Main Street Capital (MAIN) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)

Main Street Capital's (MAIN) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 62.7% in Q1 2026, up 2.0% year-on-year from 61.47% in Q1 2025, and down 0.92% quarter-over-quarter from 63.28% in Q4 2025.

Main Street Capital (MAIN) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Main Street Capital's Operating Margin history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 62.7% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 2.0% year-over-year to 62.7% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 62.8%, a 145.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 62.27%, down 335.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin eased to 62.7% in Q1 2026 per MAIN's latest filing, from 63.28% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 69.71% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 55.76% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 64.23% (2022), against an average of 64.51%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin plunged 656 bps in 2022 and soared 1395 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 55.76% in 2022, then advanced by 25 bps to 69.71% in 2023, then retreated by 8 bps to 64.34% in 2024, then retreated by 2 bps to 63.28% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 62.7% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MAIN Operating Margin figures stand at 62.7% (Q1 2026), 63.28% (Q4 2025), and 64.02% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn 175.98%
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - 42.01%
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - -
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 24.88%
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 18.44%
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - -
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - -
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 36.65%
10 Main Street Capital 4.81 Bn 4.81 Bn - 62.70%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 62.70%
Dec 31, 2025 63.28%
Sep 30, 2025 64.02%
Jun 30, 2025 61.25%
Mar 31, 2025 62.68%
Dec 31, 2024 64.34%
Sep 30, 2024 64.02%
Jun 30, 2024 66.06%
Mar 31, 2024 68.24%
Dec 31, 2023 69.71%
Sep 30, 2023 66.68%
Jun 30, 2023 67.19%
Mar 31, 2023 67.33%
Dec 31, 2022 55.76%
Sep 30, 2022 63.47%
Jun 30, 2022 64.23%
Mar 31, 2022 65.76%
Dec 31, 2021 62.32%
Sep 30, 2021 64.22%