Main Street Capital (MAIN) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2021 - 2026)
Main Street Capital's (MAIN) Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 1.64 for Q2 2026, up 12.8% from 1.46 a year earlier and up 194.9% from the prior quarter.
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Main Street Capital (MAIN) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Dividend Coverage Ratio at Main Street Capital was 1.29, down 20.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 1.45, down 8.3% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Main Street Capital's Dividend Coverage Ratio was 1.59 in FY2024 (+0.5%), 1.58 in FY2023 (+26.8%), 1.24 in FY2022 (-39.6%) and 2.06 in FY2021 (+913.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 5.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Coverage Ratio in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 423.1%; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a decline of 59.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Coverage Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.56 (Q1 2026), 1.53 (Q4 2025) and 1.44 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | 38.33 |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - | 8.64 |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 5.86 |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.18 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.71 Bn | 11.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Main Street Capital | 5.14 Bn | 4.99 Bn | - | 1.64 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.64 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.53 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.44 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.46 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.38 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.12 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.53 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.30 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.37 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.87 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.44 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.62 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.34 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.08 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.13 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.40 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.05 |
API Access
Main Street Capital Dividend Coverage Ratio 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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "MAIN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();