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Prospect Capital PSEC Return on equity

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Other financials

Income statement

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Net income-$648.7M-228%
EPS (diluted)$0.05+113%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$34.6M-36.5%
Total debt$2.1B+4.1%
Total equity$3.0B-9.0%
Total assets$6.4B-8.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$195.7M+149%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.11B-22.8%
Enterprise value$3.19B-6.6%

Returns & leverage

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Debt / equity0.7×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Prospect Capital’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Prospect Capital’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Prospect Capital's return on equity?
Prospect Capital (PSEC) reported return on equity of 21.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Prospect Capital's return on equity changed year-over-year?
Prospect Capital's return on equity increased by 226.2% year-over-year, from -17% to 21.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Prospect Capital's return on equity?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Prospect Capital's return on equity has grown at a -29.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 27.5% to 7%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.