Main Street Capital Corporation
Assessment
Our Rating
A journalistic assessment by our editorial team at the time of the deep dive — it rates the company, not the entry point. Not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell.
Business model, numbers and balance sheet hold up to our review. Whether the current price supports an entry is a separate question — it hangs on the price, not on the company.
Why this colour
Green, because the quality of the business is documented: the business model has worked for almost two decades, costs are low thanks to internal management, the balance sheet is solid with 244 percent asset coverage and investment-grade ratings, net asset value per share is growing, and the regular monthly dividend is covered by income. Problem loans (4.0 percent at cost) are visible and largely written down. The rating says nothing about price: buying at 1.60 times net asset value means paying a premium that has already shrunk from 77 to about 60 percent and on which part of the NAV growth itself depends. At this price the stock is no bargain — but the company behind it is a good one. The decision is yours.
What the thesis turns on
Assessment: Opportunities & Risks
Main Street Capital is an internally managed BDC with low costs, a solid balance sheet and net asset value that has grown for years. The regular monthly dividend is earned; the supplemental dividend depends on a cushion of earlier excess income and realized gains. A large part of the NAV growth comes from selling new shares at a price about 60 percent above net asset value. Not investment advice.
Business model and costs
Internally managed, with no external management fees; operating expenses excluding interest of 1.3 percent of assets (2024, 2025). The second leg is an asset management business for third parties with $1.8 billion (June 30, 2026).
Net asset value
From $22.10 (end of 2016) to $33.92 per share (June 30, 2026), up sixteen quarters in a row; about 61 percent of the 2016–2025 increase, however, came from selling shares above net asset value.
Payout
The regular monthly dividend is covered, at $1.56 against $1.90 of net investment income (first half of 2026). Including supplementals, Main Street has paid out more than recurring income since 2024 (2025: $4.23 vs. $3.95).
Credit quality and valuation
99.6 percent of investments have no market price (June 30, 2026). Non-accrual loans at 4.0 percent of cost, up from 3.3 percent at the end of 2025; at fair value 1.1 percent, the difference already written down.
Funding
Asset coverage of 244 percent vs. the legal 150 percent, investment grade (BBB-, stable). The $500 million of 3 percent notes was repaid in July 2026; by our rough estimate the replacement costs about $0.13 per share a year.
Worth Noting
This analysis was prompted by the forum hot list of the German investor portal wallstreet-online (most-discussed stocks among German private investors), early October 2026. The common thread is the payday effect: the feeling of regular monthly dividends makes investors forget what they are paying for them.
Evidence base: all company figures come from SEC filings (annual reports on Form 10-K for 2024 and 2025, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q through the second quarter of 2026, current reports on Form 8-K through August 12, 2026). There was no further 8-K between August 12 and October 8, 2026.
Our own calculations: sum of the accretive effects from stock offerings ($6.34) and dividend reinvestment ($1.05) for 2016 through 2025 from Note F of the 2025 annual report; NAV growth from $21.24 to $33.33; market value of 93,508,461 shares times $54.18; added cost of the note refinancing at $500 million times about 2.5 percentage points.
Net investment income for 2023 and 2024 is shown as revised in 2025 (taxes deducted within NII); Main Street left the figures for years before 2023 unchanged in the same table, so we compare net investment income only from 2023 on.
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Price history
Chart
Interactive price chart (TradingView).
52-week range: 49.60 $ to 64.60 $ · Last price: 56.70 $ (As of: November 11, 2026)
Key figures
Key figures at a glance
Every figure we hold for this stock, grouped by topic. The question mark next to a label explains what the number means.
Basics
Performance
Technical Indicators
Calculated from the price history · as of 11/12/2026
Valuation
Profitability
Balance Sheet & Safety
Growth
Dividend
This stock currently pays no dividend.
Quality & Screener
Comparison
Industry comparison
The stock alongside the largest companies in the same group. The median row is the middle value of the companies shown above — not of the whole industry.
Industry: Asset Management
| Company | Market cap ($B) | P/E | EV/EBITDA | Gross Margin % | EBIT Margin % | Sales Growth (Year) % | Perf. 1Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street Capital Corporation MAIN | 5.3 | 11.4 | 15.5 | 100.0 | 87.2 | -11.1 | 3.4 |
| BlackRock Inc BLK | 206.9 | 30.2 | 15.2 | 48.3 | 35.6 | 18.7 | 15.4 |
| Blackstone Group Inc BX | 153.1 | 31.4 | 15.7 | 100.0 | 38.0 | 21.6 | -12.4 |
| KKR & Co. Inc. KKR | 96.7 | 33.5 | 1.1 | 55.3 | 11.0 | -11.0 | -17.0 |
| Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. BAM | 84.6 | 33.5 | 20.3 | 74.4 | 64.5 | 15.8 | 1.0 |
| Apollo Global Management, Inc. APO | 73.4 | 77.2 | 7.9 | 26.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | -5.9 |
| State Street Corp STT | 48.5 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 27.8 | 3.0 | 49.3 |
| Ares Management LP ARES | 47.4 | 63.0 | 23.3 | 100.0 | 18.4 | 66.6 | -6.2 |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc AMP | 47.3 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 54.6 | 37.2 | 9.6 | 13.3 |
| Median of companies shown | 73.4 | 31.4 | 15.2 | 74.4 | 35.6 | 15.8 | 1.0 |
Based on the most recently reported figures. Only stocks from the same trading venue are lined up, so the market caps are counted in one currency. Compare in a chart →
Fiscal years
Annual Figures
Fiscal years from the audited annual reports, oldest first. EBIT is the operating profit before interest and taxes; total assets are everything the company owns.
Revenue, operating income and net income per fiscal year $M
Revenue Operating income Net income
| Fiscal Year | Revenue ($M) | EBIT ($M) | Net Income ($M) | EPS ($) | Operating Cash Flow ($M) | Equity ($M) | Total Assets ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 201 | 138 | 139 | 2.67 | -43 | 1,201 | 2,080 |
| 2017 | 264 | 195 | 171 | 3.01 | 73 | 1,380 | 2,265 |
| 2018 | 253 | 174 | 168 | 2.80 | -109 | 1,476 | 2,553 |
| 2019 | 168 | 131 | 130 | 2.06 | -34 | 1,536 | 2,712 |
| 2020 | 223 | 16 | 29 | 0.45 | -54 | 1,515 | 2,769 |
| 2021 | 411 | 364 | 331 | 4.80 | -515 | 1,789 | 3,690 |
| 2022 | 331 | 343 | 242 | 3.24 | -247 | 2,109 | 4,242 |
| 2023 | 612 | 451 | 428 | 5.23 | 285 | 2,477 | 4,444 |
| 2024 | 725 | 539 | 508 | 5.74 | -87 | 2,798 | 5,121 |
| 2025 | 645 | 520 | 493 | 5.52 | 347 | 2,994 | 5,713 |
Quarters
Quarterly Figures
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Revenue & Profit
Cash Flow
Balance Sheet
Margins
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Source: fundamental data
| Quarter | EPS (Earnings Per Share) | EPS YoY (%) | Sales ($M) | Sales YoY (%) | Net Margin (%) | OCF ($M) | FCF ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024: Q3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 185 | 22.60 | 67.10 | 72 | 72 |
| 2024: Q4 | 1.02 | -4.70 | 221 | 24.60 | 78.80 | 145 | 145 |
| 2025: Q1 | 1.01 | -3.80 | 171 | 6.80 | 68.00 | 58 | 58 |
| 2025: Q2 | 0.99 | -2.00 | 177 | 11.90 | 69.10 | 103 | 103 |
| 2025: Q3 | 0.97 | -3.00 | 184 | -0.70 | 67.30 | 91 | 91 |
| 2025: Q4 | 1.09 | 6.90 | 203 | -8.30 | 64.60 | 104 | 104 |
| 2026: Q1 | 0.93 | -7.90 | 164 | -4.20 | 29.90 | 46 | 46 |
| 2026: Q2 | 0.97 | -2.00 | 150 | -15.70 | 98.70 | 117 | 117 |
What Do These Terms Mean?
- EPS (Earnings Per Share):
- Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
- YoY (Year over Year):
- Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
- Sales:
- All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
- Net Margin:
- What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
- OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
- The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
- FCF (Free Cash Flow):
- Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.
Screening
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Best Hits
Growth
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Risk & Weakness
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Outlook
Analysts & Price Target
Combined picture of the price targets and recommendations of every analyst covering the stock. Price targets are expectations for the next 12 months, not promises — and they often follow the price rather than predict it.
Distribution of Recommendations
Estimates by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | EPS Estimate ($) | EPS Range ($) | Revenue Estimate ($M) | Expected Growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2026 | 3.78 | 3.69 – 4.01 | 585 | -4.3% | 8 |
| 12/31/2027 | 3.86 | 3.64 – 4.05 | 630 | 2.0% | 8 |
Average of the analyst estimates for the coming fiscal years. The range shows how far the most optimistic and the most cautious estimate sit apart — the wider it is, the less certain the expectation.
Valuation
What is priced in?
Instead of guessing what the stock is worth, we turn the question around: what free cash flow growth has to happen for today’s market value to add up? The assumptions behind it can be moved.
Today’s market value implies roughly 15.2% growth in free cash flow per year over ten years (assumptions: discount rate 10.0%, terminal growth 2.5%).
| Free cash flow (last twelve months) | $153.0M |
|---|---|
| Market cap | $5.30B |
| Free cash flow in year ten | $628.6M |
| Terminal value as a share of market value | 62.5% |
It shows which assumption is built into today’s price, not whether that assumption will hold. Every assumption can be changed with the sliders; the figures move with them.
A simplified model calculation — not a forecast and not a recommendation.
AI classification
AI Rating
Main Street Capital ist eine intern verwaltete Business Development Company (Kredite und Beteiligungen an kleinen und mittleren US-Firmen, dazu Vermögensverwaltung für Dritte). KI erscheint in den ausgewerteten Berichten nur als allgemeiner Risikofaktor in den Geschäftsberichten 10-K 2024 und 2025, der ausdrücklich festhält, dass die Firma KI derzeit nicht für Anlageempfehlungen nutzt; die Quartalsberichte 10-Q (Q2 2025 bis Q2 2026) erwähnen KI gar nicht. Weder ein KI-Umsatz noch ein belegter operativer KI-Einsatz noch eine konkrete KI-Bedrohung des eigenen Kreditgeschäfts ist beschrieben; der formelhafte Risikofaktor erfüllt das Kriterium „bedroht“ nicht. Negativ-Befund dokumentiert — nach dem Kriterienkatalog „neutral“.
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„Recent technological advances in AI pose risks to us and our portfolio companies."
Jüngste technologische Fortschritte bei KI bergen Risiken für uns und unsere Portfoliounternehmen.
10-K · 2026-02-27 · View SEC filing
„While we do not currently use AI to make investment recommendations, the use of AI could also exacerbate or create new and unpredictable risks to our business and the business of our portfolio companies, including by potentially significantly disrupting the markets in which we and our portfolio companies operate or subjecting us and our portfolio companies to increased competition and regulation, which could materially and adversely affect business, financial condition or results of operations of us and our portfolio companies."
Auch wenn wir KI derzeit nicht für Anlageempfehlungen nutzen, könnte der Einsatz von KI neue und unvorhersehbare Risiken für unser Geschäft und das unserer Portfoliounternehmen verschärfen oder schaffen, etwa indem er die Märkte, in denen wir und unsere Portfoliounternehmen tätig sind, möglicherweise erheblich umwälzt oder uns und unsere Portfoliounternehmen stärkerem Wettbewerb und strengerer Regulierung aussetzt, was Geschäft, Finanzlage oder Ergebnisse von uns und unseren Portfoliounternehmen wesentlich beeinträchtigen könnte.
10-K · 2026-02-27 · View SEC filing
Filings Reviewed: 10-Q 2026-08-07 · 10-Q 2026-05-08 · 10-Q 2025-11-07 · 10-Q 2025-08-08 · 10-K 2026-02-27 · 10-K 2025-02-28
Rated on October 8, 2026 · How the Rating Is Built
Growth
Growth Score
Ten checks against the annual reports — each one passed counts a point.
- Revenue grows by more than 15% a year over three years 24.9%
- More than 10% revenue growth is expected for the coming year -8.9%
- Share count grows by less than 3% a year 6.3%
- Revenue growth plus cash-flow margin add up to at least 40 ("Rule of 40") 42.8%
- Gross margin at 40% or higher and without meaningful erosion 100.0%
- Goodwill from acquisitions does not grow faster than revenue 0.0%
- Net debt below twice EBITDA 4.6 x EBITDA
- Operating cash flow covers the profits of the last three years -884 m
- Return on capital at 15% or higher, or up versus two years ago 9.1%
- Insiders hold at least 10% or are net buyers 3.8%
A criterion without figures counts neither as passed nor as failed; a score is only produced from 7 judgeable criteria upwards. Source: fundamental data. All ten criteria in detail
Quality check
AAQS
4/10The AAQS (AlleAktien Quality Score) checks 10 quality criteria on growth, profitability, and balance-sheet strength — per the methodology developed and published by AlleAktien, calculated by us from our own fundamental data. A stock counts as a quality stock from 9 out of 10 points. Where a company has a shorter listing history, we calculate over the fiscal years available (at least five).
- Sales growth 10Y > 5% 13.8%
- Exp. sales growth 3Y > 5% -1.2%
- EBIT growth 10Y > 5% 15.9%
- Exp. EBIT growth 3Y > 5% -16.4%
- Net debt < 4x EBIT 4.6x
- EBIT positive, 10Y straight 10
- Max. EBIT decline < 50% 91.9%
- Return on equity > 15% 16.5%
- ROCE > 15% 9.1%
- Expected return > 10% -11.0%
View stocks with the full AAQS score · Read the methodology at AlleAktien
Source: fundamental data
Insiders
Insider Transactions
Reportable transactions by officers and major shareholders from SEC Form 4 filings. "Other" includes things like stock grants and option exercises without a buy/sell character.
| Date | Person | Role | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | McHugh Ryan | VP, CAO & Assistant Treasurer | Other | 48 | 53.50 | 2,568 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | McHugh Ryan | VP, CAO & Assistant Treasurer | Other | 41 | 53.50 | 2,194 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Griffin Jon Kevin | Director | Other | 254 | 54.27 | 13,785 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Griffin Jon Kevin | Director | Other | 22 | 53.50 | 1,177 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Lane Brian E. | Director | Other | 189 | 54.27 | 10,257 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Lane Brian E. | Director | Other | 72 | 53.50 | 3,852 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Beauvais Jason B | EVP, GC, SECRETARY | Other | 110 | 53.50 | 5,885 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Hyzak Dwayne L. | CEO, SMD | Other | 457 | 53.50 | 24,450 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Magdol David L. | PRESIDENT, CIO AND SMD | Other | 65 | 53.50 | 3,478 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Magdol David L. | PRESIDENT, CIO AND SMD | Other | 66 | 54.69 | 3,610 |
The company
About the Company
Main Street Capital Corporation is a business development company and a small business investment company specializing in direct and indirect investments. In direct investments, the firm specializes in private equity capital to lower middle market companies. The firm specializes in recapitalizations, loan, growth capital, mezzanine debt, corporate carveouts, family estate planning, management buyouts, refinancing, private loan, private credit solutions, senior secured term debt, unintranche term debt, subordinated debt, preferred equity, common equity, minimal or no fixed amortization, split lien term debt, industry consolidation, mature, later stage and emerging growth. The firm makes both control and non-control equity investments. The firm also provides debt capital to middle market companies for strategic acquisitions, management buyouts, growth financings, majority and minority recapitalizations, and refinancing. The firm also makes equity co-investments. The firm provides debt financing solutions for acquisitions, recapitalizations, and refinancing to middle market companies. The firm provides private debt and private equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies. The firm seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides one stop financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio. It prefers to invest in air freight and logistics, auto components, building products, chemicals, commercial services, computers, construction and engineering, consumer finance, consumer services, electronic equipment, energy equipment and services, financial services, health care equipment, health care providers, hotels, restaurants, and leisure, internet software and services, IT Services, machinery, oil, gas and consumable fuels, paper and forest products, professional and industrial services, manufacturing, road and rail, software, specialty retail, telecommunication, consumer discretionary, energy, materials, concrete, p
- Employees
- 110
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Address
- 1300 Post Oak Boulevard, 77056 Houston, United States
- Phone
- 713 350 6000
- Website
- mainstcapital.com
- IPO Date
- 10/05/2007
- ISIN
- US56035L1044
Management
| Name | Title | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Vincent D. Foster CPA, J.D. | Chairman of Board of Directors | 1957 |
| Dwayne Louis Hyzak CPA | CEO, Senior MD & Member of the Board | 1973 |
| David L. Magdol | President, Senior MD & Chief Investment Officer | 1971 |
| Jesse Enrique Morris | Executive VP, COO & Senior MD | 1968 |
| Ryan Robert Nelson | CFO & Treasurer | 1984 |
| Jason B. Beauvais J.D. | Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary | 1976 |
| Ryan H. McHugh | VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 1977 |
| Mark Piazza | MD of Asset Management Business, Head of Investor Relations & Private Capital Formation | – |
| Kristin Lynn Rininger | Chief Compliance Officer & Deputy General Counsel | 1981 |
| Brooke Oliver | Chief Human Resources Officer | – |
Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.
Filings
Company Filings (8-K)
An 8-K is the filing a US company must use to disclose material events immediately — takeovers, changes at the top, major contracts or payment troubles, for instance. The links open the original document at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- 11/05/2026 Main Street Capital CORP (MAIN): Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗
- 11/03/2026 Main Street Capital CORP (MAIN): Other Events; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗
- 10/29/2026 Main Street Capital CORP (MAIN): Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement; Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗
- 10/15/2026 Main Street Capital CORP (MAIN): Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗
- 10/08/2026 Main Street Capital CORP (MAIN): Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗
- 08/11/2026 Main Street Capital CORP (MAIN): Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗
Data as of: November 11, 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.