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Main Street Capital Corporation

$56.22 -$5.53 (-8.96%)
NYSE · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$55.8
Day Range
$55.9$56.29
Year Range
$48.95$67.26
Market Cap
5.23B
AVG Volume
646.89K
Trailing/Forward PE
11.33/14.48
PEG ratio
6.16
Dividend Yield
7.68%
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-05
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (USD)
0100M200M300M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MAIN Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q2149.57M
26 Q1163.54M
25 Q4202.92M
25 Q3183.71M
25 Q2177.44M
25 Q1170.69M
24 Q4221.23M
24 Q3184.94M
24 Q2158.61M
24 Q1159.89M
Net Income (USD)
050M100M150M200M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MAIN Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q2147.58M
26 Q148.98M
25 Q4131.11M
25 Q3123.67M
25 Q2122.53M
25 Q1116.08M
24 Q4174.23M
24 Q3124.01M
24 Q2102.69M
24 Q1107.15M
Operating Income (USD)
050M100M150M200M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MAIN Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q293.8M
26 Q189.26M
25 Q4136.55M
25 Q3133.39M
25 Q2126.8M
25 Q1123.45M
24 Q4171.15M
24 Q3135.72M
24 Q2113.76M
24 Q1118.09M
EBITDA (USD)
050M100M150M200M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MAIN EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q293.8M
26 Q189.26M
25 Q4136.71M
25 Q3133.39M
25 Q2128.44M
25 Q1123.45M
24 Q4171.15M
24 Q3135.72M
24 Q2113.76M
24 Q1119.16M
Cash Flows (USD)
-200M-100M0100M200M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MAIN Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q2-67.59M
26 Q145.61M
25 Q4103.52M
25 Q390.63M
25 Q2102.52M
25 Q157.78M
24 Q4145.05M
24 Q372.39M
24 Q2-186.47M
24 Q1-118.08M
EPS (USD)
00.511.5224 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MAIN EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q21.58
26 Q10.54
25 Q41.46
25 Q31.38
25 Q21.37
25 Q11.31
24 Q41.97
24 Q31.42
24 Q21.19
24 Q11.26
Expenses (USD)
-20M020M40M60M80M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MAIN Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q219.14M
26 Q118.58M
25 Q474.77M
25 Q3-806K
25 Q227K
25 Q1-250K
24 Q4-1.13M
24 Q3-758K
24 Q2-512K
24 Q1-1.34M
Cash & Debt (USD)
01B2B3BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MAIN Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q258.31M
26 Q120.79M
25 Q441.96M
25 Q330.57M
25 Q286.98M
25 Q1109.18M
24 Q478.25M
24 Q384.42M
24 Q230.47M
24 Q1114.98M
Debt ratios
024624 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MAIN Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q25.46
26 Q15.16
25 Q44.63
25 Q33.81
25 Q23.81
25 Q13.94
24 Q43.79
24 Q34.17
24 Q24.51
24 Q14
Margins
0%25%50%75%100%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MAIN Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q275.51%
26 Q179.18%
25 Q4100%
25 Q382.32%
25 Q281.67%
25 Q181.74%
24 Q484.62%
24 Q381.9%
24 Q281.61%
24 Q183.25%
Return on Capital
0%2%4%6%8%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MAIN Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q24.66%
26 Q11.58%
25 Q44.38%
25 Q34.21%
25 Q24.25%
25 Q14.09%
24 Q46.23%
24 Q34.61%
24 Q23.98%
24 Q14.26%
Shares Outstanding
025M50M75M100M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MAIN Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q291.96M
26 Q190.65M
25 Q489.84M
25 Q389.2M
25 Q289.26M
25 Q188.71M
24 Q488.41M
24 Q387.46M
24 Q286.19M
24 Q185.14M
Dividends (USD)
00.10.20.3May 26Jun 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26Sep 26Oct 26Nov 26Dec 26
MAIN Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Dec 260.27
Nov 260.27
Oct 260.27
Sep 260.3
Sep 260.27
Aug 260.27
Jul 260.27
Jun 260.3
Jun 260.26
May 260.26
Employee Count
0501001502016201720182019202020212022202320242025
MAIN Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
2025110
2024104
2023100
202291
202180
202076
201971
201866
201758
201657
Book Value Per Share (USD)
01020304024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MAIN Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q234.43
26 Q134.13
25 Q433.32
25 Q332.9
25 Q232.31
25 Q132.02
24 Q431.65
24 Q330.78
24 Q229.92
24 Q129.55
Total Assets (USD)
02B4B6B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MAIN Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q25.94B
26 Q15.83B
25 Q45.71B
25 Q35.28B
25 Q25.29B
25 Q15.27B
24 Q45.12B
24 Q35.09B
24 Q24.96B
24 Q14.76B
PE Ratio
8910111213med 10.3Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
MAIN PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2611.45
Sep 2611.75
Aug 2611.93
Aug 2611.88
Aug 2611.98
Aug 2612.01
Jul 2611.57
Jul 2611.37
Jul 2611.77
Jul 2611.24
Jul 2611.05
Jun 2610.85
Jun 2610.84
Jun 2611.06
Jun 2611.02
May 2610.89
May 2610.55
May 2610.73
May 2611.49
May 2610.23
Apr 269.84
Apr 269.98
Apr 269.67
Apr 269.58
Mar 269.38
Mar 2610.02
Mar 269.99
Mar 2610.45
Feb 2610.34
Feb 269.63
Feb 269.88
Feb 2610.03
Jan 2610.61
Jan 2610.65
Jan 2610.63
Jan 2610.17
Jan 2610.27
Dec 2510.1
Dec 2510.01
Dec 2510.32
Dec 2510.1
Nov 259.65
Nov 259.24
Nov 259.71
Nov 259.76
Oct 259.46
Oct 259.55
Oct 259.67
Oct 259.16
Oct 2510.47
Sep 2510.6
Sep 2510.94
Sep 2511.14
Sep 2511.06
Aug 2511.02
Aug 2510.82
Aug 2510.99
Aug 2510.91
Aug 2510.98
Jul 2511.3
Jul 2511.05
Jul 2510.8
Jul 2510.49
Jun 2510.12
Jun 259.97
Jun 259.91
Jun 259.86
May 259.76
May 259.53
May 259.49
May 259.09
May 259.37
Apr 259.42
Apr 259.27
Apr 259.02
Apr 258.96
Mar 259.86
Mar 2510.01
Mar 259.79
Mar 2510.2
Feb 2510.58
Feb 2511.52
Feb 2511.37
Feb 2511.28
Jan 2511.46
Jan 2511.31
Jan 2511.1
Jan 2510.67
Jan 2511.07
Dec 2410.71
Dec 2410.43
Dec 2410.29
Dec 2410.23
Nov 2410.26
Nov 249.98
Nov 249.65
Nov 249.59
Nov 249.66
Oct 249.85
Oct 249.98
Free Cash Flow Yield
-5%0%5%10%med 6.37%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
MAIN Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 263.33%
Sep 263.25%
Aug 263.2%
Aug 263.21%
Aug 263.18%
Aug 263.18%
Jul 266.94%
Jul 267.06%
Jul 266.82%
Jul 267.15%
Jul 267.27%
Jun 267.4%
Jun 267.41%
Jun 267.26%
Jun 267.29%
May 267.37%
May 267.61%
May 267.48%
May 266.99%
May 267.02%
Apr 267.3%
Apr 267.2%
Apr 267.43%
Apr 267.5%
Mar 267.66%
Mar 267.17%
Mar 267.19%
Mar 266.88%
Feb 266.95%
Feb 267.66%
Feb 267.47%
Feb 267.36%
Jan 266.96%
Jan 266.93%
Jan 266.94%
Jan 267.25%
Jan 267.19%
Dec 257.3%
Dec 257.38%
Dec 257.15%
Dec 257.31%
Nov 257.65%
Nov 257.99%
Nov 257.6%
Nov 257.56%
Oct 257.43%
Oct 257.37%
Oct 257.28%
Oct 257.68%
Oct 256.72%
Sep 256.64%
Sep 256.43%
Sep 256.32%
Sep 256.36%
Aug 256.38%
Aug 256.5%
Aug 256.4%
Aug 256.45%
Aug 251.56%
Jul 251.52%
Jul 251.55%
Jul 251.59%
Jul 251.64%
Jun 251.7%
Jun 251.72%
Jun 251.73%
Jun 251.74%
May 251.76%
May 251.8%
May 251.81%
May 251.89%
May 25-1.83%
Apr 25-1.82%
Apr 25-1.85%
Apr 25-1.9%
Apr 25-1.91%
Mar 25-1.74%
Mar 25-1.71%
Mar 25-1.75%
Mar 25-1.68%
Feb 25-1.62%
Feb 25-1.91%
Feb 25-1.94%
Feb 25-1.95%
Jan 25-1.92%
Jan 25-1.94%
Jan 25-1.98%
Jan 25-2.06%
Jan 25-1.99%
Dec 24-2.05%
Dec 24-2.11%
Dec 24-2.14%
Dec 24-2.15%
Nov 24-2.14%
Nov 24-2.2%
Nov 24-2.28%
Nov 24-2.29%
Nov 24-1.97%
Oct 24-1.93%
Oct 24-1.91%
Price to Sales
66.577.58med 6.99Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
MAIN Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 267.39
Sep 267.58
Aug 267.69
Aug 267.66
Aug 267.73
Aug 267.75
Jul 266.78
Jul 266.66
Jul 266.9
Jul 266.58
Jul 266.47
Jun 266.36
Jun 266.35
Jun 266.48
Jun 266.46
May 266.38
May 266.18
May 266.29
May 266.73
May 266.87
Apr 266.61
Apr 266.7
Apr 266.49
Apr 266.44
Mar 266.3
Mar 266.73
Mar 266.71
Mar 267.01
Feb 266.95
Feb 266.86
Feb 267.04
Feb 267.14
Jan 267.56
Jan 267.59
Jan 267.58
Jan 267.25
Jan 267.31
Dec 257.2
Dec 257.13
Dec 257.35
Dec 257.19
Nov 256.87
Nov 256.58
Nov 256.92
Nov 256.95
Oct 256.74
Oct 256.8
Oct 256.88
Oct 256.52
Oct 257.45
Sep 257.54
Sep 257.78
Sep 257.93
Sep 257.87
Aug 257.84
Aug 257.7
Aug 257.82
Aug 257.77
Aug 257.72
Jul 257.94
Jul 257.77
Jul 257.6
Jul 257.37
Jun 257.11
Jun 257.01
Jun 256.97
Jun 256.93
May 256.86
May 256.7
May 256.67
May 256.39
May 256.57
Apr 256.61
Apr 256.5
Apr 256.32
Apr 256.28
Mar 256.91
Mar 257.02
Mar 256.86
Mar 257.15
Feb 257.42
Feb 258
Feb 257.89
Feb 257.84
Jan 257.96
Jan 257.86
Jan 257.71
Jan 257.41
Jan 257.69
Dec 247.44
Dec 247.24
Dec 247.14
Dec 247.1
Nov 247.12
Nov 246.93
Nov 246.7
Nov 246.66
Nov 246.75
Oct 246.89
Oct 246.97
EV/EBITDA
12141618med 13.92Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
MAIN EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2616.87
Sep 2617.17
Aug 2617.34
Aug 2617.29
Aug 2617.4
Aug 2617.42
Jul 2615.28
Jul 2615.1
Jul 2615.46
Jul 2614.99
Jul 2614.82
Jun 2614.64
Jun 2614.64
Jun 2614.83
Jun 2614.79
May 2614.68
May 2614.39
May 2614.54
May 2615.2
May 2614.3
Apr 2613.93
Apr 2614.06
Apr 2613.76
Apr 2613.69
Mar 2613.5
Mar 2614.1
Mar 2614.07
Mar 2614.5
Feb 2614.4
Feb 2613.1
Feb 2613.34
Feb 2613.48
Jan 2614.04
Jan 2614.08
Jan 2614.06
Jan 2613.62
Jan 2613.71
Dec 2513.55
Dec 2513.46
Dec 2513.76
Dec 2513.54
Nov 2513.11
Nov 2512.72
Nov 2513.17
Nov 2513.22
Oct 2512.9
Oct 2512.99
Oct 2513.1
Oct 2512.61
Oct 2513.87
Sep 2514
Sep 2514.32
Sep 2514.51
Sep 2514.44
Aug 2514.4
Aug 2514.21
Aug 2514.37
Aug 2514.3
Aug 2514.37
Jul 2514.67
Jul 2514.44
Jul 2514.21
Jul 2513.91
Jun 2513.55
Jun 2513.41
Jun 2513.36
Jun 2513.31
May 2513.21
May 2513
May 2512.96
May 2512.57
May 2512.6
Apr 2512.66
Apr 2512.52
Apr 2512.27
Apr 2512.22
Mar 2513.07
Mar 2513.21
Mar 2513
Mar 2513.39
Feb 2513.74
Feb 2514.91
Feb 2514.78
Feb 2514.7
Jan 2514.86
Jan 2514.72
Jan 2514.53
Jan 2514.13
Jan 2514.5
Dec 2414.16
Dec 2413.9
Dec 2413.77
Dec 2413.71
Nov 2413.74
Nov 2413.48
Nov 2413.17
Nov 2413.12
Nov 2413.58
Oct 2413.76
Oct 2413.88
Price/Operating Cashflow
020406080med 14.95Mar 24Jul 24Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
MAIN Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2630.03
Sep 2630.81
Aug 2631.27
Aug 2631.13
Aug 2631.41
Aug 2631.48
Jul 2614.41
Jul 2614.16
Jul 2614.66
Jul 2613.99
Jul 2613.76
Jun 2613.51
Jun 2613.5
Jun 2613.78
Jun 2613.72
May 2613.56
May 2613.14
May 2613.36
May 2614.3
May 2614.24
Apr 2613.7
Apr 2613.89
Apr 2613.45
Apr 2613.34
Mar 2613.06
Mar 2613.94
Mar 2613.91
Mar 2614.54
Feb 2614.4
Feb 2613.05
Feb 2613.39
Feb 2613.59
Jan 2614.37
Jan 2614.43
Jan 2614.41
Jan 2613.78
Jan 2613.91
Dec 2513.69
Dec 2513.56
Dec 2513.98
Dec 2513.68
Nov 2513.07
Nov 2512.52
Nov 2513.16
Nov 2513.22
Oct 2513.45
Oct 2513.58
Oct 2513.74
Oct 2513.02
Oct 2514.88
Sep 2515.06
Sep 2515.54
Sep 2515.83
Sep 2515.72
Aug 2515.66
Aug 2515.38
Aug 2515.62
Aug 2515.51
Aug 2563.97
Jul 2565.81
Jul 2564.38
Jul 2562.95
Jul 2561.11
Jun 2558.94
Jun 2558.06
Jun 2557.74
Jun 2557.46
May 2556.86
May 2555.52
May 2555.27
May 2552.93
Aug 2432.78
Jul 2433.89
Jul 2433.33
Jul 2434.22
Jul 2434.73
Jun 2433.56
Jun 2432.7
Jun 2432.8
Jun 2432.4
May 2432.57
May 2432.27
May 2432.4
May 2432.83
May 2415.98
Apr 2415.59
Apr 2415.11
Apr 2414.89
Apr 2415.01
Mar 2415.01
Mar 2414.6
Mar 2414.66
Mar 2414.55
Mar 2414.42
Feb 2414.39
Feb 2416.67
Feb 2416.53
Feb 2416.84
Jan 2417.02
Jan 2416.4
Price to Book
1.41.61.822.2med 1.78Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
MAIN Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 261.63
Sep 261.68
Aug 261.7
Aug 261.69
Aug 261.71
Aug 261.71
Jul 261.59
Jul 261.57
Jul 261.62
Jul 261.55
Jul 261.52
Jun 261.49
Jun 261.49
Jun 261.52
Jun 261.52
May 261.5
May 261.45
May 261.48
May 261.58
May 261.69
Apr 261.62
Apr 261.65
Apr 261.59
Apr 261.58
Mar 261.55
Mar 261.65
Mar 261.65
Mar 261.72
Feb 261.7
Feb 261.76
Feb 261.81
Feb 261.83
Jan 261.94
Jan 261.95
Jan 261.94
Jan 261.86
Jan 261.88
Dec 251.85
Dec 251.83
Dec 251.89
Dec 251.85
Nov 251.76
Nov 251.69
Nov 251.78
Nov 251.78
Oct 251.76
Oct 251.78
Oct 251.8
Oct 251.71
Oct 251.95
Sep 251.97
Sep 252.04
Sep 252.07
Sep 252.06
Aug 252.05
Aug 252.01
Aug 252.05
Aug 252.03
Aug 252
Jul 252.06
Jul 252.01
Jul 251.97
Jul 251.91
Jun 251.84
Jun 251.81
Jun 251.8
Jun 251.8
May 251.78
May 251.73
May 251.73
May 251.65
May 251.7
Apr 251.71
Apr 251.68
Apr 251.64
Apr 251.63
Mar 251.79
Mar 251.82
Mar 251.78
Mar 251.85
Feb 251.92
Feb 252.02
Feb 252
Feb 251.98
Jan 252.01
Jan 251.99
Jan 251.95
Jan 251.88
Jan 251.94
Dec 241.88
Dec 241.83
Dec 241.81
Dec 241.8
Nov 241.8
Nov 241.75
Nov 241.69
Nov 241.69
Nov 241.69
Oct 241.73
Oct 241.75
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