'2610-K	Q3'2610-Q	Q2'2610-Q	Q1'2610-Q	Q4'2510-K	Q3'2510-Q	Q2'2510-Q	Q1'2510-Q
Total Assets	$6.4B-5.2%	$6.4B-8.8%	$6.5B-9.7%	$6.6B-12.5%	$6.8B-13.4%	$7.0B-11.5%	$7.2B-7.0%	$7.6B
Cash & Equivalents	$43.6M-14.2%	$34.6M-36.5%	$38.1M-36.3%	$86.5M+51.8%	$50.8M-40.9%	$54.5M+1.9%	$59.8M-38.6%	$57.0M-17.2%
Short-Term Investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Long-Term Investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$3.5B-7.8%	$3.4B-8.5%	$3.6B-5.8%	$3.6B-10.9%	$3.8B-7.9%	$3.8B+44.1%	$3.8B+46.1%	$4.1B
Long-Term Debt	$1.9B-10.9%	$1.7B-14.6%	$1.8B-10.2%	$1.9B-15.5%	$2.1B-14.2%	$2.0B-18.3%	$2.1B-16.7%	$2.3B
Total Equity	$2.9B-2.0%	$3.0B-9.0%	$3.0B-14.0%	$3.0B-14.4%	$3.0B-19.5%	$3.2B-13.3%	$3.4B-6.6%	$3.5B-7.1%
Retained Earnings	-$1.4B-16.2%	-$1.4B-30.1%	-$1.3B-61.7%	-$1.3B-71.4%	-$1.2B-373.7%	-$1.1B-131.9%	-$828.0M-66.9%	-$739.7M

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Current Assets, Inventory, Accounts Receivable, Goodwill, Current Liabilities, Non-Current Liabilities.

PSEC-PA Cash Flow Statement

PSEC-PA quarterly cash flow statement

Metric	FY2610-K	FY2510-K	FY2410-K	FY2310-K	FY2210-K	FY2110-K	FY2010-K
Operating Cash Flow	$516.3M-1.3%	$523.2M+86.9%	$280.0M+226.8%	-$220.8M+72.2%	-$795.3M-2664.0%	$31.0M	N/A
Financing Cash Flow	-$523.6M+6.2%	-$558.3M-92.7%	-$289.8M-203.1%	$281.1M-63.4%	$767.1M+6508.5%	-$12.0M	N/A
Dividends Paid	$335.5M+0.9%	$332.4M-7.7%	$360.3M+20.4%	$299.1M+10.7%	$270.3M+38.2%	$195.6M	N/A

Metric	Q4'2610-K	Q3'2610-Q	Q2'2610-Q	Q1'2610-Q	Q4'2510-K	Q3'2510-Q	Q2'2510-Q	Q1'2510-Q
Operating Cash Flow	-$43.9M-475.8%	$195.7M+149.0%	$85.6M-69.3%	$279.0M+60.6%	-$7.6M-106.0%	$78.6M+452.9%	$278.5M+250.7%	$173.7M+82.7%
Financing Cash Flow	$52.9M+1249.8%	-$199.1M-137.5%	-$134.2M+51.3%	-$243.2M-20.1%	$3.9M+104.1%	-$83.8M-289.1%	-$275.8M-440.5%	-$202.6M-66.3%
Dividends Paid	$80.1M+11.8%	$91.9M+17.4%	$74.6M-16.5%	$89.0M-4.5%	$71.7M-21.3%	$78.3M-18.3%	$89.2M+10.8%	$93.2M+0.4%

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Depreciation & Amortization, Stock-Based Compensation, Capital Expenditures, Free Cash Flow, Investing Cash Flow, Share Buybacks.

PSEC-PA Financial Ratios

Margins and returns are percentages; the remaining ratios are unitless multiples. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

PSEC-PA quarterly financial ratios

Metric	FY2610-K	FY2510-K	FY2410-K	FY2310-K	FY2210-K	FY2110-K	FY2010-K
Net Margin	1707.4%	-3972.3%	846.2%	-485.6%	1683.4%	1234.6%	N/A
Return on Equity	5.3%+21.7pp	-16.4%-22.7pp	6.3%+8.7pp	-2.4%-20.2pp	17.8%+7.0pp	10.8%	N/A
Return on Assets	2.4%+9.6pp	-7.2%-10.2pp	3.0%+4.1pp	-1.1%-10.7pp	9.6%	N/A	N/A
Debt-to-Equity	0.64-0.1x	0.700.0x	0.660.0x	0.690.0x	0.66	N/A	N/A
Asset Turnover	0.000.0x	0.000.0x	0.000.0x	0.000.0x	0.01	N/A	N/A

Metric	Q4'2610-K	Q3'2610-Q	Q2'2610-Q	Q1'2610-Q	Q4'2510-K	Q3'2510-Q	Q2'2510-Q	Q1'2510-Q
Net Margin	-121.9%	3842.1%	939.0%	6003.2%	-4009.4%	-3983.9%	-5.5%	-5972.0%
Return on Equity	-0.2%+7.1pp	1.9%+6.2pp	0.8%+0.8pp	2.6%+6.4pp	-7.2%-7.3pp	-4.3%-8.2pp	0.0%+0.8pp	-3.8%-6.9pp
Return on Assets	-0.1%+3.1pp	0.9%+2.9pp	0.4%+0.4pp	1.2%+2.9pp	-3.2%-3.2pp	-2.0%-3.8pp	0.0%+0.4pp	-1.8%
Debt-to-Equity	0.64-0.1x	0.590.0x	0.620.0x	0.640.0x	0.700.0x	0.620.0x	0.60-0.1x	0.65
Asset Turnover	0.000.0x	0.000.0x	0.000.0x	0.000.0x	0.000.0x	0.000.0x	0.000.0x	0.00

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Gross Margin, Operating Margin, Current Ratio, FCF Margin.

Reported as filed but not readable as a share of revenue in the periods where the ratio runs further from zero than a revenue base allows; no change figure is given where either compared period is one of those: Net Margin.

Where PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP Ranks

Frequently Asked Questions

What is PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP's annual revenue?

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) reported $9.0M in total revenue for fiscal year 2026. This represents a -27.1% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.

How fast is PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP's revenue growing?

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) revenue declined by 27.1% year-over-year, from $12.3M to $9.0M in fiscal year 2026.

Is PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP profitable?

Yes, PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) reported a net income of $153.7M in fiscal year 2026.

How much debt does PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP have?

As of fiscal year 2026, PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) had $43.6M in cash and equivalents against $1.9B in long-term debt.

What is PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP's return on equity (ROE)?

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) has a return on equity of 5.3% for fiscal year 2026, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.

What is PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP's operating cash flow?

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) generated $516.3M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2026, representing cash generated from core business activities.

What are PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP's total assets?

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) had $6.4B in total assets as of fiscal year 2026, including both current and long-term assets.

How many shares does PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP have outstanding?

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) had 525M shares outstanding as of fiscal year 2026.

What is PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP's debt-to-equity ratio?

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64 as of fiscal year 2026, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

What is PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP's return on assets (ROA)?

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) had a return on assets of 2.4% for fiscal year 2026, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.

What is PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP's Piotroski F-Score?

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 out of 7 computable signals; 2 of the nine could not be computed from available data, so the full-scale strength rating is not shown. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7 to 9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Are PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP's earnings high quality?

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP (PSEC-PA) has an earnings quality ratio of 3.36x, considered cash-backed (high quality). This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.