Main Street Capital Corporation

NYSE:MAIN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.0b

Main Street Capital Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Main Street Capital has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 35.2%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 7.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 20.5% per year. Main Street Capital's return on equity is 17.6%, and it has net margins of 89.2%.

Key information

35.2%

Earnings growth rate

30.2%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate20.5%
Return on equity17.6%
Net Margin89.2%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance 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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Main Street Capital makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:MAIN Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24530473610
30 Jun 24516452600
31 Mar 24512456600
31 Dec 23500428590
30 Sep 23485396590
30 Jun 23460348590
31 Mar 23418256570
31 Dec 22377242530
30 Sep 22345230530
30 Jun 22324258510
31 Mar 22306339490
31 Dec 21289331480
30 Sep 21269316430
30 Jun 21245310390
31 Mar 21229258370
31 Dec 2022329350
30 Sep 20221-34330
30 Jun 20229-78320
31 Mar 20238-83330
31 Dec 19243130360
30 Sep 19242123330
30 Jun 19240158340
31 Mar 19239175340
31 Dec 18233168330
30 Sep 18230220360
30 Jun 18223186350
31 Mar 18214174340
31 Dec 17206171340
30 Sep 17197157330
30 Jun 17192165320
31 Mar 17184154300
31 Dec 16178139290
30 Sep 1617598280
30 Jun 1617176270
31 Mar 1616986260
31 Dec 15165104250
30 Sep 15160119240
30 Jun 15154120230
31 Mar 15147109230
31 Dec 14141101220
30 Sep 14135100220
30 Jun 14129106210
31 Mar 14122100200
31 Dec 1311697200

Quality Earnings: MAIN has a large one-off gain of $151.1M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: MAIN's current net profit margins (89.2%) are higher than last year (81.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MAIN's earnings have grown significantly by 35.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: MAIN's earnings growth over the past year (19.5%) is below its 5-year average (35.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: MAIN earnings growth over the past year (19.5%) exceeded the Capital Markets industry 12.6%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: MAIN's Return on Equity (17.6%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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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

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

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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.