Prospect Capital
Dividend Yield & History

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Its most recent quarterly dividend was paid to shareholders on 17 Feb 2022. In trailing 12 Months, 2965.9% of the company’s earnings is paid out as dividends.

PSEC Most Recent Dividend 17 Feb 2022
PSEC Dividend Yield TTM 16.19%
PSEC Payout Ratio TTM 2965.9% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings)
Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC): Payout ratio
Payout ratio 2965.9%

Prospect Capital stock dividend per share (2018 – 2022)

Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC): Dividend per share
2018 $0.12
2019 $0.72
2020 $0.72
2021 $0
2022 $0.06

Prospect Capital stock dividend yield (2018 – 2022)

Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC): Dividend Yield
2018 10.55%
2019 10.16%
2020 12.76%
2021 6.09%
2022 9.9%

Prospect Capital stock dividend history by quarter (2004 – 2022)

Date Dividend Dividend adjustment Declaration date Record date Payment date
26 Jan 2022 $0.06000 $0.06000 8 Nov 2021 27 Jan 2022 17 Feb 2022
28 Dec 2021 $0.06000 $0.06000 8 Nov 2021 29 Dec 2021 20 Jan 2022
24 Nov 2021 $0.06000 $0.06000 8 Nov 2021 26 Nov 2021 23 Dec 2021
26 Oct 2021 $0.06000 $0.06000 24 Aug 2021 27 Oct 2021 18 Nov 2021
27 Sep 2021 $0.06000 $0.06000 24 Aug 2021 28 Sep 2021 21 Oct 2021
26 Aug 2021 $0.06000 $0.06000 10 May 2021 27 Aug 2021 23 Sep 2021
27 Jul 2021 $0.06000 $0.06000 10 May 2021 28 Jul 2021 19 Aug 2021
25 Jun 2021 $0.06000 $0.06000 10 May 2021 28 Jun 2021 22 Jul 2021
26 May 2021 $0.06000 $0.06000 27 May 2021 17 Jun 2021
29 Apr 2021 $0.06000 $0.06000 9 Feb 2021 30 Apr 2021 20 May 2021
19 Apr 2021 $0.00000 $0.06000
30 Mar 2021 $0.06000 $0.06000 9 Feb 2021 31 Mar 2021 22 Apr 2021
25 Feb 2021 $0.06000 $0.06000 9 Feb 2021 26 Feb 2021 18 Mar 2021
28 Jan 2021 $0.06000 $0.06000 9 Nov 2020 29 Jan 2021 18 Feb 2021
30 Dec 2020 $0.06000 $0.06000 9 Nov 2020 31 Dec 2020 21 Jan 2021
27 Nov 2020 $0.06000 $0.06000 9 Nov 2020 30 Nov 2020 24 Dec 2020
29 Oct 2020 $0.06000 $0.06000 25 Aug 2020 30 Oct 2020 19 Nov 2020
29 Sep 2020 $0.06000 $0.06000 26 Aug 2020 30 Sep 2020 22 Oct 2020
28 Aug 2020 $0.06000 $0.06000 13 May 2020 31 Aug 2020 17 Sep 2020
30 Jul 2020 $0.06000 $0.06000 13 May 2020 31 Jul 2020 20 Aug 2020
29 Jun 2020 $0.06000 $0.06000 13 May 2020 30 Jun 2020 23 Jul 2020
28 May 2020 $0.06000 $0.06000 13 May 2020 29 May 2020 18 Jun 2020
29 Apr 2020 $0.06000 $0.06000 12 Feb 2020 30 Apr 2020 21 May 2020
30 Mar 2020 $0.06000 $0.06000 12 Feb 2020 31 Mar 2020 23 Apr 2020
27 Feb 2020 $0.06000 $0.06000 12 Feb 2020 28 Feb 2020 19 Mar 2020
30 Jan 2020 $0.06000 $0.06000 7 Nov 2019 31 Jan 2020 20 Feb 2020
31 Dec 2019 $0.06000 $0.06000 7 Nov 2019 2 Jan 2020 23 Jan 2020
27 Nov 2019 $0.06000 $0.06000 7 Nov 2019 29 Nov 2019 19 Dec 2019
30 Oct 2019 $0.06000 $0.06000 27 Aug 2019 31 Oct 2019 20 Nov 2019
27 Sep 2019 $0.06000 $0.06000 27 Aug 2019 30 Sep 2019 24 Oct 2019
29 Aug 2019 $0.06000 $0.06000 8 May 2019 30 Aug 2019 19 Sep 2019
30 Jul 2019 $0.06000 $0.06000 8 May 2019 31 Jul 2019 22 Aug 2019
27 Jun 2019 $0.06000 $0.06000 8 May 2019 28 Jun 2019 18 Jul 2019
30 May 2019 $0.06000 $0.06000 8 May 2019 31 May 2019 20 Jun 2019
29 Apr 2019 $0.06000 $0.06000 6 Feb 2019 30 Apr 2019 23 May 2019
28 Mar 2019 $0.06000 $0.06000 6 Feb 2019 29 Mar 2019 18 Apr 2019
27 Feb 2019 $0.06000 $0.06000 6 Feb 2019 28 Feb 2019 21 Mar 2019
30 Jan 2019 $0.06000 $0.06000 6 Nov 2018 31 Jan 2019 21 Feb 2019
31 Dec 2018 $0.06000 $0.06000 6 Nov 2018 2 Jan 2019 24 Jan 2019
29 Nov 2018 $0.06000 $0.06000 6 Nov 2018 30 Nov 2018 20 Dec 2018
30 Oct 2018 $0.06000 $0.06000 28 Aug 2018 31 Oct 2018 21 Nov 2018
27 Sep 2018 $0.06000 $0.06000 28 Aug 2018 28 Sep 2018 18 Oct 2018
30 Aug 2018 $0.06000 $0.06000 14 May 2018 31 Aug 2018 20 Sep 2018
30 Jul 2018 $0.06000 $0.06000 9 May 2018 31 Jul 2018 23 Aug 2018
28 Jun 2018 $0.06000 $0.06000 9 May 2018 29 Jun 2018 19 Jul 2018
30 May 2018 $0.06000 $0.06000 9 May 2018 31 May 2018 21 Jun 2018
27 Apr 2018 $0.06000 $0.06000 8 Feb 2018 30 Apr 2018 24 May 2018
28 Mar 2018 $0.06000 $0.06000 9 Feb 2018 30 Mar 2018 19 Apr 2018
27 Feb 2018 $0.06000 $0.06000 8 Feb 2018 28 Feb 2018 22 Mar 2018
30 Jan 2018 $0.06000 $0.06000 10 Nov 2017 31 Jan 2018 15 Feb 2018
28 Dec 2017 $0.06000 $0.06000 10 Nov 2017 29 Dec 2017 18 Jan 2018
29 Nov 2017 $0.06000 $0.06000 10 Nov 2017 30 Nov 2017 21 Dec 2017
30 Oct 2017 $0.06000 $0.06000 28 Aug 2017 31 Oct 2017 22 Nov 2017
28 Sep 2017 $0.06000 $0.06000 28 Aug 2017 29 Sep 2017 19 Oct 2017
29 Aug 2017 $0.08333 $0.08300 9 May 2017 31 Aug 2017 21 Sep 2017
27 Jul 2017 $0.08333 $0.08300 9 May 2017 31 Jul 2017 24 Aug 2017
28 Jun 2017 $0.08333 $0.08300 9 May 2017 30 Jun 2017 20 Jul 2017
26 May 2017 $0.08333 $0.08300 9 May 2017 31 May 2017 22 Jun 2017
26 Apr 2017 $0.08333 $0.08300 7 Feb 2017 28 Apr 2017 18 May 2017
29 Mar 2017 $0.08333 $0.08300 7 Feb 2017 31 Mar 2017 20 Apr 2017
24 Feb 2017 $0.08333 $0.08300 7 Feb 2017 28 Feb 2017 23 Mar 2017
27 Jan 2017 $0.08333 $0.08300 8 Nov 2016 31 Jan 2017 16 Feb 2017
28 Dec 2016 $0.08333 $0.08300 8 Nov 2016 30 Dec 2016 19 Jan 2017
28 Nov 2016 $0.08333 $0.08300 8 Nov 2016 30 Nov 2016 22 Dec 2016
27 Oct 2016 $0.08333 $0.08300 25 Aug 2016 31 Oct 2016 17 Nov 2016
28 Sep 2016 $0.08333 $0.08300 25 Aug 2016 30 Sep 2016 20 Oct 2016
29 Aug 2016 $0.08333 $0.08300 9 May 2016 31 Aug 2016 22 Sep 2016
27 Jul 2016 $0.08333 $0.08300 9 May 2016 29 Jul 2016 18 Aug 2016
28 Jun 2016 $0.08333 $0.08300 9 May 2016 30 Jun 2016 21 Jul 2016
26 May 2016 $0.08333 $0.08300 9 May 2016 31 May 2016 23 Jun 2016
27 Apr 2016 $0.08333 $0.08300 9 Feb 2016 29 Apr 2016 19 May 2016
29 Mar 2016 $0.08333 $0.08300 9 Feb 2016 31 Mar 2016 21 Apr 2016
25 Feb 2016 $0.08333 $0.08300 9 Feb 2016 29 Feb 2016 24 Mar 2016
27 Jan 2016 $0.08333 $0.08300 4 Nov 2015 29 Jan 2016 18 Feb 2016
29 Dec 2015 $0.08333 $0.08300 4 Nov 2015 31 Dec 2015 21 Jan 2016
25 Nov 2015 $0.08333 $0.08300 4 Nov 2015 30 Nov 2015 24 Dec 2015
28 Oct 2015 $0.08333 $0.08300 24 Aug 2015 30 Oct 2015 19 Nov 2015
28 Sep 2015 $0.08333 $0.08300 24 Aug 2015 30 Sep 2015 22 Oct 2015
27 Aug 2015 $0.08333 $0.08300 6 May 2015 31 Aug 2015 17 Sep 2015
29 Jul 2015 $0.08333 $0.08300 6 May 2015 31 Jul 2015 20 Aug 2015
26 Jun 2015 $0.08333 $0.08300 6 May 2015 30 Jun 2015 23 Jul 2015
27 May 2015 $0.08333 $0.08300 6 May 2015 29 May 2015 18 Jun 2015
28 Apr 2015 $0.08333 $0.08300 8 Dec 2014 30 Apr 2015 21 May 2015
27 Mar 2015 $0.08333 $0.08300 8 Dec 2014 31 Mar 2015 23 Apr 2015
25 Feb 2015 $0.08333 $0.08300 8 Dec 2014 27 Feb 2015 19 Mar 2015
28 Jan 2015 $0.110625 $0.11100 23 Sep 2014 30 Jan 2015 19 Feb 2015
29 Dec 2014 $0.11060 $0.11100 5 May 2014 31 Dec 2014 22 Jan 2015
25 Nov 2014 $0.110575 $0.11100 5 May 2014 28 Nov 2014 18 Dec 2014
29 Oct 2014 $0.11055 $0.11100 5 May 2014 31 Oct 2014 20 Nov 2014
26 Sep 2014 $0.110525 $0.11100 3 Feb 2014 30 Sep 2014 22 Oct 2014
27 Aug 2014 $0.11050 $0.11100 3 Feb 2014 29 Aug 2014 18 Sep 2014
29 Jul 2014 $0.110475 $0.11000 3 Feb 2014 31 Jul 2014 21 Aug 2014
26 Jun 2014 $0.11045 $0.11000 4 Nov 2013 30 Jun 2014 24 Jul 2014
28 May 2014 $0.110425 $0.11000 4 Nov 2013 30 May 2014 19 Jun 2014
28 Apr 2014 $0.11040 $0.11000 4 Nov 2013 30 Apr 2014 22 May 2014
25 Apr 2014 $0.11040 $0.11040
27 Mar 2014 $0.110375 $0.11000 21 Aug 2013 31 Mar 2014 17 Apr 2014
26 Feb 2014 $0.11035 $0.11000 21 Aug 2013 28 Feb 2014 20 Mar 2014
29 Jan 2014 $0.110325 $0.11000 21 Aug 2013 31 Jan 2014 20 Feb 2014
27 Dec 2013 $0.11030 $0.11000 17 Jun 2013 31 Dec 2013 23 Jan 2014
26 Nov 2013 $0.110275 $0.11000 17 Jun 2013 29 Nov 2013 19 Dec 2013
29 Oct 2013 $0.11025 $0.11000 17 Jun 2013 31 Oct 2013 21 Nov 2013
26 Sep 2013 $0.110225 $0.11000 17 Jun 2013 30 Sep 2013 24 Oct 2013
28 Aug 2013 $0.11020 $0.11000 6 May 2013 30 Aug 2013 19 Sep 2013
29 Jul 2013 $0.110175 $0.11000 6 May 2013 31 Jul 2013 22 Aug 2013
26 Jun 2013 $0.11015 $0.11000 6 May 2013 28 Jun 2013 18 Jul 2013
29 May 2013 $0.110125 $0.11000 6 May 2013 31 May 2013 20 Jun 2013
26 Apr 2013 $0.11010 $0.11000 7 Feb 2013 30 Apr 2013 23 May 2013
26 Mar 2013 $0.110075 $0.11000 7 Feb 2013 29 Mar 2013 18 Apr 2013
26 Feb 2013 $0.11005 $0.11000 7 Feb 2013 28 Feb 2013 21 Mar 2013
29 Jan 2013 $0.110025 $0.11000 7 Nov 2012 31 Jan 2013 20 Feb 2013
27 Dec 2012 $0.11000 $0.11000 7 Nov 2012 31 Dec 2012 23 Jan 2013
28 Nov 2012 $0.101675 $0.10200 7 Nov 2012 30 Nov 2012 20 Dec 2012
29 Oct 2012 $0.10165 $0.10165 21 Aug 2012 31 Oct 2012 22 Nov 2012
26 Sep 2012 $0.101625 $0.10200 21 Aug 2012 28 Sep 2012 24 Oct 2012
29 Aug 2012 $0.10160 $0.10200 7 May 2012 31 Aug 2012 21 Sep 2012
27 Jul 2012 $0.101575 $0.10200 7 May 2012 31 Jul 2012 24 Aug 2012
27 Jun 2012 $0.10155 $0.10200 7 May 2012 29 Jun 2012 24 Jul 2012
29 May 2012 $0.101525 $0.10200 7 May 2012 31 May 2012 22 Jun 2012
26 Apr 2012 $0.10150 $0.10200 6 Feb 2012 30 Apr 2012 24 May 2012
28 Mar 2012 $0.101475 $0.10100 6 Feb 2012 30 Mar 2012 20 Apr 2012
27 Feb 2012 $0.10145 $0.10100 6 Feb 2012 29 Feb 2012 23 Mar 2012
27 Jan 2012 $0.101425 $0.10100 7 Nov 2011 31 Jan 2012 17 Feb 2012
28 Dec 2011 $0.10140 $0.10100 7 Nov 2011 30 Dec 2011 25 Jan 2012
28 Nov 2011 $0.101375 $0.10100 7 Nov 2011 30 Nov 2011 22 Dec 2011
27 Oct 2011 $0.10135 $0.10100 24 Aug 2011 31 Oct 2011 22 Nov 2011
28 Sep 2011 $0.101325 $0.10100 24 Aug 2011 30 Sep 2011 25 Oct 2011
29 Aug 2011 $0.10130 $0.10100 9 May 2011 31 Aug 2011 23 Sep 2011
27 Jul 2011 $0.101275 $0.10100 9 May 2011 29 Jul 2011 26 Aug 2011
28 Jun 2011 $0.10125 $0.10100 9 May 2011 30 Jun 2011 22 Jul 2011
26 May 2011 $0.101225 $0.10100 9 May 2011 31 May 2011 24 Jun 2011
27 Apr 2011 $0.10120 $0.10100 9 Feb 2011 29 Apr 2011 31 May 2011
29 Mar 2011 $0.101175 $0.10100 9 Feb 2011 31 Mar 2011 29 Apr 2011
24 Feb 2011 $0.10115 $0.10100 9 Feb 2011 28 Feb 2011 31 Mar 2011
27 Jan 2011 $0.101125 $0.10100 8 Nov 2010 31 Jan 2011 28 Feb 2011
29 Dec 2010 $0.10100 $0.10100 8 Nov 2010 31 Dec 2010 31 Jan 2011
26 Nov 2010 $0.100875 $0.10100 8 Nov 2010 30 Nov 2010 31 Dec 2010
27 Oct 2010 $0.10075 $0.10100 26 Aug 2010 29 Oct 2010 30 Nov 2010
28 Sep 2010 $0.100625 $0.10000 26 Aug 2010 30 Sep 2010 29 Oct 2010
27 Aug 2010 $0.10050 $0.10100 18 Jun 2010 31 Aug 2010 30 Sep 2010
28 Jul 2010 $0.10025 $0.10000 18 Jun 2010 30 Jul 2010 31 Aug 2010
28 Jun 2010 $0.10000 $0.10000 18 Jun 2010 30 Jun 2010 30 Jul 2010
30 Mar 2010 $0.41000 $0.41000 18 Mar 2010 31 Mar 2010 23 Apr 2010
29 Dec 2009 $0.40875 $0.40900 17 Dec 2009 31 Dec 2009 25 Jan 2010
6 Oct 2009 $0.40750 $0.40800 28 Sep 2009 8 Oct 2009 19 Oct 2009
6 Jul 2009 $0.40625 $0.40600 23 Jun 2009 8 Jul 2009 20 Jul 2009
27 Mar 2009 $0.40500 $0.40500 24 Mar 2009 31 Mar 2009 20 Apr 2009
29 Dec 2008 $0.40375 $0.40400 19 Dec 2008 31 Dec 2008 19 Jan 2009
26 Sep 2008 $0.40250 $0.40300 16 Sep 2008 30 Sep 2008 16 Oct 2008
26 Jun 2008 $0.40125 $0.40100 19 Jun 2008 30 Jun 2008 16 Jul 2008
27 Mar 2008 $0.40000 $0.40000 6 Mar 2008 31 Mar 2008 16 Apr 2008
26 Dec 2007 $0.39500 $0.39500 18 Dec 2007 28 Dec 2007 7 Jan 2008
17 Sep 2007 $0.39250 $0.39300 6 Sep 2007 19 Sep 2007 28 Sep 2007
20 Jun 2007 $0.39000 $0.39000 14 Jun 2007 22 Jun 2007 29 Jun 2007
21 Mar 2007 $0.38750 $0.38800 14 Mar 2007 23 Mar 2007 30 Mar 2007
27 Dec 2006 $0.38500 $0.38500 26 Dec 2006 29 Dec 2006 5 Jan 2007
20 Sep 2006 $0.38000 $0.38000 1 Aug 2006 22 Sep 2006 29 Sep 2006
21 Jun 2006 $0.34000 $0.34000 14 Jun 2006 23 Jun 2006 30 Jun 2006
22 Mar 2006 $0.30000 $0.30000 15 Mar 2006 24 Mar 2006 31 Mar 2006
20 Dec 2005 $0.28000 $0.28000 12 Dec 2005 22 Dec 2005 29 Dec 2005
20 Sep 2005 $0.20000 $0.20000 16 Sep 2005 22 Sep 2005 29 Sep 2005
8 Jun 2005 $0.15000 $0.15000 25 Apr 2005 10 Jun 2005 30 Jun 2005
9 Mar 2005 $0.12500 $0.12500 10 Feb 2005 11 Mar 2005 31 Mar 2005
8 Dec 2004 $0.10000 $0.10000 11 Nov 2004 10 Dec 2004 30 Dec 2004

Prospect Capital Dividend FAQs

Does Prospect Capital pay dividends?

Yes, Prospect Capital pays dividends to its shareholders. The current dividend yield for the trailing 12 months is at 16.19%.

When does Prospect Capital pay dividends?

The last payment date was on 17 Feb 2022.

How much does Prospect Capital pay in dividends?

The most recent quarterly dividend was $0.06. The total yearly dividend (TTM) amounted to $0, per share.

What is dividend?

Dividend is money paid to shareholders of a company as a reward for their investment in the company's equity. Most often, they are paid out in form of cash or additional stocks.

How do dividends work?

Dividends are paid per share, meaning for every share held a shareholder gets a declared percentage of the company’s net earnings. Dividend payouts are usually on an annual or quarterly basis.

What is a dividend payout ratio?

The percentage of a company's total earnings that is paid to its shareholders.

How to calculate the dividend payout ratio?

The dividend ratio can be calculated by dividing the annual amount paid out in dividends by net earnings of the company.

What is the dividend yield?

The dividend yield determines the rate of return to shareholders of a company via dividends.

How to calculate the dividend yield?

The dividend yield can be calculated by dividing the annual dividends per share by the price per share.

What is the declaration date of dividend?

The declaration date is the day when a company announces its nearest dividend payment date.

What is the ex-dividend date of dividend?

If you buy shares of a company before its ex-dividend date, you are sure to be paid the nearest scheduled dividend on the payment date. Conversely, all shareholders who sold their shares prior to this date will not receive the next scheduled dividend.

What is the record date of dividend?

If an investor is listed as a shareholder of a company on this day, they are eligible to receive the nearest scheduled dividend. The record date is one business day after the ex-dividend date.

What is the payment date of dividend?

The payment date is a day when the dividends are paid out to all shareholders eligible to receive the latest dividend.