Main Street Capital (MAIN) Times Interest Earned (2023 - 2026)
Main Street Capital's Times Interest Earned was 1.11 in Q1 2026, up 0.7% from 1.10 a year earlier but down 0.2% from the prior quarter.
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Main Street Capital (MAIN) Times Interest Earned (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Main Street Capital's Times Interest Earned was 1.12 through Mar 31, 2026, up 0.5% year-over-year.
- Times Interest Earned has now declined for three consecutive years.
- In earlier years, Times Interest Earned was 1.12 in FY2024 (-1.5%), 1.14 in FY2023 (-1.2%) and 1.15 in FY2022.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned has moved between 1.09 (Q4 2024) and 1.16 (Q1 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Times Interest Earned has increased for three straight quarters, with an average decline of 1.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned over five years was Q3 2025 (growth of 2.1%); the worst was Q4 2024 (a decline of 5.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, MAIN's Times Interest Earned in the three quarters before Q1 2026 was 1.11 (Q4 2025), 1.12 (Q3 2025) and 1.11 (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | 1.75 |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - | 2.98 |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - | 1.42 |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - | 1.15 |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - | 1.24 |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - | 2.22 |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 27.97 |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.18 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - | 1.63 |
| 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 | 1.11 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.11 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.12 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.10 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.09 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.10 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.15 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.16 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.15 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.11 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.14 |
API Access
Main Street Capital Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=MAIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();