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

Main Street Capital's (MAIN) 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 (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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 579.17% year-over-year to -$138.5 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$163.8 million, a 1651.61% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$45.7 million, up 47.54% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to -$138.5 million in Q1 2026 per MAIN's latest filing, from -$218.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $153.7 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$218.5 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $10.4 million (2022), against an average of -$13.7 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow soared 1378.79% in 2023 and slumped 772.9% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow 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 tumbled by 250.62% to -$218.5 million in 2025, then jumped by 36.58% to -$138.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MAIN Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$138.5 million (Q1 2026), -$218.5 million (Q4 2025), and $90.6 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - -1.09 Bn
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 957.64 Mn
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 1.62 Bn
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -12.41 Bn
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 430.00 Mn
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - -329.40 Mn
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 1.05 Bn
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 762.30 Mn
10 Main Street Capital 4.81 Bn 4.81 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