PSEC BDC — Prospect Capital Corporation

Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)

PSEC is a BDC. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 18.83%, its trailing-12-month yield is 22.83%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 44/100 (Caution). Total return is 85.1% over the past 22.1 years, 871.2 points behind SPY at 956.3%.

At the current 18.83% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,883 per year, or $156.92 per month on an equivalent basis.

PSEC performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 85.1% over the past 22.1 years, 871.2 points behind SPY at 956.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 25.9%.

PSEC key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

44 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

8.29%

Issuer

Prospect Capital

Asset type

BDC

Asset class

Equity

Distribution rate

18.83%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

22.83%

5-year average yield

14.04

Last close

$2.19

Market cap

$1,122,914,958

Average volume

4160018.0

Next dividend

$0.035

Next ex-dividend date

09/28/2026

Beta

0.777

Payout ratio

0.209

P/E ratio

36.5

Forward P/E

9.3721

EPS

$0.06

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (18.83%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (22.83%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: Prospect Capital; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

PSEC risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 25.9%.

Who may consider PSEC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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