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

Capital Southwest's quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $0.34 in Q1 2026, down 12.09% year-on-year from $0.39 in Q1 2025, and up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter from $0.32 in Q4 2025.

Capital Southwest has reported Debt to Equity for 5 years, with the latest figure at $0.34 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 12.09% year-over-year to $0.34; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.34 (down 12.09% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $0.34, down 12.09% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $0.34, up from $0.32 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $0.49 in Q1 2022, with the low at $0.08 in Q3 2025.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $0.34, with a median of $0.35 recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity surged 37.13% in 2024 and sank 76.86% in 2025.
  • Tracing CSWC's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $0.4 in 2022, then sank by 32.5% to $0.27 in 2023, then soared by 37.13% to $0.37 in 2024, then dropped by 14.97% to $0.32 in 2025, then gained 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 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn - 0.14
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn - 1.59
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn - -
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn - 0.29
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn -
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn - -
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.03
8 Northern Trust 31.21 Bn 31.21 Bn - 0.60
9 Ares Management 28.85 Bn 32.22 Bn - -
10 Capital Southwest 1.32 Bn 1.29 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