Main Street Capital CORP (MAIN) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $5.26BP/E 10.8Yield 7.52%
Main Street Capital statistics
69 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Oct 8, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.64
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Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 3.23%
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- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.42%
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- Float
- 90M
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- Shares Held by Insiders
- 3.99%
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- Shares Held by Institutions
- 24.6%
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Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 9M
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- Short Interest Change
- -4.21%
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- Short % of Float
- 10.2%
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- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 9.79%
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- Days to Cover
- 20.27
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Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $65.23
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- 52-Week Low
- $48.95
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- 20-Day Moving Average
- $55.29
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- 50-Day Moving Average
- $55.41
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- 200-Day Moving Average
- $55.17
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- Average True Range (14)
- $1.07
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- Price Change (1 Week)
- -1.04%
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- Price Change (1 Month)
- 5.10%
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- Price Change (3 Months)
- -4.37%
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- Price Change (6 Months)
- 10.9%
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- Price Change (YTD)
- -6.89%
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- Price Change (1 Year)
- -5.05%
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- Price Change (3 Years)
- 38.9%
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- Price Change (5 Years)
- 22.7%
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- Price Change (10 Years)
- 52.8%
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- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 476,941
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- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 464,555
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- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 512,641
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- Relative Volume
- 0.55
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- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 54.2
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- Volatility (1 Year)
- 24.3%
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- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.71
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Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 14.5%
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- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 7.85%
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GrowthIndustry
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -17.1%
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- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 6.28%
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- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 13.5%
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EfficiencyIndustry
- Profits Per Employee
- $4.04M
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- Employee Count
- 110
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- WACC
- 8.41%
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Income statement (TTM)Industry
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $102.39M
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- Net Cash Per Share
- $1.09
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- Equity (Book Value)
- $3.21B
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- Book Value Per Share
- $34.30
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- Tangible Book Value
- $3.21B
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Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 8.46%
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- Dividend Yield
- 7.52%
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- Buyback Yield
- -3.28%
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- Shareholder Yield
- 4.24%
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- Dividend Per Share
- $4.23
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- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 2.92%
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- Years of Dividend Growth
- 4
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- Payout Ratio
- 89.3%
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Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $141.44M
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Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $63.47
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- Graham Upside
- 12.9%
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- Altman Z-Score
- 1.24
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- Lynch Fair Value
- $70.31
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- Lynch Upside
- 25.0%
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Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | MAIN | S&P 500 | Difference | MAIN per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +4.8% | -2.7% | +7.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | -2.5% | -1.7% | −0.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | -0.8% | +11.9% | −12.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | +2.2% | +12.0% | −9.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | +75.7% | +78.2% | −2.5 pts | +20.7% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +81.3% | +73.2% | +8.0 pts | +12.6% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +225.2% | +309.6% | −84.5 pts | +12.5% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
9M MAIN shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 4.2% from the previous report, or 10.20% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 20.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 58.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 9,157,600 | -4.2% | 451,785 | 20.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 9,560,225 | -0.0% | 500,530 | 19.1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9,560,436 | +2.0% | 476,366 | 20.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 9,374,088 | -0.7% | 447,054 | 21.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 9,438,219 | +0.2% | 408,024 | 23.1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 9,418,810 | -0.3% | 734,977 | 12.8 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 9,448,175 | -4.7% | 570,287 | 16.6 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 9,919,273 | +2.6% | 660,430 | 15.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9,666,062 | -0.2% | 727,872 | 13.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9,689,235 | +1.0% | 628,092 | 15.4 |
| May 29, 2026 | 9,591,513 | +0.8% | 752,010 | 12.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 9,511,507 | +4.1% | 839,147 | 11.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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