Capital Southwest (CSWC) Debt to Equity (2022 - 2026)

Capital Southwest (CSWC) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.34 in Q1 2026, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter from $0.32 in Q4 2025, and down 12.09% on a YoY basis from $0.39 in Q1 2025.

Capital Southwest (CSWC) Debt to Equity (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Capital Southwest's Debt to Equity history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.34 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 12.09% year-over-year to $0.34; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.34 (down 12.09% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $0.34, down 12.09% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $0.34 for Q1 2026 at Capital Southwest, up from $0.32 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.49 in Q1 2022 to a low of $0.08 in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.34 across 5 years, with a median of $0.35 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Debt to Equity soared 37.13% in 2024, then sank 76.86% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.4 in 2022, then slumped by 32.5% to $0.27 in 2023, then surged by 37.13% to $0.37 in 2024, then slipped by 14.97% to $0.32 in 2025, then rose by 8.2% to $0.34 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.34 (Q1 2026), $0.32 (Q4 2025), and $0.08 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - 0.14
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - 1.59
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - -
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn -
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.03
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - 0.60
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 0.28
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - -
10 Capital Southwest 1.30 Bn 1.27 Bn - 0.34

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.34
Dec 31, 2025 0.32
Sep 30, 2025 0.08
Jun 30, 2025 0.34
Mar 31, 2025 0.39
Dec 31, 2024 0.37
Sep 30, 2024 0.35
Jun 30, 2024 0.29
Mar 31, 2024 0.35
Dec 31, 2023 0.27
Sep 30, 2023 0.38
Jun 30, 2023 0.31
Mar 31, 2023 0.40
Dec 31, 2022 0.40
Mar 31, 2022 0.49