Main Street Capital MAIN
NYSE MAIN
$55.80 -0.53 (-0.94%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Main Street Capital (MAIN) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.77 for Q2 2026, up 221.45% on a QoQ basis from 0.63 in Q1 2026, and down 6.11% year-over-year from 0.82 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Main Street Capital has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 6 years, with the latest figure at 0.77 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 6.11% year-over-year to 0.77 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 2.33, a 310.68% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.42, down 101.82% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.77 for Q2 2026 at Main Street Capital, up from 0.63 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 0.73, with a median of 0.67 recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio surged 3907.05% in 2022, then slumped 520.61% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio 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 soared by 296.74% to 0.77 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.77 (Q2 2026), 0.63 (Q1 2026), and 0.39 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.12 Bn 13.74 Bn - 1.03
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.63 Bn 5.37 Bn - 0.30
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.49 Bn 5.25 Bn - 0.34
4 Main Street Capital 5.20 Bn 5.15 Bn - 0.77
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 4.94 Bn 4.73 Bn - -
6 Hercules Capital 4.66 Bn 4.61 Bn - 0.29
7 FS KKR Capital 3.33 Bn 3.22 Bn - 0.17
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.31 Bn 3.26 Bn - 0.37
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.49 Bn -118.08 Mn - 0.30
10 MidCap Financial Investment 2.07 Bn 2.03 Bn - 0.13
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.77
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