Is Prospect Capital financially healthy?
Not really
Prospect Capital earns only -0.8 times its interest bill, which leaves little room.
The numbers behind it
Net debt / EBITDA0.4 years
Cash vs. debt$47M vs. $2.1B
Interest coverage-0.8×How many times operating profit covers the interest bill
How we decide
We measure debt in years of earnings (net debt / EBITDA): under 1 is very comfortable, 1 to 3 is manageable, above 3 is heavy. A company that earns less than 3 times its interest bill also counts as weak.
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Data as of Nov 13, 2026.