Skip to content

Capital Southwest CSWC Return on equity

Return on equity at other companies

Hercules Capital logo
Hercules CapitalHTGC
15.7%+4.3pp
Ares Capital logo
Ares CapitalARCC
8.3%-2.0pp
Main Street Capital logo
Main Street CapitalMAIN
14.4%-4.9pp
Blue Owl Capital logo
Blue Owl CapitalOBDC
4.8%-4.7pp
Prospect Capital logo
Prospect CapitalPSEC
21.5%+14.9pp
Barings BDC logo
Barings BDCBBDC
7.6%-0.6pp

Other financials

Income statement

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

Balance sheet

See full
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

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

Valuation

See full
Market cap$1.43B+17.9%
Enterprise value$2.53B+19.2%
P/E12.6×-4.5×

Returns & leverage

See full
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 →

Ask your AI about Capital Southwest's return on equity.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI
Harbor at dusk
Claude

Questions, answered.

What is Capital Southwest's return on equity?
Capital Southwest (CSWC) reported return on equity of 11.9% in Q1 2026.
How has Capital Southwest's return on equity changed year-over-year?
Capital Southwest's return on equity increased by 38.6% year-over-year, from 8.6% to 11.9%.
What is the long-term trend for Capital Southwest's return on equity?
Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Capital Southwest's return on equity has grown at a -6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 16.7% to 11.9%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.