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

Main Street Capital (MAIN) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$138.5 million in Q1 2026, up 36.58% quarter-over-quarter from -$218.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 579.17% on a YoY basis from $28.9 million in Q1 2025.

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

Main Street Capital's Free Cash Flow history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$138.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 579.17% year-over-year to -$138.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$163.8 million (down 1651.61% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$45.7 million, up 47.54% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$138.5 million for Q1 2026 at Main Street Capital, up from -$218.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $153.7 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$218.5 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$13.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $10.4 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow jumped 1378.79% in 2023, then slumped 772.9% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $10.4 million in 2022, then surged by 1378.79% to $153.7 million in 2023, then decreased by 5.62% to $145.0 million in 2024, then sank by 250.62% to -$218.5 million in 2025, then jumped 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 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - -1.09 Bn
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - 957.64 Mn
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 1.72 Bn
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 1.62 Bn
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - -12.41 Bn
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 430.00 Mn
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - -329.40 Mn
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 1.05 Bn
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - 390.87 Mn
10 Main Street Capital 4.62 Bn 4.62 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