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Capital Southwest CSWC Return on assets

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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+22.4%
Enterprise value$2.53B+21.7%
P/E12.6×-3.9×

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.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on assets?
Capital Southwest (CSWC) reported return on assets of 5.6% in Q1 2026.
How has Capital Southwest's return on assets changed year-over-year?
Capital Southwest's return on assets increased by 35.7% year-over-year, from 4.1% to 5.6%.
What is the long-term trend for Capital Southwest's return on assets?
Over 3 years (2023 to 2026), Capital Southwest's return on assets has grown at a 23.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3% to 5.6%.
What does return on assets mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average total assets. Measures how efficiently the asset base generates profit, independent of how those assets are financed. Computed as net income over average total assets — note this is OpenCapital's standard definition and may differ from data vendors that use alternative numerators.