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Capital Southwest CSWC Price / earnings

Price / earnings at other companies

Hercules Capital logo
Hercules CapitalHTGC
8.2×-6.8×
Ares Capital logo
Ares CapitalARCC
11.3×-0.3×
Main Street Capital logo
Main Street CapitalMAIN
11.2×+1.5×
Blue Owl Capital logo
Blue Owl CapitalOBDC
15.3×+3.9×
Sixth Street Specialty Lending logo
Sixth Street Specialty LendingTSLX
16.2×+4.3×
Prospect Capital logo
Prospect CapitalPSEC
1.9×—

Other financials

Income statement

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Net income$27.5M+56.5%
EPS (diluted)$0.44+25.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$29.4M-34.4%
Total debt$1.1B+18.2%
Total equity$1.0B+14.4%
Total assets$2.2B+15.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$59.1M-0.7%
CapEx$49.0K-87.6%
Free cash flow-$59.2M-0.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.43B+17.9%
Enterprise value$2.53B+19.2%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.9%+3.3pp
Debt / equity1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Capital Southwest’s reported figures.

market cap/net income=11.8×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Capital Southwest’s 10-K, filed May 19, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Capital Southwest's price / earnings?
Capital Southwest (CSWC) reported price / earnings of 11.8× in Q1 2026.
How has Capital Southwest's price / earnings changed year-over-year?
Capital Southwest's price / earnings decreased by 26.4% year-over-year, from 16× to 11.8×.
What is the long-term trend for Capital Southwest's price / earnings?
Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Capital Southwest's price / earnings has grown at a 3.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 10.2× to 11.8×.
What does price / earnings mean?
Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.