Main Street Capital (MAIN) Interest Coverage Ratio (2023 - 2026)
Main Street Capital's (MAIN) Interest Coverage Ratio was 1.11 for Q1 2026, up 0.7% from 1.10 a year earlier but down 0.2% from the prior quarter.
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Main Street Capital (MAIN) Interest Coverage Ratio (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Mar 31, 2026, Main Street Capital's Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.12, up 0.5% year-over-year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio has declined for three consecutive years.
- By year, Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.12 in FY2024 (-1.5%), 1.14 in FY2023 (-1.2%) and 1.15 in FY2022.
- Five-year quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio spans a low of 1.09 in Q4 2024 and a high of 1.16 in Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Interest Coverage Ratio has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 1.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Interest Coverage Ratio in five years was Q3 2025 (growth of 2.1%); the low point was Q4 2024 (a decline of 5.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q1 2026 came in at 1.11 (Q4 2025), 1.12 (Q3 2025) and 1.11 (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | 1.75 |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - | 2.98 |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - | 1.42 |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - | 1.15 |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - | 1.24 |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - | 2.22 |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 27.97 |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.18 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - | 1.63 |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.71 Bn | 11.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Main Street Capital | 5.14 Bn | 4.99 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.11 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.11 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.12 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.10 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.09 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.10 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.15 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.16 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.15 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.11 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.14 |
API Access
Main Street Capital Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "MAIN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();