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) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026)

Main Street Capital (MAIN) posted Free Cash Flow of $116.6 million for Q2 2026, up 184.14% on a QoQ basis from -$138.5 million in Q1 2026, and up 13.7% year-over-year from $102.5 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Main Street Capital has reported Free Cash Flow for 6 years, with the latest figure at $116.6 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 13.7% year-over-year to $116.6 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$149.8 million, a 150.01% 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 was $116.6 million for Q2 2026 at Main Street Capital, up from -$138.5 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 -$6.5 million, with a median of $15.2 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow surged 1378.79% in 2023, then sank 772.9% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow 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 153.36% to $116.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $116.6 million (Q2 2026), -$138.5 million (Q1 2026), and -$218.5 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.12 Bn 13.74 Bn - 336.00 Mn
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.63 Bn 5.37 Bn - 560.96 Mn
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.49 Bn 5.25 Bn - 547.31 Mn
4 Main Street Capital 5.20 Bn 5.15 Bn - 116.57 Mn
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 4.94 Bn 4.73 Bn - -316.70 Mn
6 Hercules Capital 4.66 Bn 4.61 Bn - 297.92 Mn
7 FS KKR Capital 3.33 Bn 3.22 Bn - 776.00 Mn
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.31 Bn 3.26 Bn - 192.74 Mn
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.49 Bn -118.08 Mn - 103.26 Mn
10 MidCap Financial Investment 2.07 Bn 2.03 Bn - 189.35 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 116.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -138.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -218.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 90.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 102.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -20.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 145.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 72.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -186.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -118.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 153.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 83.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 27.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 19.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 10.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -217.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 10.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -49.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -356.66 Mn