Return On Equity
3.4%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP financial metrics
Period Q3 2026 · Filed 20 Aug 2026
Key metrics snapshot
Return On Assets
4.3%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Operating Margin
70%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Current Ratio
1.1x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Quick Ratio
1.04x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Debt-to-equity
0.41x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Profitability
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Equity |
3.4%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
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| Return On Assets |
4.3%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
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| Operating Margin |
70%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
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Financial Health
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio |
1.1x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
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| Quick Ratio |
1.04x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
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| Debt-to-equity |
0.41x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
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Share Metrics
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding |
524,832,496
Period-end balance · 19 Aug 2026
|
+11% |
Comparisons, sources and research notes
Sources and sharing
PSEC - PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP Financial Facts
- Context
- Latest metrics period: Q3 2026
- Latest reported value
- Return On Equity 3.4%
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open metric pages to inspect the reported history.
Tracking and update notes
Why revisit this company facts page
Company facts change as new 10-Q and 10-K filings update the latest reported period, headline values, and cross-company comparison context.
- Latest source-backed update
- Latest metrics period Q3 2026
- Why come back
- Use the next filing cycle to compare new facts against this baseline and then verify the detailed metric history.
- Current latest metrics period: Q3 2026.
- Most recent SEC facts end date on this page: 19 Aug 2026.
- Save this filer to return when the next filing-backed metric period changes the picture.
Freshness comes from the latest SEC company facts period available for this filer and the linked metric history pages.
Latest update
Latest update for PSEC - PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP
Latest financial period: Q2 2026. Reopen this facts page to verify the newest reported period against the prior baseline.
Update date
20 Aug 2026
Page type
Company facts
Latest period
Q3 2026
SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 20 Aug 2026.
Benchmark Context
How Return On Equity compares
Return On Equity does not yet have enough prior-period data for a historical comparison on this page.
Compared with
Compared with PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP's recent history first. Same-industry peer context appears only when enough SEC-backed benchmark coverage exists.
Why this is notable
Return On Equity already has a self-history signal here, but same-industry benchmark context waits until the benchmark sample is strong enough.
- Latest comparable period on this page: Q3 2026.
- Peer context will appear when enough companies report a comparable value for this metric.
- Open the metric history first if you want to verify the exact period-to-period change.
Industry benchmark context uses SEC-reported values from the same methodology version. Latest periods may differ across companies.
Filing notes and source
Key facts
- PSEC - PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP financial facts use SEC filings; any third-party reference is labeled separately.
- Latest metrics period on this page: Q3 2026.
- Headline metric: Return On Equity 3.4%.
Change
- Comparable YoY change is unavailable for this metric.
- Most recent SEC facts end date: 19 Aug 2026.
Research use
- This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
- Metric cards link to SEC history; a third-party reference may use a different or unverified reporting period.
Evidence
Based on latest 10-Q/10-K
View source filing
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open company facts to inspect the reported metric history.
Latest financial snapshot (2026-08-19) highlights Return On Equity 3.4%, Return On Assets 4.3%, and Operating Margin 70.3%.
Valuation Snapshot
SEC-only DCF estimate using a normalized free cash flow base, cash, debt, and reported share count when available.
No market comparison
USD inputs only. Cash and complete debt must share the latest balance date. Missing balances are unknown, never zero; equity value and market EV remain unavailable until both are verified.
DCF estimate is unavailable because required valuation inputs are missing.
Missing: Free cash flow.
Input periods, units and SEC sources
Equity value = DCF enterprise value + cash − debt. Cash flow uses matching annual or trailing-12-month periods.
- Operating cash flow: 516,306,000.0 USD · through 2026-06-30 · reported annual SEC source
- Capital expenditures: unavailable on a verified comparable basis
- Cash and equivalents: 43,572,000.0 USD · through 2026-06-30 SEC source
- Debt: unavailable on a verified comparable basis
Data confidence notes
- Free cash flow unavailable: matching usd annual or trailing-12-month operating cash flow and cash capex are required
- Debt unavailable: no complete usd debt balance at the latest balance date
- Valuation unavailable: free cash flow is missing
Financial Quality Score
Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.
62.0/100
Balanced Confidence medium
Return On Equity
3.4%
Metric score 0.0/100
Return On Assets
4.3%
Metric score 28.8/100
Financial Health
- Current Ratio
- 1.1x
- Quick Ratio
- 1.04x
- Debt to Equity
- 0.41x
Strengths
Operating Margin, Current Ratio, and Quick Ratio
Watchpoints
Return On Equity and Return On Assets
Calculation methodology and other links
How we score
This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.
| Metric | Weight | V1 threshold |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | 20 | 5% to 20% |
| ROE | 15 | 8% to 25% |
| ROA | 10 | 2% to 10% |
| Operating Margin | 5 | 5% to 25% |
| Current Ratio | 12 | 1.0x to 2.0x |
| Quick Ratio | 8 | 0.8x to 1.5x |
| Debt to Equity | 10 | 0.3x to 2.0x (lower is better) |
| Revenue YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
| Net Income YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
How Calculated (standard_v1)
Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.
- Operating Income / Revenues using matching TTM or quarter periods; basis shown per metric
- Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
- (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
- Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
- TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
- Revenues YoY using available TTM or quarter comparison; basis shown per metric
- Net Income YoY using available TTM or quarter comparison; basis shown per metric
CIK / security context first