Capital Southwest CSWC
NASDAQ CSWC
$24.96 +0.28 (+1.13%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Capital Southwest (CSWC) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Capital Southwest (CSWC) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$59.2 million for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from -$59.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 36.8% quarter-over-quarter from -$93.6 million in Q4 2025.

Capital Southwest (CSWC) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Capital Southwest's Free Cash Flow history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$59.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow changed 0.11% year-over-year to -$59.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$193.8 million (up 11.48% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$193.8 million, up 11.48% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$59.2 million, up from -$93.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $31.1 million in Q2 2024, with the low at -$166.6 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$55.6 million (2023), against an average of -$51.4 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 155.91% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 1024.73% in 2024.
  • Capital Southwest's Free Cash Flow stood at -$98.1 million in 2022, then soared by 118.36% to $18.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 1024.73% to -$166.6 million in 2024, then surged by 43.78% to -$93.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 36.8% to -$59.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CSWC's Free Cash Flow at -$59.2 million in Q1 2026, -$93.6 million in Q4 2025, and -$71.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 179.54 Bn 165.67 Bn - 1.12 Bn
2 Blackstone 114.83 Bn 112.32 Bn - 1.91 Bn
3 Kkr 97.26 Bn -179.81 Bn - 3.20 Bn
4 Brookfield 93.07 Bn 45.66 Bn - -
5 Brookfield Asset Management 83.46 Bn 81.96 Bn - 535.00 Mn
6 Apollo Global Management 78.41 Bn 53.04 Bn 10.54 Bn 2.88 Bn
7 State Street 51.66 Bn 51.66 Bn - -3.00 Bn
8 Ameriprise Financial 51.12 Bn 40.07 Bn 4.72 Bn 2.85 Bn
9 Raymond James Financial 33.99 Bn 20.74 Bn - -308.00 Mn
10 Capital Southwest 1.53 Bn 1.47 Bn - -80.87 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -80.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -80.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -59.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -59.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -93.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -93.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -71.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -71.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 30.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 30.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -59.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -59.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -166.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -166.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -24.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -24.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 31.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 31.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -102.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -102.10 Mn