Main Street Capital (MAIN) Retained Earnings (2021 - 2026)
Main Street Capital's Retained Earnings came in at $531.67 million for Q2 2026, up 17.2% from $453.51 million a year earlier and up 9.5% from the prior quarter.
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Main Street Capital (MAIN) Retained Earnings (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Main Street Capital's Retained Earnings was $535.34 million, up 33.0% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased in each of the last four years, with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 79.3% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Retained Earnings was $402.46 million in FY2024 (+95.4%), $206 million in FY2023 (+166.6%), $77.27 million in FY2022 (+49.2%) and $51.79 million in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Retained Earnings is $25.67 million (Q3 2022) to $535.34 million (Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings has increased for 12 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 62.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ranged from 14.1% (Q1 2026) to 462.5% (Q3 2023).
- Business Quant data shows MAIN's Retained Earnings at $485.43 million (Q1 2026), $535.34 million (Q4 2025) and $481.69 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | 651.00 Mn |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - | 23.31 Bn |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - | 2.46 Bn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - | -16.56 Bn |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - | -1.13 Bn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - | 25.97 Bn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 1.66 Bn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.18 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - | -13.21 Bn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.71 Bn | 11.15 Bn | - | 531.00 Mn |
| 10 | Main Street Capital | 5.14 Bn | 4.99 Bn | - | 531.67 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 531.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 485.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 535.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 481.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 453.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 425.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 402.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 273.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 240.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 226.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 206.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 144.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 122.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 88.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 77.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 51.79 Mn |
API Access
Main Street Capital Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();