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Main Street Capital CORP MAIN

NYSE · stock · website · IPO 2007-10-08 · LEI

Main Street Capital CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$4.7B
P / E9.6×
P / B1.6×
Dividend yield7.97%
Return on equity16.5%
Net debt$2.4B
Enterprise value USD$7.2B
Graham number -7%$54.42

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($54.42); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
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Operating margin (%)
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Return on equity (%)
18.50% 11.50% 17.30% 18.20% 16.50% 20212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
70.7M 84.8M 84.8M 88.4M 89.8M 20212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.76B $1.95B $1.74B $2.04B $2.42B 20212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
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Return on assets (%)
9.00% 5.70% 9.60% 9.90% 8.70% 20212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
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Debt / equity (×)
1.00× 0.95× 0.73× 0.76× 0.82× 20212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.65 $3.29 $4.04 $3.93 $3.95 20212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Main Street Capital CORP trades at about 14.8× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.2×–16.7×, median 15.8×).

11.2× 16.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (11.2×–16.7×); dot = today's 14.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Return on assets8.7%9.9%9.6%5.7%9.0%
Return on equity16.5%18.2%17.3%11.5%18.5%
Debt / equity0.82×0.76×0.73×0.95×1.00×

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.