Main Street Capital Corporation MAIN Stock Analysis
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$57.01 up $0.19, 0.33% at close Nov 6
Last close · Previous close $56.82
- Market cap
- $5.30BAt the Nov 6 close
- P/E ratio
- 11.49On last 12 months’ EPS
- Diluted EPS
- $4.96Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- 7.61%Last 12 months
Price chart
$57.01up $0.19, 0.33%Fri, Nov 6 session
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$56.82Nov 5
- Volume499.14KNov 6 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume478.75KLast 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $48.95 to $65.23; now $57.01
The lowest and highest trades over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for splits. The marker shows the latest price.
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Performance
Past performance, measured to the Nov 6 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
MAIN beat the S&P 500 in 4 of 7 periods.
| Period | MAIN and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | MAIN: up 5.1% S&P 500: down 5.6% | MAIN beat the S&P 500 by 10.7 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | MAIN: up 2.8% S&P 500: down 4.1% | MAIN beat the S&P 500 by 6.9 percentage points Beat |
| YTD | MAIN: up 1.1% S&P 500: up 8.7% | MAIN trailed the S&P 500 by 7.6 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | MAIN: up 8.2% S&P 500: up 10.9% | MAIN trailed the S&P 500 by 2.7 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | MAIN: up 77.8% S&P 500: up 75.0% +21.1% vs +20.5% a year | MAIN beat the S&P 500 by 2.8 percentage points Beat |
| 5Y | MAIN: up 85.7% S&P 500: up 67.8% +13.2% vs +10.9% a year | MAIN beat the S&P 500 by 17.9 percentage points Beat |
| 10Y | MAIN: up 272.2% S&P 500: up 313.1% +14.0% vs +15.2% a year | MAIN trailed the S&P 500 by 40.9 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in MAIN 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $37,215 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,313.
MAIN beat the S&P 500 in 2 of 7 periods.
| Period | MAIN and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | MAIN: up 4.1% S&P 500: down 5.6% | MAIN beat the S&P 500 by 9.7 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | MAIN: up 0.4% S&P 500: down 4.3% | MAIN beat the S&P 500 by 4.7 percentage points Beat |
| YTD | MAIN: down 5.6% S&P 500: up 7.8% | MAIN trailed the S&P 500 by 13.4 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | MAIN: down 0.2% S&P 500: up 9.7% | MAIN trailed the S&P 500 by 9.9 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | MAIN: up 39.8% S&P 500: up 68.8% +11.8% vs +19.1% a year | MAIN trailed the S&P 500 by 29.0 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | MAIN: up 25.2% S&P 500: up 56.9% +4.6% vs +9.4% a year | MAIN trailed the S&P 500 by 31.7 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | MAIN: up 72.9% S&P 500: up 252.6% +5.6% vs +13.4% a year | MAIN trailed the S&P 500 by 179.7 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in MAIN 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $17,286 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,257.
All-time high
$67.54
Closing high on . Now 15.6% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Oct 9, 2007.
Stock splits
MAIN hasn’t split since its price history begins in 2007.
Valuation
The Nov 6 close compared with the last 12 months of reported results (the four quarters to Jun 30, 2026). Tap a metric to see how it’s calculated.
Price-to-earnings (P/E)
11.5×The Nov 6 close ÷ diluted EPS over the last 12 months ($4.96)
The range covers daily P/E ratios from Oct 28, 2021 to Nov 6, 2026, each based on the previous 12 months of earnings.
MAIN trades at 11.5× its earnings over the last 12 months, above its 5-year median of 10.0×. In plain terms, buyers are paying about $11 for each $1 of profit from the past year. How to read P/E
Other valuation measures
- 9.2×Last 12 months’ revenue
Market value divided by revenue over the last 12 months. Useful when earnings are small or negative.
P/S = Market cap ÷ Revenue (last 12 months)Price-to-sales ratio - 1.7×Book value as of Jun 30, 2026
Price relative to accounting equity (book value) per share on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet. Asset-light companies often trade far above book value.
P/B = Price ÷ Book value per sharePrice-to-book ratio - 13.0×Last 12 months’ EBITDA
Enterprise value divided by EBITDA over the last 12 months. It compares companies with different amounts of debt.
EV/EBITDA = Enterprise value ÷ EBITDA (last 12 months)EV/EBITDA explained - −2.83%Last 12 months’ free cash flow
Free cash flow over the last 12 months as a share of the company’s market value: the cash the business generated for each dollar of stock.
FCF yield = Free cash flow (last 12 months) ÷ Market capFree cash flow - $7.78BAt the Nov 6 close
What it would cost to buy the whole business: the market cap at the Nov 6 close, plus debt, minus cash and short-term investments from the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet.
EV = Market cap + Debt − Cash and short-term investmentsEV/EBITDA explained
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Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q2 FY26, the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, and balance-sheet figures are as of Jun 30, 2026.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $575.05Mup 3.0%
- Net income
- $451.34Mdown 15.9%
- Diluted EPS
- $4.96down 18.4%
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY24 (Sep 30, 2024) | $136.82M | $124.01M | $1.42 |
| Q4 FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $140.44M | $174.23M | $1.98 |
| Q1 FY25 (Mar 31, 2025) | $137.05M | $116.08M | $1.31 |
| Q2 FY25 (Jun 30, 2025) | $143.97M | $122.53M | $1.37 |
| Q3 FY25 (Sep 30, 2025) | $139.83M | $123.67M | $1.38 |
| Q4 FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $145.54M | $131.11M | $1.46 |
| Q1 FY26 (Mar 31, 2026) | $140.11M | $48.98M | $0.54 |
| Q2 FY26 (Jun 30, 2026) | $149.57M | $147.58M | $1.58 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY21 (Dec 31, 2021) | $289.05M | $330.76M | $4.80 |
| FY22 (Dec 31, 2022) | $376.86M | $241.61M | $3.24 |
| FY23 (Dec 31, 2023) | $500.39M | $428.45M | $5.23 |
| FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $541.03M | $508.08M | $5.85 |
| FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $566.39M | $493.40M | $5.52 |
Margins
- Gross 100.0%
- Operating 86.5%
- Net 78.5%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- −$149.81MLast 12 months
Cash from operations minus capital spending: the cash left after the business maintains and grows its assets.
FCF = Operating cash flow − Capital spendingFree cash flow - Operating cash flow−$149.81MLast 12 months
- Capital spending$0.00Last 12 months
- −26.1%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $168.80MLast 12 months
Cash spent repurchasing shares, net of shares issued. Buybacks shrink the share count, so each remaining share owns more of the company.
- Dividends paid$349.03MLast 12 months
- Total returned$349.03MLast 12 months
Balance sheet
- Not reportedAs of Jun 30, 2026
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet.
- Total debt$2.53BAs of Jun 30, 2026
- 0.80As of Jun 30, 2026
Total debt divided by shareholders’ equity on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet: a measure of financial leverage.
D/E = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equityDebt-to-equity ratio
Financial strength
- 14.8%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Main Street Capital’s net income was 14.8% of its shareholders’ equity (averaged over the last four quarter-ends). It describes the past year, not an expected return.
ROE = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average equityReturn on equity - 7.9%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Main Street Capital’s net income was 7.9% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends): what the business earned on everything it owns.
ROA = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average total assets
Dividends
Cash dividends per share by ex-dividend year, adjusted for splits.
Dividends per share
Data table
| Year | Per share |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $2.73 |
| 2017 | $2.98 |
| 2018 | $2.85 |
| 2019 | $2.92 |
| 2020 | $2.26 |
| 2021 | $2.58 |
| 2022 | $2.95 |
| 2023 | $3.70 |
| 2024 | $4.11 |
| 2025 | $4.23 |
| 2026 (to date) | $3.79 |
Dividend details
- $4.34Per share, last 12 months
Cash dividends per share with ex-dividend dates in the last 12 months.
- 7.61%; 5-yr low 5.30%, 5-yr high 9.40%Last 12 months
Dividends paid over the last 12 months as a share of the Nov 6 close. The bar shows where that yield sits in its range over the past five years; the median was 7.65%.
- $0.27Ex-dividend
The most recent payment per share. Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date don’t receive it.
- FrequencyMonthly16 payments in the last 12 months
- 4 yearsThrough 2025
How many calendar years in a row the full-year amount has risen, through 2025.
- 87.5%Last 12 months
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the last 12 months. Lower ratios leave more room to reinvest or raise the dividend.
Payout = Dividends per share ÷ Diluted EPS (both last 12 months)Payout ratio calculator
About Main Street Capital Corporation
Main Street ( www.mainstcapital.com ) is a principal investment firm that primarily provides long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies. Main Street's portfolio investments are typically made to support management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions of companies that operate in diverse industry sectors. Main Street seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one stop" financing alternatives within its lower middle market investment strategy. Main Street's lower middle market companies generally have annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million. Main Street's middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies. Main Street, through its wholly owned portfolio company MSC Adviser I, LLC ("MSC Adviser"), also maintains an asset management business through which it manages investments for external parties. MSC Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Media Contact Tracy Rubin JCUTLER media group [email protected] SOURCE MoneyThumb
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- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Headquarters
- Texas, USA
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- Exchange
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- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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MAIN stock FAQ
What is MAIN stock’s price today?
Main Street Capital (MAIN) traded at $57.01 at the close on , up $0.19 (0.33%) from the previous close of $56.82. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $48.95 and $65.23.
If you invested $1,000 in MAIN 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in MAIN on would be worth about $3,722 at the close on , a total return of +272.2%. The same $1,000 would be worth $1,857 if invested five years ago and $1,082 if invested one year ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is Main Street Capital’s market cap?
Main Street Capital’s market capitalization is about $5.3 billion. That’s Tiingo’s daily market cap for , at that day’s closing price of $57.01 (how market cap works). Main Street Capital reported 92.99M shares outstanding at the end of its latest quarter ().
What is MAIN’s P/E ratio?
MAIN trades at 11.5 times its diluted earnings over the four quarters to ($4.96 per share), at the close. Over the past five years its P/E has ranged from 7.3 to 13.6, with a median of 10.0. (How the P/E ratio works.)
How much revenue does Main Street Capital make?
Main Street Capital reported $575.1 million of revenue over the four quarters to , up 3.0% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q2 FY26, ended ) revenue was $149.6 million, up 3.9% from a year earlier.
Is Main Street Capital profitable?
Yes. Main Street Capital earned $451.3 million of net income over the four quarters to , a net margin of 78.5%, and its operating margin was 86.5% (what margins tell you).
What are MAIN’s earnings per share?
MAIN’s diluted earnings per share were $4.96 over the four quarters to , compared with $6.08 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q2 FY26) brought $1.58 per share, against $1.37 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does MAIN pay a dividend?
Yes. Main Street Capital pays a monthly dividend. The most recent was $0.27 per share, with an ex-dividend date of . Over the last twelve months it paid $4.34 per share, a 7.61% yield at the close, and the full-year dividend has risen 4 years in a row (how dividend yield works).
Based on the last 12 months’ payments ($4.34 per share), and if the next 12 months match the last 12, 100 shares would receive about $434 over 12 months, and $1,000 over 12 months would take about 231 shares, roughly $13,169 at the close. Dividends can change.
What is MAIN’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks MAIN has traded as low as $48.95 and as high as $65.23. At $57.01 at the close on , it is 12.6% below that high and 16.5% above the low.
What is MAIN’s all-time high?
MAIN’s highest closing price was $67.54 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $57.01 at the close on , it is 15.6% below that record.
Has MAIN stock ever split?
No. MAIN hasn’t split since its price history begins in 2007.
How has MAIN stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , MAIN has returned +1.1% so far this year and +8.2% over the past year, and +85.7% over five years (+13.2% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +8.7%, +10.9% and +67.8%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is Main Street Capital in?
Main Street Capital is in the Financial Services sector and the Asset Management industry, and is headquartered in Texas, USA.
What exchange does MAIN trade on?
Main Street Capital trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol MAIN. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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