Capital Southwest (CSWC) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)
Capital Southwest's (CSWC) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.65 in Q1 2026, down 14.25% year-on-year from 0.76 in Q1 2025, and down 63.5% quarter-over-quarter from 0.4 in Q4 2025.
Capital Southwest (CSWC) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Capital Southwest's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.65 for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 14.25% year-over-year to 0.65 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.76, a 32.73% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.76, down 32.77% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio declined to 0.65 in Q1 2026 per CSWC's latest filing, from 0.4 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 1.49 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 1.25 in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.4 (2025), against an average of 0.18.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 859.01% in 2023 and tumbled 146.65% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.2 in 2022, then surged by 859.01% to 1.49 in 2023, then slumped by 112.68% to 0.19 in 2024, then sank by 110.41% to 0.4 in 2025, then sank by 63.5% to 0.65 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CSWC FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.65 (Q1 2026), 0.4 (Q4 2025), and 0.5 (Q3 2025).
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| # | 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 | Capital Southwest | 1.42 Bn | 1.39 Bn | - | -0.65 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.65 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.50 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.16 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.95 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.49 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.56 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.65 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 1.01 |