Capital Southwest Corporation
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.9 | 1.7 | – | – | – | 3.8 | – | 1.3 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | – | – | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 5.0 | – | 11.4 | 7.0 | 10.6 | – | 8.3 | 12.6 | 16.1 | 12.2 | 16.2 | 12.9 | |
| 68.4 | 64.5 | 78.2 | 86.8 | 22.6 | 23.3 | – | 1.2 | 6.7 | 28.0 | 31.4 | 26.0 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 13.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 5.9 | |
| 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | |
| – | – | – | 93.6 | 26.3 | 26.2 | – | 1.5 | 7.7 | 28.9 | – | – | – | – | – | 0.7 | 0.7 | – | 1.0 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 32.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.1 | – | |
| – | – | – | 45.0 | – | 4.2 | 41.4 | 49.2 | 51.1 | 56.7 | – | – | – | – | – | 0.7 | 0.7 | – | 1.2 | – | 11.4 | 8.1 | 15.8 | – | 7.1 | 11.1 | 15.2 | 11.6 | 15.5 | – | |
| 40.8 | 51.6 | 69.1 | 51.7 | 78.2 | – | – | 11.5 | 23.5 | 10.0 | 4.7 | – | 5.9 | – | 1.8 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 23.2 | 1.4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.0% | -5.9% | 8.7% | 4.3% | 10.0% | 21.4% | -3.1% | 16.9% | -5.5% | 54.1% | 17.8% | 57.4% | 4.3% | 73.4% | -51.0% | -33.4% | -23.3% | -26.9% | -23.4% | -16.1% | -34.1% | -42.6% | -18.5% | -19.2% | -13.3% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53.7% | 78.9% | 68.2% | 48.4% | 71.6% | 77.6% | – | 99.4% | 97.5% | 91.0% | 93.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 97.5% | 98.3% | 80.1% | -1.5% | 100.0% | 80.6% | 68.0% | 71.7% | 66.4% | 94.3% | |
| 196.9% | 140.1% | 143.1% | 204.2% | -193.5% | 622.9% | – | 3.1% | 14.9% | 50.6% | 61.5% | 56.3% | 73.8% | 95.0% | 90.5% | 93.3% | 92.8% | 92.5% | 81.2% | -45.9% | 64.9% | 83.2% | 55.6% | -103.5% | 76.6% | 45.5% | 44.4% | 55.6% | 48.5% | 76.9% | |
| 2,346.2% | 3,881.4% | -2,942.3% | -1,930.3% | -198.0% | 619.3% | – | 97.6% | 85.3% | 1,987.8% | 2,393.4% | -2,045.9% | -989.0% | 93.8% | 90.3% | 93.2% | 92.3% | 93.1% | 80.8% | -37.1% | 59.6% | 73.9% | 54.1% | -143.3% | 70.1% | 41.6% | 36.6% | 54.8% | 43.1% | 45.9% | |
| 167.6% | 125.1% | 113.1% | 168.0% | 28.9% | -0.3% | – | 10.6% | 28.6% | 279.1% | 673.4% | -79.7% | 127.1% | -8.7% | 114.8% | 23.6% | 79.8% | 7.0% | 293.9% | -766.6% | -227.4% | -120.1% | -155.1% | -307.4% | -94.0% | -179.4% | -251.7% | -123.9% | -133.6% | -78.7% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14.7% | 26.6% | -15.0% | -7.2% | -3.5% | 10.3% | -20.2% | 29.4% | 4.7% | 24.3% | 23.0% | -23.8% | -33.3% | 15.1% | 10.0% | 14.8% | 16.3% | 14.5% | 7.0% | -2.0% | 8.2% | 12.8% | 10.1% | -7.9% | 15.1% | 10.2% | 5.6% | 11.0% | 8.0% | 11.2% | |
| 10.4% | 15.0% | -10.7% | -4.3% | -2.5% | 7.2% | -14.0% | 20.2% | 3.3% | 16.9% | 22.9% | -23.7% | -33.1% | 15.0% | 9.9% | 14.7% | 16.2% | 14.4% | 6.9% | -1.9% | 7.2% | 9.4% | 6.0% | -3.8% | 6.9% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 3.7% | 5.2% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | 6.0 | 15 | 12 | 34 | 26 | 16 | 4.5 | – | – | – | – | – | -65 | -82 | – | -201 | -71 | 28 | 93 | 206 | 306 | -14 | 5.2 | 119 | 11 | 180 | – | |
| – | – | – | 3.3 | – | 0.5 | 13.8 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 1.8 | – | – | – | – | – | -0.7 | -0.8 | – | -3.7 | – | 1.1 | 2.1 | 5.8 | – | -0.2 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | – | |
| 70.5% | 56.7% | 71.0% | 60.3% | 70.2% | 70.1% | 69.2% | 68.5% | 69.6% | 69.7% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 98.8% | 98.9% | 98.8% | 95.8% | 87.5% | 73.8% | 59.1% | 48.2% | 45.7% | 43.2% | 46.9% | 48.5% | 46.9% | 46.4% | |
| – | – | – | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | – | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.14 | 5.19 | -2.52 | -1.12 | -0.52 | 1.68 | -2.72 | 5.54 | 0.92 | 6.23 | 10.74 | -8.94 | -9.24 | 4.91 | 3.58 | 6.10 | 7.01 | 7.32 | 3.44 | -0.34 | 1.48 | 2.44 | 1.98 | -1.24 | 2.67 | 1.87 | 1.10 | 2.05 | 1.38 | 1.72 | |
| 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.26 | 0.27 | -2.60 | 5.68 | 1.08 | 0.31 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.93 | 5.24 | 3.96 | 6.55 | 7.59 | 7.87 | 4.26 | 0.93 | 2.48 | 3.30 | 3.65 | 0.87 | 3.81 | 4.51 | 3.01 | 3.74 | 3.20 | 3.74 | |
| 14.53 | 19.54 | 16.79 | 15.52 | 14.85 | 16.35 | 13.46 | 18.84 | 19.61 | 25.69 | 46.69 | 37.52 | 27.75 | 32.53 | 35.91 | 41.24 | 42.89 | 50.36 | 49.41 | 17.34 | 17.95 | 19.10 | 19.48 | 15.65 | 17.64 | 18.43 | 19.67 | 18.55 | 17.26 | 15.36 | |
| 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.00 | -0.26 | 0.60 | 0.31 | 0.87 | 3.02 | -0.35 | 1.19 | -0.46 | 4.54 | 1.54 | 6.06 | 0.55 | 12.51 | -7.09 | -5.64 | -3.96 | -5.66 | -2.66 | -3.58 | -8.09 | -7.58 | -4.63 | -4.28 | -2.94 | |
Data as of: October 7, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.