Growth Metrics

Main Street Capital (MAIN) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026)

Main Street Capital's quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$138.5 million in Q1 2026, down 579.17% year-on-year from $28.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 36.58% quarter-over-quarter from -$218.5 million in Q4 2025.

Main Street Capital has reported Free Cash Flow for 6 years, with the latest figure at -$138.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 579.17% year-over-year to -$138.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$163.8 million (down 1651.61% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$45.7 million, up 47.54% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$138.5 million, up from -$218.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $153.7 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$218.5 million in Q4 2025.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is -$13.7 million, with a median of $10.4 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow soared 1378.79% in 2023 and slumped 772.9% in 2024.
  • Tracing MAIN's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $10.4 million in 2022, then soared by 1378.79% to $153.7 million in 2023, then slipped by 5.62% to $145.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 250.62% to -$218.5 million in 2025, then surged by 36.58% to -$138.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$138.5 million (Q1 2026), -$218.5 million (Q4 2025), and $90.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn - -1.09 Bn
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn - 957.64 Mn
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn - 1.72 Bn
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn - 332.00 Mn
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn 1.62 Bn
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn - -12.41 Bn
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn 430.00 Mn
8 Northern Trust 31.21 Bn 31.21 Bn - -329.40 Mn
9 Ares Management 28.85 Bn 32.22 Bn - 390.87 Mn
10 Main Street Capital 4.69 Bn 4.69 Bn - -138.54 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -138.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -138.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -218.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -218.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 90.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 90.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 102.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 102.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -20.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -20.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 145.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 145.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 72.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 72.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -186.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -186.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -118.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -118.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 153.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 153.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 83.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 83.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 27.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 27.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 19.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 19.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 10.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 10.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -217.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -217.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 10.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 10.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -49.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -49.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -356.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -356.66 Mn