KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)
Growth Metrics

Capital Southwest (CSWC) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2025)

Capital Southwest has reported Operating Expenses over the past 9 years, most recently at $26.8 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $26.8 million for Q4 2025, up 25.96% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $96.9 million (up 26.34% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $84.0 million, up 25.01%.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $26.8 million at Capital Southwest, up from $22.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for CSWC hit a ceiling of $26.8 million in Q4 2025 and a floor of $9.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $16.5 million (2023), compared with a mean of $16.9 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: skyrocketed 59.67% in 2023 and later increased 13.24% in 2024.
  • Capital Southwest's Operating Expenses stood at $10.5 million in 2021, then soared by 34.49% to $14.1 million in 2022, then soared by 33.46% to $18.8 million in 2023, then increased by 13.24% to $21.3 million in 2024, then increased by 25.96% to $26.8 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $26.8 million (Q4 2025), $22.9 million (Q3 2025), and $23.2 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.