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Main Street Capital MAIN Return on equity

Return on equity at other companies

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Ares CapitalARCC
8.3%-2.0pp
Blue Owl Capital logo
Blue Owl CapitalOBDC
4.8%-4.7pp
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Blue Owl CapitalOWL
3.9%-0.7pp
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund logo
Blackstone Secured Lending FundBXSL
7.1%-4.5pp
Ladder Capital logo
Ladder CapitalLADR
3.7%-3.0pp
EFC
Ellington Financial Inc.EFC
10.3%+2.5pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Net income$49.0M-57.8%
EPS (diluted)$0.93-4.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$20.8M-81.0%
Total debt$2.5B+12.3%
Total equity$3.1B+8.9%
Total assets$5.8B+10.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$138.5M-579%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.74B-4.7%
Enterprise value$7.25B+1.8%
P/E11.1×+1.5×

Returns & leverage

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Debt / equity0.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Main Street Capital’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Main Street Capital’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Main Street Capital's return on equity?
Main Street Capital (MAIN) reported return on equity of 14.4% in Q1 2026.
How has Main Street Capital's return on equity changed year-over-year?
Main Street Capital's return on equity decreased by 25.6% year-over-year, from 19.3% to 14.4%.
What is the long-term trend for Main Street Capital's return on equity?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Main Street Capital's return on equity has grown at a 54.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.9% to 17%.
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.