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Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Houston, United States | NYSE
54.82 USD +1.36 (2.544%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 54.90 +0.08 (0.144%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:11 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:53 p.m. EDT

Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) presents a mixed investment profile. The stock has shown a recent dip, but the dividend yield is high and consistent, making it attractive for income-focused investors. However, the short-term price forecasting model indicates low predictability, and the stock's recent price action suggests volatility. The options market shows a balance between bearish and bullish bets, indicating uncertainty. While the dividend yield is strong, the stock's fundamentals and earnings growth are mixed, which could affect long-term performance. Investors should consider the high volatility and the current market sentiment before making decisions.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.112935
AutoETS0.115306
AutoARIMA0.115307
AutoTheta0.146091

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 6.16
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.438
Excess Kurtosis -0.62
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-07
Debt to Equity Ratio 82.45
Revenue per Share 6.338
Market Cap 4,939,546,624
Trailing P/E 9.93
Forward P/E 13.42
Beta 0.81
Profit Margins 87.11%
Website https://www.mainstcapital.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:53 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows mixed signals. The high open interest and implied volatility on puts, particularly around strikes below the current price, suggest some bearish sentiment. However, there are also significant call positions at strikes above the current price, indicating potential bullish bets. The presence of ATM anchors and top OI strikes at higher prices may indicate that traders are positioning for a potential upward move. The overall options data suggests a cautious outlook, with some speculation on both sides of the market.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 7.42% 9.13% 9.37%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-08 0.260 0.478117
2026-03-20 0.300 0.547994
2026-03-06 0.260 0.457858
2026-02-06 0.260 0.437489
2026-01-08 0.260 0.426045
2025-12-22 0.300 0.517063
2025-12-08 0.255 0.423726
2025-11-07 0.255 0.448782
2025-10-08 0.255 0.437020
2025-09-19 0.300 0.475225
2025-09-08 0.255 0.404613
2025-08-08 0.255 0.408275
2025-07-08 0.255 0.441613
2025-06-20 0.300 0.547237
2025-06-06 0.250 0.463166
2025-05-08 0.250 0.504253
2025-04-08 0.250 0.546620
2025-03-20 0.300 0.560759
2025-03-07 0.250 0.462831
2025-02-07 0.250 0.446814
2025-01-08 0.250 0.470472
2024-12-20 0.300 0.584890
2024-12-06 0.245 0.489878
2024-11-08 0.245 0.524494
2024-10-08 0.245 0.539151
2024-09-20 0.300 0.672660
2024-09-06 0.245 0.568197
2024-08-08 0.245 0.569150
2024-07-08 0.245 0.536292
2024-06-21 0.300 0.698005
2024-06-07 0.240 0.566861
2024-05-07 0.240 0.547753
2024-04-05 0.240 0.589660
2024-03-19 0.300 0.763777
2024-03-07 0.240 0.613693
2024-02-07 0.240 0.630323
2024-01-04 0.240 0.651934
2023-12-19 0.275 0.765854
2023-12-07 0.235 0.675808
2023-11-07 0.235 0.707908
2023-10-05 0.235 0.724641
2023-09-19 0.275 0.825600
2023-09-07 0.230 0.704471
2023-08-07 0.230 0.673228
2023-07-06 0.230 0.719374
2023-06-20 0.225 0.727898
2023-06-07 0.225 0.702192
2023-05-05 0.225 0.707171
2023-04-05 0.225 0.737154
2023-03-20 0.175 0.583663
2023-03-07 0.225 0.697426
2023-02-07 0.225 0.735852
2023-01-05 0.225 0.793323
2022-12-19 0.100 0.364894
2022-12-07 0.220 0.788686
2022-11-07 0.220 0.735974
2022-10-06 0.220 0.862670
2022-09-19 0.100 0.337443
2022-09-01 0.215 0.708736
2022-08-01 0.215 0.651237
2022-07-01 0.215 0.737400
2022-06-21 0.075 0.279336
2022-06-01 0.215 0.774285
2022-05-02 0.215 0.752654
2022-04-01 0.215 0.696303
2022-03-21 0.075 0.246500
2022-03-01 0.215 0.698624
2022-02-01 0.215 0.681055
2022-01-03 0.215 0.679294
2021-12-21 0.100 0.329417
2021-11-23 0.210 0.636868
2021-10-28 0.210 0.678489
2021-09-28 0.210 0.724473
2021-08-26 0.205 0.704819
2021-07-28 0.205 0.708076
2021-06-28 0.205 0.713430
2021-05-27 0.205 0.725467
2021-04-28 0.205 0.700937
2021-03-26 0.205 0.766868
2021-02-25 0.205 0.847829
2021-01-28 0.205 0.935356
2021-01-04 0.205 0.976842
2020-11-24 0.205 0.958329
2020-10-28 0.205 1.101155
2020-09-28 0.205 1.028813
2020-08-18 0.205 0.988688
2020-07-17 0.205 0.996136
2020-06-17 0.205 0.958580
2020-05-19 0.205 1.012558
2020-04-17 0.205 1.340915
2020-03-17 0.205 1.620828
2020-02-19 0.205 0.736563
2020-01-21 0.205 0.744296
2019-12-27 0.205 0.763934
2019-12-12 0.240 0.899201
2019-11-19 0.205 0.783922
2019-10-17 0.205 0.800242
2019-09-18 0.205 0.768846
2019-08-19 0.205 0.788446
2019-07-17 0.205 0.819997
2019-06-27 0.205 0.840549
2019-06-17 0.250 1.018471
2019-05-17 0.200 0.838160
2019-04-17 0.200 0.887380
2019-03-19 0.200 0.898556
2019-02-20 0.195 0.871018
2019-01-17 0.195 0.914245
2018-12-28 0.195 0.974962
2018-12-17 0.275 1.360042
2018-11-19 0.195 0.894938
2018-10-18 0.195 0.918165
2018-09-19 0.195 0.879087
2018-08-20 0.190 0.838229
2018-07-19 0.190 0.865927
2018-06-28 0.190 0.903380
2018-06-18 0.275 1.287590
2018-05-18 0.190 0.903667
2018-04-19 0.190 0.933723
2018-03-20 0.190 0.949418
2018-02-21 0.190 0.981751
2018-01-18 0.190 0.911370
2017-12-28 0.190 0.887885
2017-12-18 0.275 1.281898
2017-11-20 0.190 0.884896
2017-10-19 0.190 0.897405
2017-09-20 0.190 0.912762
2017-08-17 0.185 0.897050
2017-07-18 0.185 0.922900
2017-06-28 0.185 0.927091
2017-06-15 0.275 1.378641
2017-05-17 0.185 0.950920
2017-04-18 0.185 0.938298
2017-03-17 0.185 0.970764
2017-02-17 0.185 0.987644
2017-01-18 0.185 1.003599
2016-12-28 0.185 1.011945
2016-12-14 0.275 1.534714
2016-11-17 0.185 1.036532
2016-10-18 0.185 1.139126
2016-09-19 0.185 1.122480
2016-08-17 0.180 1.093852
2016-07-19 0.180 1.125097
2016-06-29 0.180 1.146020
2016-06-16 0.275 1.787327
2016-05-18 0.180 1.197652
2016-04-19 0.180 1.222804
2016-03-17 0.180 1.234167
2016-02-18 0.180 1.363941
2016-01-20 0.180 1.481969
2015-12-28 0.180 1.316076
2015-12-15 0.275 2.081864
2015-11-18 0.180 1.310230
2015-10-19 0.180 1.357031
2015-09-17 0.180 1.431700
2015-08-18 0.175 1.336326
2015-07-17 0.175 1.214869
2015-06-29 0.175 1.258236
2015-06-16 0.275 2.010686
2015-05-18 0.175 1.314606
2015-04-17 0.175 1.313125
2015-03-27 0.175 1.335525
2015-02-18 0.170 1.301752
2015-01-16 0.170 1.445054
2014-12-29 0.170 1.387677
2014-12-16 0.275 2.347662
2014-11-18 0.170 1.274296
2014-10-16 0.170 1.402686
2014-09-17 0.170 1.306391
2014-08-18 0.165 1.253092
2014-07-17 0.165 1.296735
2014-06-26 0.165 1.273864
2014-06-18 0.275 2.169860
2014-05-16 0.165 1.381421
2014-04-16 0.165 1.321899
2014-03-18 0.165 1.243543
2014-02-18 0.165 1.203303
2014-01-16 0.165 1.189405
2013-12-26 0.165 1.293688
2013-12-17 0.250 2.018305
2013-11-19 0.160 1.350557
2013-10-17 0.160 1.396172
2013-09-18 0.160 1.416306
2013-08-19 0.155 1.426671
2013-07-31 0.155 1.357739
2013-07-18 0.200 1.756180
2013-06-18 0.155 1.479684
2013-05-17 0.155 1.377019
2013-04-17 0.155 1.447731
2013-03-19 0.155 1.271724
2013-02-19 0.150 1.273189
2013-01-16 0.150 1.328190
2013-01-02 0.350 3.160184
2012-12-18 0.150 1.446484
2012-11-19 0.150 1.419334
2012-10-17 0.150 1.428492
2012-09-18 0.150 1.475687
2012-08-17 0.145 1.509070
2012-07-18 0.145 1.681209
2012-06-19 0.145 1.699033
2012-05-17 0.140 1.758547
2012-04-18 0.140 1.657813
2012-03-19 0.140 1.617694
2012-02-22 0.135 1.684367
2012-01-18 0.135 1.907653
2011-12-21 0.135 2.013779
2011-11-17 0.135 2.173722
2011-10-18 0.135 2.313582
2011-09-19 0.135 2.285817
2011-08-17 0.130 2.134037
2011-07-19 0.130 2.137433
2011-06-20 0.130 2.241963
2011-05-18 0.130 2.228832
2011-04-19 0.130 2.272830
2011-03-22 0.130 2.283928
2011-02-17 0.125 2.053773
2011-01-18 0.125 2.111978
2011-01-04 0.125 2.239768
2010-11-17 0.125 2.423486
2010-10-19 0.125 2.573077
2010-09-21 0.125 2.715311
2010-08-18 0.125 2.804803
2010-07-19 0.125 2.663500
2010-06-17 0.125 2.805515
2010-05-18 0.125 2.832185
2010-04-19 0.125 2.719476
2010-03-23 0.125 2.877356
2010-02-18 0.125 3.034340
2010-01-19 0.125 3.017015
2010-01-04 0.125 2.788325
2009-11-18 0.125 3.207587
2009-10-19 0.125 3.285022
2009-09-17 0.125 3.392183
2009-08-18 0.125 3.402940
2009-07-17 0.125 3.323155
2009-06-17 0.125 3.643551
2009-05-19 0.125 3.744157
2009-04-17 0.125 3.724929
2009-03-18 0.125 5.272658
2009-02-18 0.125 5.082999
2009-01-20 0.125 5.279726
2008-12-17 0.125 5.493067
2008-11-17 0.125 4.908328
2008-10-15 0.125 4.879202
2008-09-16 0.125 3.908210
2008-08-12 0.360 11.821733
2008-05-08 0.350 12.632320
2008-02-13 0.340 11.229908
2007-11-14 0.330 10.634822
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.12
dividendYield 5.84
exDividendDate 2026-05-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.03
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.05667789
lastDividendValue 0.26
lastDividendDate 2026-04-08
dividendDate 2026-06-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.028076887
Address1 1,300 Post Oak Boulevard
Address2 8th Floor
All Time High 67.77
All Time Low 8.34
Ask 54.9
Ask Size 200
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 792,400
Average Daily Volume3 Month 769,398
Average Volume 769,398
Average Volume10Days 792,400
Beta 0.807
Bid 54.41
Bid Size 200
Book Value 33.327
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 54.82
Current Ratio 1.343
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 54.84
Day Low 53.96
Debt To Equity 82.45
Display Name Main Street Capital
Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Dividend Rate 3.12
Dividend Yield 5.84
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,248,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,248,800
Earnings Growth -0.26
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.248
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,184,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,184,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,184,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 12.789
Enterprise Value 7,243,522,048
Eps Current Year 4.06429
Eps Forward 4.084
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.52
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,198,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 713 350 6042
Fifty Day Average 56.4854
Fifty Day Average Change -1.6654015
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.02948375
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.8076887
Fifty Two Week High 67.77
Fifty Two Week High Change -12.949997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.19108747
Fifty Two Week Low 50.77
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.049999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.079771504
Fifty Two Week Range 50.77 - 67.77
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,191,936,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.23
Float Shares 86,402,423
Forward Eps 4.084
Forward P E 13.423114
Free Cashflow 242,694,128
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 110
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 566,390,976
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.04024
Held Percent Institutions 0.24548
Implied Shares Outstanding 90,104,831
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Ir Website http://ir.mainstcapital.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,606,400
Last Dividend Value 0.26
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Main Street Capital Corporation is a business development company and a small business investment company specializing in direct and indirect investments. In direct investments, the firm specializes in private equity capital to lower middle market companies. The firm specializes in recapitalizations, loan, growth capital, mezzanine debt, corporate carveouts, family estate planning, management buyouts, refinancing, private loan, private credit solutions, senior secured term debt, unintranche term debt, subordinated debt, preferred equity, common equity, minimal or no fixed amortization, split lien term debt, industry consolidation, mature, later stage and emerging growth. The firm makes both control and non-control equity investments. The firm also provides debt capital to middle market companies for strategic acquisitions, management buyouts, growth financings, majority and minority recapitalizations, and refinancing. The firm also makes equity co-investments. The firm provides debt financing solutions for acquisitions, recapitalizations, and refinancing to middle market companies. The firm provides private debt and private equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies. The firm seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one stop" financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio. It prefers to invest in air freight and logistics, auto components, building products, chemicals, commercial services, computers, construction and engineering, consumer finance, consumer services, electronic equipment, energy equipment and services, financial services, health care equipment, health care providers, hotels, restaurants, and leisure, internet software and services, IT Services, machinery, oil, gas and consumable fuels, paper and forest products, professional and industrial services, manufacturing, road and rail, software, specialty retail, telecommunication, consumer discretionary, energy, materials, concrete, plumbing pipes, electrical component, heavy electrical equipment, media, utilities, technology, and transportation. The firm invests in Southwest of the United States of America. The firm typically invests in business services, commercial and professional services, communication services, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, lower middle market companies ranging between $5 million and $125 million in equity investment with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million and EBITDA in ranging between $3 million and $20 million. The firm typically prefers to invest in the range of $5 million and $150 million per transaction in debt investment value but holds the ability to lead debt financings up to $250 million. For credit solutions, the firm invests between $10 million and $150 million with an EBITDA in the range of $7.5 million and $50 million. The firm loan portfolio companies generally have annual revenues between $25 million and $500 million. The firm's middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies. It takes 5 percent minority and up to 50 percent majority equity investments. Main Street Capital Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Houston, Texas with an additional offices in Chicago, United States and Chojnów, Poland.
Long Name Main Street Capital Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,939,546,624
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_623915
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 493,398,016
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,817,004,265
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 54.04
Operating Cashflow -45,705,000
Operating Margins 0.86518997
Payout Ratio 0.76809996
Peg Ratio 1.7605
Phone 713 350 6000
Post Market Change 0.07870102
Post Market Change Percent 0.1435626
Post Market Price 54.8987
Post Market Time 1,776,463,860
Previous Close 53.46
Price Eps Current Year 13.488211
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.6449125
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 8.72109
Profit Margins 0.87113
Quick Ratio 1.343
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.71429
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.36
Regular Market Change Percent 2.54396
Regular Market Day High 54.84
Regular Market Day Low 53.96
Regular Market Day Range 53.96 - 54.84
Regular Market Open 54.04
Regular Market Previous Close 53.46
Regular Market Price 54.82
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 842,006
Return On Assets 0.05725
Return On Equity 0.17038
Revenue Growth 0.036
Revenue Per Share 6.338
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 90,104,831
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0916
Shares Short 8,252,432
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 6,942,697
Short Name Main Street Capital Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0949
Short Ratio 8.27
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol MAIN
Target High Price 74.0
Target Low Price 58.0
Target Mean Price 63.83333
Target Median Price 62.5
Total Cash 41,959,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.466
Total Debt 2,468,476,928
Total Revenue 566,390,976
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.03
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.05667789
Trailing Eps 5.52
Trailing P E 9.931159
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 60.59095
Two Hundred Day Average Change -5.7709503
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.09524443
Type Disp Equity
Volume 842,006
Website https://www.mainstcapital.com
Zip 77,056