Main Street Capital (MAIN) Shares Outstanding (2021 - 2026)
Main Street Capital (MAIN) recorded Shares Outstanding of 93.25 million in Q2 2026, up 4.5% from 89.26 million a year earlier and up 2.9% from the prior quarter.
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Main Street Capital (MAIN) Shares Outstanding (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Main Street Capital reported Shares Outstanding of 89.36 million, up 2.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has increased for five straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Outstanding came in at 86.81 million in FY2024 (+6.0%), 81.92 million in FY2023 (+10.0%), 74.48 million in FY2022 (+8.0%) and 68.96 million in FY2021 (+5.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q3 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has increased for 16 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 3.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding ran from 2.2% in Q1 2026 to 10.9% in Q1 2023.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 90.65 million (Q1 2026), 89.36 million (Q4 2025) and 89.63 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | 2.84 Bn |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - | 1.12 Bn |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - | 445.06 Mn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - | 5.87 Bn |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - | 335.16 Mn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - | 331.30 Mn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 84.78 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.18 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - | 738.93 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.71 Bn | 11.15 Bn | - | 718.00 Mn |
| 10 | Main Street Capital | 5.14 Bn | 4.99 Bn | - | 93.25 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 93.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 90.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 89.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 89.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 89.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 88.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 86.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 87.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 86.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 85.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 81.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 82.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 80.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 79.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 74.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 75.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 73.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 71.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 68.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 69.02 Mn |
API Access
Main Street Capital Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();