Growth Metrics

Main Street Capital (MAIN) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026)

Main Street Capital's 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 has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 6 years, with the latest figure at 0.63 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 84.56% year-over-year to 0.63; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.1 (down 106.79% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 7.42, down 101.82% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.63, down from 0.39 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 4.92 in Q4 2022, with the low at 4.11 in Q1 2025.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.72, with a median of 0.57 recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio soared 3907.05% in 2022 and tumbled 520.61% in 2025.
  • Tracing MAIN's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 4.92 in 2022, then tumbled by 90.13% to 0.49 in 2023, then climbed by 16.74% to 0.57 in 2024, then slumped by 169.19% to 0.39 in 2025, then slumped by 61.99% to 0.63 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.63 (Q1 2026), 0.39 (Q4 2025), and 0.94 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn - -
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn - 0.37
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn - 0.10
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn - 2.44
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn 0.18
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn - -0.02
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.34
8 Northern Trust 31.21 Bn 31.21 Bn - -0.45
9 Ares Management 28.85 Bn 32.22 Bn - 0.21
10 Main Street Capital 4.69 Bn 4.69 Bn - -0.63

Historic Data

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DateValue
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