Main Street Capital (MAIN) FCF Margin (2021 - 2026)
Main Street Capital (MAIN) posted FCF Margin of -1350.33% for Q1 2026, down 1113.57 percentage points from -236.76% a year earlier but up 787.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Main Street Capital (MAIN) FCF Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Mar 31, 2026, FCF Margin at Main Street Capital was -412.18%, down 440.62 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -119.94%, up 107.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +387.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Main Street Capital's FCF Margin was -227.77% in FY2024 (-1010.03 pp), 782.26% in FY2023 (+1774.09 pp), -991.83% in FY2022 (+1826.42 pp) and -2818.25% in FY2021 (-2311.13 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of -6413.61% in Q4 2021 to a high of 1575.03% in Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -392.25 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 6542.59 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a drop of 3636.94 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was -2138.22% (Q4 2025), 936.76% (Q3 2025) and 1067.96% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | -44.76% |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - | 108.06% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - | 122.69% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - | 19.67% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - | 51.00% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 74.39% |
| 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 | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1,350.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2,138.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 936.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1,067.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -236.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1,498.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 834.91% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1,835.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1,212.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1,575.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 995.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 296.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 223.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 128.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3,981.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 180.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -866.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6,413.61% |
API Access
Main Street Capital FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();