Capital Southwest (CSWC) Interest Expense (2009 - 2026)
Capital Southwest's Interest Expenses was $20.98 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 31.0% from $16.02 million a year earlier and up 13.4% from the prior quarter.
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Capital Southwest (CSWC) Interest Expense (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Capital Southwest's Interest Expenses was $74.81 million through Sep 30, 2026, up 22.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it came in at $66.62 million, up 21.2% from FY2025.
- Interest Expenses has now increased for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 30.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Interest Expenses was $54.96 million in FY2025 (+27.6%), $43.09 million in FY2024 (+49.2%), $28.87 million in FY2023 (+44.9%) and $19.92 million in FY2022 (+11.1%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Interest Expenses in data going back to fiscal Q2 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Expenses has increased for 17 straight quarters, with growth averaging 24.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Interest Expenses ran from 13.6% in fiscal Q4 2026 to 79.7% in fiscal Q4 2023.
- Per Business Quant data, CSWC's Interest Expenses in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was $18.5 million (Q1 2027), $17.28 million (Q4 2026) and $18.05 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - | - |
| 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 | - | - |
| 5 | Royal Gold | 23.20 Bn | 22.41 Bn | 402.46 Mn | - |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.35 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 22.29 Bn | -45.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Capital Southwest | 1.57 Bn | 1.39 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 20.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.66 Mn |
API Access
Capital Southwest Interest Expense 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=interest-expense&ticker=CSWC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expense", "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=interest-expense&ticker=CSWC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();