Capital Southwest Corp
CSWC Nasdaq Financials FY2010โFY2026
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$22.37
0.0%What Capital Southwest Corp does
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- Legal name
- CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP
- Fiscal year ends
- March 31, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท May 19, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0000017313-26-000035
0000017313
Revenue and margins
Capital Southwest Corp had $232M of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 13.5% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was โ$194M in fiscal 2026, โ83.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Capital Southwest Corp returned $147M to shareholders in fiscal 2026. The diluted share count rose 28.6%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Capital Southwest Corp can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $11.4M | $21.6M | $32.3M | $43.2M | $29.0M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $529M | $638M | $771M | $956M | $1.1B |
| Debt / equity | 1.3x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.1x |
| Total assets | $974M | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.9B | $2.2B |
| Total liabilities | $553M | $667M | $801M | $999M | $1.2B |
| Shareholders' equity | $421M | $590M | $756M | $884M | $1.0B |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | $517M | $616M | $739M | $913M | $1.1B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY10 | FY11 | FY12 | FY13 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 1 | โ / 1 | โ / 2 | โ / 2 | โ / 3 | 3 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | โ | โ | โ | โ | 23.2% | 23.3% | 19.3% | 16.7% | 15.1% |
| Altman Z'' | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY10 | FY11 | FY12 | FY13 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $6.1M | $7.6M | $9.3M | $10.8M | โ | $82.2M | $119M | $178M | $204M | $232M |
| Interest expense | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $19.9M | $28.9M | $43.1M | โ | โ |
| Income tax | $0.8M | $24.6M | $1.2M | $1.1M | โ | $0.6M | $0.3M | $0.9M | $2.3M | $1.1M |
| Net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $42.8M | $33.1M | $83.4M | $70.5M | $113M |
| Net income to common | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $33.1M | $83.4M | $69.9M | $112M |
| Diluted EPS | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $1.87 | $2.29 | $2.05 | $1.47 | $1.90 |
| Diluted shares | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.05B | 0.07B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$6.8M | $68.2M | $23.5M | $94.3M | โ | โ$183M | โ$227M | โ$188M | โ$217M | โ$194M |
| Capital expenditure | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $2.0M | $0.3M | $0.0M | $1.7M | $0.3M |
| Free cash flow | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ$185M | โ$227M | โ$189M | โ$219M | โ$194M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ | $2.2M | $2.8M | $4.3M | $5.9M | $7.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.7M | $1.0M | $1.1M | โ | โ | $3.6M | $3.7M | $4.5M | $7.0M | $5.0M |
| Dividends paid | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | $77.3M | โ | $58.6M | $71.1M | $103M | $125M | $147M |
| Dividends and buybacks | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | $77.3M | โ | $58.6M | $71.1M | $103M | $125M | $147M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $4.1M | $45.5M | $64.9M | $81.8M | $31.6M | $11.4M | $21.6M | $32.3M | $43.2M | $29.0M |
| Total debt | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $529M | $638M | $771M | $956M | $1.1B |
| Total assets | โ | $543M | $633M | $668M | โ | $974M | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.9B | $2.2B |
| Total liabilities | โ | $4.0M | $4.3M | $7.9M | โ | $553M | $667M | $801M | $999M | $1.2B |
| Shareholders' equity | โ | โ | $633M | $668M | $336M | $421M | $590M | $756M | $884M | $1.0B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Net margin | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 52.1% | 27.7% | 46.8% | 34.5% | 48.7% |
| FCF margin | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ224.6% | โ190.6% | โ105.8% | โ107.1% | โ83.5% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 11.3% | 6.5% | 12.4% | 8.6% | 11.9% |
| Return on assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 4.4% | 3.0% | 5.9% | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 10.2% | 5.6% | 11.0% | 7.9% | 11.1% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | 23.9% | 23.3% | 16.1% | โ | โ | 45.1% | 49.3% | 14.8% | 13.5% |
| Net income growth | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ22.7% | 152.0% | โ15.4% | 60.2% |
| EPS growth | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 22.5% | โ10.5% | โ28.3% | 29.3% |
| Share count change | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 31.4% | 35.7% | 25.7% | 28.6% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 1.3x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.1x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 2.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 11.0% | 12.6% | 11.2% | โ | โ | 4.4% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 2.1% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Accruals ratio | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 23.2% | 23.3% | 19.3% | 16.7% | 15.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000017313). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
