Main Street Capital (MAIN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2022 - 2026)
Main Street Capital (MAIN) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 0.38% in Q1 2026, down 0.12 percentage points from 0.50% a year earlier and down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Main Street Capital (MAIN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with Q2 2022, Main Street Capital's Return on Equity [ROE] history includes 16 quarters.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a four-year change of +1.89 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 0.57% in FY2024 (-0.05 pp), 0.62% in FY2023 (+1.20 pp), -0.58% in FY2022 (+0.92 pp) and -1.50% in FY2021.
- The Q1 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.15 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 2.08 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 1.05 percentage points in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.40% (Q4 2025), 0.42% (Q3 2025) and 0.44% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | 2.01% |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - | 13.99% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - | 13.69% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - | 13.17% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - | 41.65% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - | 21.08% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 9.87% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.18 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - | 17.89% |
| 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 | 0.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.47% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.58% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.49% |
API Access
Main Street Capital Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();