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PSEC Prospect Capital dividend history, payout ratio & dates

Prospect Capital's most recent dividend of $0.045 per share was on Nov 26, 2024 (ex-date). At an annualized rate of $0.71 per share, the stock yields 16.95%. The latest PSEC distribution of $0.045 marks a dividend change of -25%.

Key dates

  • PSEC last dividend date: Nov 26, 2024
PSEC dividend stats
DPS
$0.71
Dividend yield
16.17%
Payout ratio
N/A
vs. Financial Services sector
Dividend yield
2.82%
Payout ratio
44.2%

Dividend yield

What is Prospect Capital current dividend yield

Prospect Capital's dividend yield of 16.95% is higher than the Financial Services sector and the industry average. In comparison with the Financial Services sector average of 2.82%, Prospect Capital's dividend yield is 501% higher. The current dividend yield is higher than the historical average of 11.4% of the last 5 years.

Dividend history

What is PSEC dividend payout history and dates

Prospect Capital has a history of paying dividends since 2005. Our records of PSEC show that the company has issued 12 monthly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has decreased by 2.1% for the last year. However since the stock price has gone down by 33% from a year ago, the dividend yield has grown by 45%.

Recent dividends

Ex-date Amount Yield (TTM)
Nov 26, 2024 $0.045 14.87%
Oct 29, 2024 $0.06 13.77%
Sep 26, 2024 $0.06 13.64%
Aug 28, 2024 $0.06 14.34%
Jul 29, 2024 $0.06 13.09%
Jun 26, 2024 $0.06 13.02%
May 29, 2024 $0.06 12.9%
Apr 25, 2024 $0.06 13.74%
Mar 26, 2024 $0.06 13.19%
Feb 26, 2024 $0.06 12.88%
Jan 26, 2024 $0.06 11.63%
Dec 26, 2023 $0.06 11.8%
Nov 27, 2023 $0.06 12.54%
Oct 26, 2023 $0.06 13.36%
Sep 26, 2023 $0.06 12.06%
Aug 28, 2023 $0.06 11.98%
Jul 26, 2023 $0.06 10.96%
Jun 27, 2023 $0.06 11.69%
May 25, 2023 $0.06 11.59%
Apr 25, 2023 $0.06 10.75%
Mar 28, 2023 $0.06 10.47%
Feb 23, 2023 $0.06 9.57%
Jan 26, 2023 $0.06 9.57%
Dec 27, 2022 $0.06 10.16%
Nov 25, 2022 $0.06 9.21%
Oct 26, 2022 $0.06 10.01%
Sep 27, 2022 $0.06 10.98%
Aug 26, 2022 $0.06 9.23%
Jul 26, 2022 $0.06 9.74%
Jun 27, 2022 $0.06 10.07%
May 26, 2022 $0.06 9.46%
Apr 26, 2022 $0.06 9.44%
Mar 28, 2022 $0.06 8.77%
Feb 23, 2022 $0.06 9.05%
Jan 26, 2022 $0.06 8.62%
Dec 28, 2021 $0.06 8.47%
Nov 24, 2021 $0.06 8.18%
Oct 26, 2021 $0.06 8.63%
Sep 27, 2021 $0.06 9.17%
Aug 26, 2021 $0.06 8.96%
Jul 27, 2021 $0.06 8.81%
Jun 25, 2021 $0.06 8.16%
May 26, 2021 $0.06 8.65%
Apr 29, 2021 $0.06 8.81%
Mar 30, 2021 $0.06 9.22%
Feb 25, 2021 $0.06 9.89%
Jan 28, 2021 $0.06 11.46%
Dec 30, 2020 $0.06 13.16%
Nov 27, 2020 $0.06 13.07%
Oct 29, 2020 $0.06 14.37%
Sep 29, 2020 $0.06 14.34%
Aug 28, 2020 $0.06 14.17%
Jul 30, 2020 $0.06 14.4%
Jun 29, 2020 $0.06 14.2%
May 28, 2020 $0.06 13.82%
Apr 29, 2020 $0.06 16.14%
Mar 30, 2020 $0.06 16.44%
Feb 27, 2020 $0.06 12.48%
Jan 30, 2020 $0.06 10.99%
Dec 31, 2019 $0.06 11.18%
Nov 27, 2019 $0.06 11.04%
Oct 30, 2019 $0.06 11.15%
Sep 27, 2019 $0.06 10.84%
Aug 29, 2019 $0.06 11.25%
Jul 30, 2019 $0.06 10.78%
Jun 27, 2019 $0.06 11.15%
May 30, 2019 $0.06 10.99%
Apr 29, 2019 $0.06 10.7%
Mar 28, 2019 $0.06 10.94%
Feb 27, 2019 $0.06 10.48%
Jan 30, 2019 $0.06 10.62%
Dec 31, 2018 $0.06 11.41%
Nov 29, 2018 $0.06 10.43%
Oct 30, 2018 $0.06 10.75%
Sep 27, 2018 $0.06 9.77%
Aug 30, 2018 $0.06 9.5%
Jul 30, 2018 $0.06 10.66%
Jun 28, 2018 $0.06 11.41%
May 30, 2018 $0.06 11.67%
Apr 27, 2018 $0.06 12.79%
Mar 28, 2018 $0.06 12.85%
Feb 27, 2018 $0.06 12.95%
Jan 30, 2018 $0.06 13.3%
Dec 28, 2017 $0.06 13.04%
Nov 29, 2017 $0.06 13.53%
Oct 30, 2017 $0.06 15.83%
Sep 28, 2017 $0.06 14.64%
Aug 29, 2017 $0.083 14.57%
Jul 27, 2017 $0.083 12.15%
Jun 28, 2017 $0.083 12.42%
May 26, 2017 $0.083 12.09%
Apr 26, 2017 $0.083 10.69%
Mar 29, 2017 $0.083 11.07%
Feb 24, 2017 $0.083 10.66%
Jan 27, 2017 $0.083 11.5%
Dec 28, 2016 $0.083 12.09%
Nov 28, 2016 $0.083 12.4%
Oct 27, 2016 $0.083 12.39%
Sep 28, 2016 $0.083 12.18%
Aug 29, 2016 $0.083 11.8%
Jul 27, 2016 $0.083 12%
Jun 28, 2016 $0.083 12.88%
May 26, 2016 $0.083 13.24%
Apr 27, 2016 $0.083 13.24%
Mar 29, 2016 $0.083 14.12%
Feb 25, 2016 $0.083 14.53%
Jan 27, 2016 $0.083 16.5%
Dec 29, 2015 $0.083 14.75%
Nov 25, 2015 $0.083 14.06%
Oct 28, 2015 $0.083 14.77%
Sep 28, 2015 $0.083 15.15%
Aug 27, 2015 $0.083 15.15%
Jul 29, 2015 $0.083 16.22%
Jun 26, 2015 $0.083 15.87%
May 27, 2015 $0.083 15.34%
Apr 28, 2015 $0.083 14.91%
Mar 27, 2015 $0.083 15.07%
Feb 25, 2015 $0.083 14.91%
Jan 28, 2015 $0.111 15.79%

Prospect Capital dividend payouts

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)

PSEC dividend vs peer dividends

How does PSEC dividend compare to its peers' dividends
Name Dividend yield DPS Payout ratio
OFS OFS Capital Corp 16.92% $1.36 N/A
PSEC Prospect Capital Corp 16.17% $0.71 N/A
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp 14.44% $2.2 305.6%

Frequently asked questions

Does Prospect Capital pay a dividend?

Yes, Prospect Capital has paid 12 dividends in the last 12 months. PSEC has been paying dividends since 2005.

When was PSEC's last dividend?

Prospect Capital's last regular dividend was on Nov 26, 2024 (ex-date) with the amount of $0.045 per share.

How much dividend does Prospect Capital pay (per share)?

PSEC has paid dividend of $0.71 per share in the last year.

What is Prospect Capital's dividend yield?

Currently Prospect Capital's dividend yield is 16.95%.

How often does Prospect Capital pay dividends?

Prospect Capital has a monthly dividend frequency.

Does Prospect Capital pay a good dividend?

Prospect Capital's dividend yield is higher than the Financial Services sector average.

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield. Data from and Sharadar.