Main Street Capital CORP
MAIN NYSE Financials FY2020–FY2025
Last close · Oct 23, 2026
$53.51
1.1%What Main Street Capital CORP does
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- Legal name
- Main Street Capital CORP
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 27, 2026
- Accession · CIK
- 0001396440-26-000016
0001396440
Revenue and margins
Main Street Capital CORP had $566M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 4.7% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2020 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 13.5% a year. 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 — in fiscal 2025, — of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Main Street Capital CORP returned $378M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 2.9%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Main Street Capital CORP can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $32.6M | $49.1M | $60.1M | $78.3M | $42.0M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $1.8B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.5B |
| Debt / equity | 1.0x | 0.9x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.8x |
| Total assets | $3.7B | $4.2B | $4.4B | $5.1B | $5.7B |
| Total liabilities | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $2.3B | $2.7B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.5B | $2.8B | $3.0B |
| Net debt (− = net cash) | $1.8B | $1.9B | $1.7B | $2.0B | $2.4B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. “Plan” 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. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.
| Test | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cash from operations is positive | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Return on assets rose | — | — | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Current ratio rose | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share count didn't rise | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| F-score | — / 3 | — / 4 | 3 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | — | 22.9% | 12.3% | 3.3% | 12.4% | 10.0% |
| Altman Z'' | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratio’s name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||
| Revenue | $223M | $289M | $377M | $500M | $541M | $566M |
| Interest expense | $49.6M | $58.8M | $78.3M | $103M | $123M | $128M |
| Income tax | −$13.5M | $32.9M | $23.3M | $0.0M | $0.0M | — |
| Net income | $29.4M | $331M | $242M | $428M | $508M | $493M |
| Diluted EPS | $2.10 | $2.65 | $3.29 | $4.04 | $3.93 | $3.95 |
| Diluted shares | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.08B | 0.09B | 0.09B |
| Cash flow | ||||||
| Cash from operations | −$54.1M | −$515M | −$247M | $285M | −$87.1M | −$45.7M |
| Stock-based compensation | $10.8M | $10.9M | $13.6M | $16.5M | $18.8M | $21.4M |
| Dividends paid | — | $170M | $192M | $303M | $357M | $378M |
| Dividends and buybacks | — | $170M | $192M | $303M | $357M | $378M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $31.9M | $32.6M | $49.1M | $60.1M | $78.3M | $42.0M |
| Total debt | — | $1.8B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.5B |
| Total assets | — | $3.7B | $4.2B | $4.4B | $5.1B | $5.7B |
| Total liabilities | — | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $2.3B | $2.7B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.5B | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.5B | $2.8B | $3.0B |
| Margins | ||||||
| Net margin | 13.2% | 114.4% | 64.1% | 85.6% | 93.9% | 87.1% |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 1.9% | 20.0% | 12.4% | 18.7% | 19.3% | 17.0% |
| Return on assets | — | 9.0% | 6.1% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 9.1% |
| Return on tangible equity | 1.9% | 18.5% | 11.5% | 17.3% | 18.2% | 16.5% |
| Growth | ||||||
| Revenue growth | — | 29.8% | 30.4% | 32.8% | 8.1% | 4.7% |
| Net income growth | — | 1,025.7% | −27.0% | 77.3% | 18.6% | −2.9% |
| EPS growth | — | 26.2% | 24.2% | 22.8% | −2.7% | 0.5% |
| Share count change | — | 5.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 6.0% | 2.9% |
| Financial health | ||||||
| Debt / equity | — | 1.0x | 0.9x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.8x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||
| Stock comp / revenue | 4.9% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| Quality scores | ||||||
| Piotroski F-score | — | — | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Accruals ratio | — | 22.9% | 12.3% | 3.3% | 12.4% | 10.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001396440). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
