Main Street Capital Corporation

NYSE:MAIN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.0b

Main Street Capital Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

Main Street Capital's earnings are forecast to decline at 21.7% per annum while its annual revenue is expected to grow at 4.7% per year. EPS is expected to decline by 24.1% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 12.3% in 3 years.

Key information

-21.7%

Earnings growth rate

-24.1%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets earnings growth13.2%
Revenue growth rate4.7%
Future return on equity12.3%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated16 Nov 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

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

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

Investors Aren't Buying Main Street Capital Corporation's (NYSE:MAIN) Earnings

Feb 27
Investors Aren't Buying Main Street Capital Corporation's (NYSE:MAIN) Earnings

Main Street Capital: Time To Face The Rate Cuts Reality (Downgrade)

Feb 08

With EPS Growth And More, Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) Makes An Interesting Case

Jan 23
With EPS Growth And More, Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) Makes An Interesting Case

Main Street Capital Vs. CION Investment: Only One Is A Strong Buy

Jan 07

Main Street Capital: A Great Income Stock For 2024

Dec 30

Main Street Capital: Buy This Blue-Chip BDC Showering Shareholders With Monthly Dividends

Dec 23

2 Stocks To Help Build Your Dividend Income In 2024

Dec 14

Main Street Capital: Well-Deserved Premium For This Leading BDC

Nov 14

Main Street Capital: Capture A 7.1% Yield That Has Demonstrated Strong Results Recently (Rating Upgrade)

Oct 14

Main Street Capital: Buy This Blue-Chip BDC And Sleep Like A Baby

Sep 29

Building A Balanced Portfolio With Main Street Capital

Sep 19

Main Street Capital: An Attractive Yield Opportunity

Aug 27

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:MAIN - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/2025563352N/A725
12/31/2024542424N/A-3494
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
9/30/20182302202121N/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
3/31/2014122100N/A-233N/A
12/31/201311697N/A-241N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: MAIN's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-21.7% per year).

Earnings vs Market: MAIN's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-21.7% per year).

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

Revenue vs Market: MAIN's revenue (4.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: MAIN's revenue (4.7% 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 (12.3%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:05
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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 12 analysts. 6 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.