Capital Southwest Corp
CSWC Nasdaq·
Last close · Oct 23, 2026
$22.37
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Capital Southwest Corp had $232M of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 13.5% on the year before.
- Capital Southwest Corp made $113M of net profit in fiscal 2026.
- Free cash flow was −$194M in fiscal 2026, −83.5% of revenue.
- Capital Southwest Corp returned $147M to shareholders in fiscal 2026. The diluted share count rose 28.6%.
- Capital Southwest Corp owes $1.1B more than it holds in cash.
Market cap
$1.6B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue
$232M
Net income
$113M
Free cash flow
−$194M
Operating margin
—
Capital Southwest Corp in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
+13.5%
Yes. Sales grew 13.5% last year.
Does it make a profit?
48.7%
Yes. It keeps 48.7% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
−83.5%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
How healthy are the accounts?
2 / 7
Weak. It passes 2 of 7 health tests.
How is the share priced?
12.4x
One share costs 12.4 times its yearly profit per share.
What Capital Southwest Corp does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- March 31, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · May 19, 2026
- Legal name
- CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP
- CIK
- 0000017313
Capital Southwest Corp · CSWC
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $82.2M | $119M | $178M | $204M | $232M |
| Revenue growth | — | 45.1% | 49.3% | 14.8% | 13.5% |
| Net income | $42.8M | $33.1M | $83.4M | $70.5M | $113M |
| Net margin | 52.1% | 27.7% | 46.8% | 34.5% | 48.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.87 | $2.29 | $2.05 | $1.47 | $1.90 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | −$183M | −$227M | −$188M | −$217M | −$194M |
| Capital expenditure | $2.0M | $0.3M | $0.0M | $1.7M | $0.3M |
| Free cash flow | −$185M | −$227M | −$189M | −$219M | −$194M |
| FCF margin | −224.6% | −190.6% | −105.8% | −107.1% | −83.5% |
| Dividends paid | $58.6M | $71.1M | $103M | $125M | $147M |
| Share count change | — | 31.4% | 35.7% | 25.7% | 28.6% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| 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 |
| Shareholders' equity | $421M | $590M | $756M | $884M | $1.0B |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on equity | 11.3% | 6.5% | 12.4% | 8.6% | 11.9% |
| Return on tangible equity | 10.2% | 5.6% | 11.0% | 7.9% | 11.1% |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.3M
4 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.1M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Capital Southwest Corp · CSWC
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $22.37 a share, the company is worth $1.6B: 12.4 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000017313). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.