Main Street Capital (MAIN) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026)
Main Street Capital's (MAIN) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.63 in Q1 2026, up 84.56% year-on-year from 0.34 in Q1 2025, and down 61.99% quarter-over-quarter from 0.39 in Q4 2025.
Main Street Capital (MAIN) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Main Street Capital's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.63 for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 84.56% year-over-year to 0.63 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.1, a 106.79% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.42, down 101.82% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio fell to 0.63 in Q1 2026 per MAIN's latest filing, from 0.39 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 4.92 in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 4.11 in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.57 (2024), against an average of 0.72.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 3907.05% in 2022 and tumbled 520.61% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 4.92 in 2022, then slumped by 90.13% to 0.49 in 2023, then advanced by 16.74% to 0.57 in 2024, then sank by 169.19% to 0.39 in 2025, then sank by 61.99% to 0.63 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MAIN FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.63 (Q1 2026), 0.39 (Q4 2025), and 0.94 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brookfield | 1,236.60 Bn | 1,311.20 Bn | 18.56 Bn | - |
| 2 | BlackRock | 161.01 Bn | 148.08 Bn | - | -0.90 |
| 3 | Blackstone | 97.77 Bn | 96.72 Bn | - | 2.00 |
| 4 | Apollo Global Management | 70.80 Bn | 90.38 Bn | -409.00 Mn | 0.19 |
| 5 | State Street | 51.30 Bn | 51.30 Bn | - | -0.02 |
| 6 | Ameriprise Financial | 48.54 Bn | 39.27 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 0.34 |
| 7 | Northern Trust | 32.93 Bn | 32.93 Bn | - | -0.45 |
| 8 | Raymond James Financial | 32.59 Bn | 17.67 Bn | - | 0.10 |
| 9 | Price T Rowe | 24.70 Bn | 21.13 Bn | - | 0.38 |
| 10 | Main Street Capital | 4.81 Bn | 4.81 Bn | - | -0.63 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.63 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.39 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.94 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.82 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.11 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.12 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.66 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.86 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.37 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.98 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.92 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.64 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.94 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.13 |