Growth Metrics

Main Street Capital (MAIN) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2025)

Main Street Capital has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 5 years, most recently at 0.39 for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put FCF Payout Ratio at 0.39 for Q4 2025, down 169.19% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was 7.42 (down 101.82% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 7.42, down 101.82%.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.39 at Main Street Capital, down from 0.94 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for MAIN hit a ceiling of 4.92 in Q4 2022 and a floor of 4.11 in Q1 2025.
  • Median FCF Payout Ratio over the past 5 years was 0.57 (2024), compared with a mean of 0.75.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: soared 3907.05% in 2022 and later tumbled 520.61% in 2025.
  • Main Street Capital's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.13 in 2021, then skyrocketed by 3907.05% to 4.92 in 2022, then tumbled by 90.13% to 0.49 in 2023, then rose by 16.74% to 0.57 in 2024, then tumbled by 169.19% to 0.39 in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for FCF Payout Ratio were 0.39 (Q4 2025), 0.94 (Q3 2025), and 0.82 (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.