Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026)

Bain Capital Specialty Finance's (BCSF) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 1.39 in Q1 2026, up 117.32% year-on-year from 0.64 in Q1 2025, and up 29.11% quarter-over-quarter from 1.08 in Q4 2025.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bain Capital Specialty Finance's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.39 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 117.32% year-over-year to 1.39 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.96, a 60.4% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.94, up 217.12% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio grew to 1.39 in Q1 2026 per BCSF's latest filing, from 1.08 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 45.19 in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 8.01 in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.12 (2022), against an average of 2.22.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio sank 2173.01% in 2023 and soared 29828.95% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.35 in 2022, then plunged by 47.61% to 0.18 in 2023, then slumped by 897.17% to 1.45 in 2024, then jumped by 173.95% to 1.08 in 2025, then climbed by 29.11% to 1.39 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BCSF FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 1.39 (Q1 2026), 1.08 (Q4 2025), and 3.24 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - -0.90
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 2.00
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 0.19
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -0.02
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.34
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - -0.45
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 0.10
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 0.38
10 Bain Capital Specialty Finance 808.91 Mn 791.32 Mn - 1.39

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.39
Dec 31, 2025 1.08
Sep 30, 2025 3.24
Jun 30, 2025 45.19
Mar 31, 2025 -8.01
Dec 31, 2024 -1.45
Sep 30, 2024 -0.21
Jun 30, 2024 0.15
Mar 31, 2024 -0.43
Dec 31, 2023 0.18
Sep 30, 2023 0.20
Jun 30, 2023 -2.80
Mar 31, 2023 -0.54
Dec 31, 2022 0.35
Sep 30, 2022 -0.22
Jun 30, 2022 -0.12
Mar 31, 2022 -0.22
Dec 31, 2021 0.32