Main Street Capital (MAIN) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)
Main Street Capital (MAIN) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 62.7% in Q1 2026, down 3.01% quarter-over-quarter from 64.64% in Q4 2025, and down 284.0% on a YoY basis from 34.07% in Q1 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.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 284.0% year-over-year to 62.7%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 64.06% (down 92.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 64.75%, down 88.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 62.7% for Q1 2026 at Main Street Capital, down from 64.64% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 69.71% in Q4 2023 to a low of 55.76% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 64.97% across 5 years, with a median of 64.83% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin plunged 656 bps in 2022, then jumped 1395 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it 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 gained by 0 bps to 64.64% in 2025, then retreated by 3 bps to 62.7% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 62.7% (Q1 2026), 64.64% (Q4 2025), and 64.02% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 163.18 Bn | 153.56 Bn | - | 42.01% |
| 2 | Blackstone | 96.85 Bn | 95.80 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Kkr | 86.45 Bn | 133.96 Bn | - | 46.06% |
| 4 | Apollo Global Management | 82.30 Bn | 101.04 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 1.56% |
| 5 | State Street | 46.95 Bn | 21.27 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Ameriprise Financial | 43.65 Bn | 43.52 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 18.44% |
| 7 | Northern Trust | 31.92 Bn | 31.92 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Raymond James Financial | 30.62 Bn | 19.37 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Management | 29.04 Bn | 32.41 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Main Street Capital | 4.62 Bn | 4.62 Bn | - | 62.70% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 62.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 64.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 64.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 64.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 65.53% |
| 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% |