Main Street Capital (MAIN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026)
Main Street Capital (MAIN) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 368.83% for Q1 2026, down 30.54 percentage points from 399.37% a year earlier but up 21.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Main Street Capital (MAIN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Mar 31, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Main Street Capital was 367.12%, down 14.89 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 373.95%, up 12.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +343.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Main Street Capital's Return on Sales [ROS] was 361.74% in FY2024 (+41.68 pp), 320.06% in FY2023 (-42.27 pp), 362.33% in FY2022 (+318.53 pp) and 43.80% in FY2021 (+13.46 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of 38.56% in Q3 2022 to a high of 423.98% in Q3 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +23.94 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 307.84 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a drop of 47.71 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 347.22% (Q4 2025), 376.27% (Q3 2025) and 377.25% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.94 Bn | 29.62 Bn | - | 23.53% |
| 2 | Orix | 41.70 Bn | 42.20 Bn | - | 15.28% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 32.87 Bn | 32.78 Bn | - | 19.75% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.52 Bn | 25.52 Bn | - | 507.88% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.86 Bn | 17.55 Bn | - | 12.63% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.33 Bn | -44.64 Bn | - | 45.54% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.87 Bn | 19.09 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 62.13% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.89 Bn | 4.98 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.54 Bn | 10.98 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Main Street Capital | 5.15 Bn | 5.00 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 368.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 347.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 376.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 377.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 399.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 384.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 423.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 328.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 317.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 288.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 346.40% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 325.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 44.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 58.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 50.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 53.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 40.84% |
Main Street Capital Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();