Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)

US — Financial Services Sector

Peers: GLAD PFLT HRZN PSEC HTGC FSK GAIN SCM ARCC TPVG TSLX CSWC

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Key Metrics & Ratings

symbol MAIN
Rev/Share 8.2908
Book/Share 32.0156
PB 1.9094
Debt/Equity 0.7933
CurrentRatio 2.5884
ROIC 0.0988

MktCap 5442367222.0
FreeCF/Share 0.119
PFCF 515.3757
PE 10.489
Debt/Assets 0.4273
DivYield 0.0731
ROE 0.1896

Rating B+
Score 3
Recommendation Neutral
P/E Score 3
DCF Score 1
P/B Score 2
D/E Score 2

Recent Analyst Ratings

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News

Small Business Boom Is Quietly Benefiting These Dividend Stocks

ARCC, MAIN
Published: July 03, 2025 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Positive

Ignore the vanilla mainstream media. Small business mojo is gaining steam.

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These 2 Finance Stocks Could Beat Earnings: Why They Should Be on Your Radar

FBP, MAIN
Published: June 26, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

The Zacks Earnings ESP is a great way to find potential earnings surprises. Why investors should take advantage now.

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The 3 Best Monthly Dividend Stocks for Reliable Cash Flow

MAIN, O, STAG
Published: June 25, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

Most dividend-paying corporations distribute cash flow to their investors every quarter.

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How To Build A $1,000,000 Dividend Portfolio That Could Yield 11%+ In 15 Years

AAPL, ALIZF, ALIZY, AMZN, ARCC, ARE, BAC, BBSEY, BEP, BHP, BLK, BTI, GOOG, GOOGL, HDV, JNJ, JPM, KO, LIN, LVMHF, MA, MAIN, MO, MSFT, NKE
Published: June 24, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

The Dividend Income Accelerator Portfolio balances income, growth, and capital appreciation, now enhanced by the global diversification from Allianz and LVMH. We focus on financially healthy companies with sustainable dividends and strong competitive advantages, optimizing risk-reward through sector and geographic diversification. The portfolio's Weighted Average Dividend Yield [FWD] of 4.05% and 5-Year Weighted Average Dividend Growth Rate [CAGR] of 7.06% project a Yield on Cost above 11% in 15 years.

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5-9% Yields To Build A Low-Stress Dividend Income Stream

AMLP, ARCC, BAM, BEP, BEPC, BIP, BIPC, BIZD, BX, CWEN, DGRO, ENB, EPD, EPRT, ET, JEPI, JEPQ, MAIN, MSDL, NNN, O, QQQI, SCHD, SPYI, TRP
Published: June 22, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Building a low-stress retirement income stream requires a diversified portfolio of durable, defensive, and dividend-growing stocks or funds. I share two approaches to achieving a low-stress dividend growth portfolio that yields 5-9%. I detail which of the two approaches is my favorite, as well as some of my top big dividend growth picks for retirees right now.

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Passive Income Every Month: The Top Dividend Stocks to Beat Inflation in 2025

MAIN, O
Published: June 20, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

Key Points Realty Income Corp.

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What I Wish I Knew Before Buying BDCs, REITs, And MLPs

AMLP, ARCC, BIZD, BX, BXSL, ET, GBDC, KMI, MAIN, MPLX, NNN, O, VNQ, WPC
Published: June 19, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

BDCs, REITs, and MLPs offer attractive, sustainable yields due to pass-through structures and stable cash flow profiles. However, each of these sectors has its own unique quirks. I discuss several of these that are often overlooked by investors.

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2 BDCs To Buy Before Rates Drop

FDUS, MAIN, PNNT
Published: June 17, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

BDCs do not respond well to falling interest rates. The consensus indicates that we will likely have more rate cuts in the near future. So, for many BDCs, this will be a problem.

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Main Street Capital: I'm Turning To Hold As Previous Thesis Worked

MAIN
Published: June 16, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

MAIN remains a top BDC pick in my portfolio, but after a 10%+ rally, I rate it a hold. MAIN's internally managed structure and disciplined expense control set it apart, supporting long-term shareholder value. The portfolio's mix of fixed-rate debt, interest rate floors, and equity positions makes MAIN resilient to interest rate cuts.

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A Brief Lesson On Huge Yielders

AGNC, ARCC, ARR, BXMT, CHMI, CIM, DX, EFC, FBRT, FSK, GAIN, GPMT, MAIN, MFA, MITT, NLY, NYMT, OBDC, ORC, PMT, RC, RITM, TPVG, TWO
Published: June 13, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Charts? Dog photos? Me? An Opportunity to learn? So many reasons to like this article. Beware of extremely high return on equity figures. It looks great today, but you need to evaluate the source of the income.

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Monthly Dividends? These Stocks Don't Make You Wait 3 Months to Get Paid

MAIN, O
Published: June 13, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Neutral

You're not alone if you're an investor who's insistent on being paid monthly dividends rather than quarterly dividends.

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Retirement Yield Trap Or Treasure? 1 Stock To Sell, 1 To Buy

MAIN, MPLX, PFFA, RQI, SCHD, STAG, WES
Published: June 12, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Retirement income investing and high-yields are not mutually exclusive. In fact, I could see a case for building a prudent portfolio that consists of 7%+ yielding securities. Yet, there is a merit of including lower yielding securities as well.

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I'm Buying Up To 10% Yields For Recurring Income

CSWC, HTGC, MAIN, O, VICI
Published: June 10, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

I focus on the payback period and high-yield income, highlighting Hercules Capital and VICI Properties for faster capital recoupment and strong recurring income. HTGC stands out with a 10.4% yield, first-lien senior secured loans, robust credit ratings, and a well-covered dividend. VICI offers a 5.4% yield, stable triple-net leases with blue-chip tenants, and a strong balance sheet, supporting reliable income and growth.

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Buy 7 Ideal 'Safer' May Dividends, Out Of 40 Reader Tags

AGNC, BMA, DIA, EPD, ET, FSK, GLD, HAFN, JPM, KHC, KO, LYB, MAIN, NVDA, OBDC, ORC, OXLC, PDI, PEP, PFE, PNNT, RMR, SIRI, SLG
Published: June 06, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

My yield-based 'dogcatcher' strategy spotlights high-yield stocks whose dividends from $1,000 invested exceed their share price, favoring underdogs for income growth. Analyst targets project average net gains of 41.9% for the top ten May 2025 ReFa/Ro Dogs, with Oxford Lane Capital leading at 83.4% upside potential. All ten top ReFa/Ro Dogs currently meet my 'ideal' criteria, but caution is warranted as several have negative free cash flow margins, signaling cash-poor status.

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Dividends A Fallacy? This Is My $3,000 Per Month Response

JEPQ, MAIN, O, PDI, PFFA
Published: June 04, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

There are many critics for dividend investing. I think that they are theoretically right. Yet, there is a difference between theory and what flies in practice.

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Fat Dividends Served Reality Check

AGNC, ARCC, ARR, BXMT, BXSL, CHMI, CIM, CSWC, DX, EFC, FBRT, FSK, GAIN, GBDC, GPMT, MAIN, MFA, MITT, NLY, NYMT, OBDC, OCSL, ORC, RC, RITM
Published: May 29, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative

Big dividends sound great, but how about big losses? Since Q2 2025 began, book values got smacked. Not talking about share prices. You can tell if the share price declined (hopefully). That would be a worthless article. One of these high-yield sectors has been doing much better than the others.

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3 Cash-Cow Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy and Forget

MAIN, O, STAG
Published: May 28, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

Monthly dividend stocks are worth considering ahead of a potential downturn. Dividend-paying businesses have strong cash flows and can weather a recession better.

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2 BDCs That Qualify For The Retirement Income League

KBDC, MAIN
Published: May 23, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Business development companies, or BDCs, are inherently risk-on assets that operate in a volatile segment (private credit). In most cases they do not go well together with retirement income portfolios. Yet, there are some rare exceptions.

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Main Street Announces New Portfolio Investment

MAIN
Published: May 22, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Invests $42.5 Million in Recapitalization of Doral Corporation HOUSTON , May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") is pleased to announce that it recently completed a new portfolio investment to facilitate the minority recapitalization of Doral Corporation ("Doral" or the "Company"), a leading midwestern U.S. based contractor specializing in rigging, millwrighting, machinery moving, steel fabrication and material handling installation. Main Street partnered with the Company's existing owner to facilitate the transaction, with Main Street funding $42.5 million in a combination of first lien, senior secured term debt and a direct equity investment.

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It Is Hard To Imagine A Retirement Portfolio Without These 3 Big Dividends

ARCC, BAM, BIP, BN, MAIN, MPC, MPLX
Published: May 19, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Retiring on dividends offers peace of mind, focusing on dependable cash flow rather than market volatility or portfolio value swings. Therefore, finding big yet low-risk dividends is ideal. We share 3 yields of ~8% that appear very well-suited for a retirement portfolio.

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Main Street Capital: Trade De-Escalation Could Propel It To New Highs While Paying A Substantial Dividend

MAIN
Published: May 17, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Main Street Capital is poised to benefit from trade war de-escalation and sustained high interest rates, supporting a fair value estimate of $63 per share. The company's internally managed structure, diversified portfolio, and consistent dividend growth underpin its strong investment case and premium valuation. With most debt fixed and investments floating, higher rates will boost profitability, supporting an anticipated $4.245 dividend in 2025 (8% yield).

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Main Street Capital: Why The Market Keeps Paying A Premium

MAIN
Published: May 16, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

MAIN stands out for its disciplined, internally managed BDC model, prioritizing sustainable dividends and steady NAV growth over headline yields. Q1 2025 results showcased strong NAV growth, robust dividend coverage, and a standout equity exit, reinforcing MAIN's value-creation strategy. The company's conservative dividend policy, with regular and supplemental payouts, ensures reliability and resilience even in volatile markets.

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Main Street Capital: Following Up On A Thesis

MAIN
Published: May 16, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

MAIN's valuation reached an unsustainable 2.0x book value, prompting me to sell due to mean reversion risk and limited upside. After a sharp 20% decline and NAV growth, the Company now trades near its historical average valuation, making it more attractive again. MAIN continues to deliver strong investment results, recently realizing a 72.2% IRR on a portfolio exit, supporting special distributions.

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Main Street Capital: A Good Choice To Navigate Concerns Of The BDC Sector

MAIN
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Main Street Capital remains a top-quality BDC with solid fundamentals, strong management, and consistent income generation, as evidenced by robust Q1 earnings. Despite a recent 11.5% price decline, MAIN still trades at a 68.5% premium to NAV, well above its historical average. Macro risks and sector-wide premium valuations make me hesitant to add to my MAIN position or increase BDC exposure right now.

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Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

MAIN
Published: May 09, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE:MAIN ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 9, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Zach Vaughan - Investor Relations, Dennard Lascar Associates LLC Dwayne Hyzak - Chief Executive Officer David Magdal - President and CIO Ryan Nelson - Chief Financial Officer Nick Meserve - Managing Director and Head, Main Street's Private Credit Investment Group Conference Call Participants Robert Dodd - Raymond James Mark Hughes - Truist Securities Douglas Harter - UBS Sean-Paul Adams - B. Riley Securities Operator Greetings.

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Main Street Capital Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Expenses Rise Y/Y

MAIN
Published: May 09, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

MAIN's first-quarter 2025 results benefit from higher investment income. Yet, rising expenses act as a spoilsport.

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Boomers Are Buying 5 Safe Monthly Dividend Stocks Delivering Huge Passive Income

ADC, APLE, EPR, MAIN, O
Published: May 05, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

Passive income is characterized by its ability to generate revenue without requiring the earner's continuous active effort, making it a desirable financial strategy for those seeking to diversify their income streams or achieve financial independence.

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Main Street Announces Amendment of its Corporate Credit Facility

MAIN
Published: May 01, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Interest Rate Decreased Total Commitments Increased to $1.145 Billion Final Maturity Date Extended to April 2030 HOUSTON , May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") is pleased to announce the amendment of its revolving credit facility (the "Corporate Facility"). The recently closed amendment decreases the interest rate to the applicable Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% plus (a) 1.775% prior to satisfying certain step-down conditions or (b) 1.65% after satisfying certain step-down conditions.

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2 Monthly Dividend Stocks Spraying Passive Income Around

MAIN, O
Published: April 30, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

Looking back on the stock market's last 100 years, we find dividend investing beats all other stocks.

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2 Strategic Retirement Income Picks At Wonderful Prices

MAIN, WES
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

When becoming financially independent or when transitioning into a retirement phase, one automatically becomes dependent on his/her portfolio. In this period, the room for error is extremely small and the consequences of bad investments could be severe. One way to mitigate these risks (including outliving the accumulated asset base) is to calibrate the investments strategy towards income producing securities.

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About Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)

IPO Date 2007-10-09
Website https://www.mainstcapital.com
Industry Asset Management
CEO Dwayne Louis Hyzak CPA
Employees 104

Main Street Capital Corporation is a business development company specializes in equity capital to lower middle market companies. The firm specializing in recapitalizations, management buyouts, refinancing, family estate planning, management buyouts, refinancing, industry consolidation, mature, later stage emerging growth. The firm also provides debt capital to middle market companies for acquisitions, management buyouts, growth financings, recapitalizations and refinancing. 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, road and rail, software, specialty retail, telecommunication, consumer discretionary, energy, materials, technology, and transportation. The firm typically invests in lower middle market companies generally with annual revenues between $5 million and $300 million. It prefers to invest in ranging between $2 million and $75 million in equity investment and enterprise value in ranging between $3 million and $20 million. The firm typically prefers to invest in the range of $5 million and $50 million per transaction in debt investment value and in the range of $1 million and $20 million in annual EBITDA. 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 office in Chojnów, Poland.