Main Street Capital Corporation

NYSE:MAIN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.6b

Main Street Capital Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

Main Street Capital's earnings are forecast to decline at 17.5% per annum while its annual revenue is expected to grow at 2.8% per year. EPS is expected to decline by 15.8% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 11.5% in 3 years.

Key information

-17.5%

Earnings growth rate

-15.8%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets earnings growth11.8%
Revenue growth rate2.8%
Future return on equity11.5%
Analyst coverage

Low

Last updated10 Mar 2025

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Do Main Street Capital's (NYSE:MAIN) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Apr 07
Do Main Street Capital's (NYSE:MAIN) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Main Street Capital: A High-Yield Monthly Powerhouse I'm Eager To Buy When The Time Is Right

Mar 22

Main Street Capital: Price Matters Even For 'First Class', Hence I'm Selling

Mar 12

Main Street Capital: 2 Reasons To Sell Right Now

Feb 11

Main Street Capital Corporation's (NYSE:MAIN) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market

Jan 26
Main Street Capital Corporation's (NYSE:MAIN) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market

Main Street Capital: Interest Rate Resilience Outside The 'Buy' Range

Jan 09

Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

Dec 21
Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

Main Street Vs. Fidus Investment: Both Are Top Class, One Is At Better Price

Dec 09

Main Street Capital: A Great BDC That's Not A Buy Right Now

Nov 22

Assessing Main Street's Preliminary Earnings For Q3 2024

Nov 07

Main Street Capital: More Gains From This High-Yielder

Oct 18

Main Street Capital Corporation's (NYSE:MAIN) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market

Oct 05
Main Street Capital Corporation's (NYSE:MAIN) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market

Main Street Capital: Overpriced 8% BDC Yield

Sep 30

Main Street Capital: The Fears Of Premium Are Overblown

Sep 15
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Shifting Focus And Rising Credit Issues Signal Turbulence Ahead For Growth

Sep 02 Shifting focus to new lower middle market platforms may risk the quality and performance of investments, potentially affecting future income and asset value.

Hold On To Main Street Capital To Walk Through Interest Rate Changes Safely

Sep 01

Does Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Aug 29
Does Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Main Street Capital: A Great Business At The Wrong Price

Aug 15

Main Street Capital: 2 Reasons Not To Buy Right Now

Jul 26

Main Street Capital: 40+ Big-Yield BDCs Compared

Jul 02

Main Street Capital: Still Plenty Of Reasons To Own This BDC

Jun 25

Little Excitement Around Main Street Capital Corporation's (NYSE:MAIN) Earnings

Jun 15
Little Excitement Around Main Street Capital Corporation's (NYSE:MAIN) Earnings

Bad News For Main Street Capital Stock

Jun 04

Main Street Capital: High Quality Comes At A High Premium

May 25

Main Street Capital Q1 Earnings: Still One Of The Best In The Business

May 15

Here's Why Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

May 07
Here's Why Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Main Street: Too Expensive To Touch, But Bonds Look Delicious

Apr 21

Main Street Capital: A Solid 8% Yield, But Unattractive Risk/Reward (Rating Downgrade)

Apr 08

6.3% Monthly Yield: Why Main Street Capital Is A Great Dividend Growth Stock

Mar 15

Main Street Capital: Solid Income Generator For The Long Term

Mar 06

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:MAIN - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026573364N/A653
12/31/2025557366N/A-833
12/31/2024541508-87-87N/A
9/30/2024530473-78-78N/A
6/30/2024516452-67-67N/A
3/31/2024512456147147N/A
12/31/2023500428285285N/A
9/30/2023485396142142N/A
6/30/2023460348-160-160N/A
3/31/2023418256-177-177N/A
12/31/2022377242-247-247N/A
9/30/2022345230-614-614N/A
6/30/2022324258-447-447N/A
3/31/2022306339-540-540N/A
12/31/2021289331-515-515N/A
9/30/2021269316-185-185N/A
6/30/2021245310-202-202N/A
3/31/2021229258-140-140N/A
12/31/202022329-54-54N/A
9/30/2020221-34-64-64N/A
6/30/2020229-78-7-7N/A
3/31/2020238-835252N/A
12/31/2019243130-34-34N/A
9/30/2019242123-4-4N/A
6/30/20192401583737N/A
3/31/20192391751010N/A
12/31/2018233168-109-109N/A
9/30/2018230220N/A21N/A
6/30/2018223186N/A-76N/A
3/31/2018214174N/A-126N/A
12/31/2017206171N/A73N/A
9/30/2017197157N/A-103N/A
6/30/2017192165N/A8N/A
3/31/2017184154N/A17N/A
12/31/2016178139N/A-43N/A
9/30/201617598N/A82N/A
6/30/201617176N/A-67N/A
3/31/201616986N/A-43N/A
12/31/2015165104N/A-131N/A
9/30/2015160119N/A-238N/A
6/30/2015154120N/A-154N/A
3/31/2015147109N/A-267N/A
12/31/2014141101N/A-191N/A
9/30/2014135100N/A-225N/A
6/30/2014129106N/A-222N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: MAIN's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-17.5% per year).

Earnings vs Market: MAIN's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-17.5% per year).

High Growth Earnings: MAIN's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: MAIN's revenue (2.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.3% per year).

High Growth Revenue: MAIN's revenue (2.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: MAIN's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (11.5%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/13 16:01
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/11 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Main Street Capital Corporation is covered by 11 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Bryce RoweBaird
Bryce RoweB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Christopher Whitbread NolanFBR Capital Markets & Co.