Capital Southwest (CSWC) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Capital Southwest's FCF Margin came in at -287.48% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 162.26 percentage points from -125.22% a year earlier and down 155.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Capital Southwest (CSWC) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Capital Southwest reported FCF Margin of -172.49%, down 49.76 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it was -83.49%, up 23.59 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of +16.79 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Margin was -107.09% in FY2025 (-1.26 pp), -105.82% in FY2024 (+84.77 pp), -190.60% in FY2023 (+34.02 pp) and -224.62% in FY2022 (-124.34 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -62.83 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 336.46 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 357.59 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CSWC's FCF Margin at -132.47% (Q1 2027), -102.46% (Q4 2026) and -152.41% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - | 56.70% |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - | 99.42% |
| 3 | Orix | 36.75 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 13.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.40 Bn | -16,108.71 Bn | - | 10.46% |
| 5 | Royal Gold | 23.20 Bn | 22.41 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 73.88% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.35 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - | 11.45% |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 22.29 Bn | -45.34 Bn | - | 50.83% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - | 332.74% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | 137.88% |
| 10 | Capital Southwest | 1.57 Bn | 1.39 Bn | - | -287.48% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -287.48% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -132.47% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -102.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -152.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -125.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 54.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -112.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -320.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -49.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 60.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -219.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 37.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -114.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -137.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -90.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -299.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -96.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -310.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -216.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -158.28% |
Capital Southwest FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CSWC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "CSWC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CSWC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();