Headquartered in Houston, TX Fiscal year ends December NYSE: MAIN mainstcapital.com
Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) is a principal investment firm structured as an internally managed business development company. It provides customized long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market (LMM) companies. It also provides primarily secured debt capital to private companies owned by, or being acquired by, private equity funds through its private loan strategy.
Its investments support management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions across diverse industries. LMM portfolio companies generally have annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million, and private loan portfolio companies between $25 million and $500 million.
As of September 30, 2026, the portfolio included:
- 92 LMM companies, at $3.25 billion fair value with an average 36% fully diluted equity ownership.
- 86 private loan companies, at $2.11 billion fair value.
- Middle market investments in nine companies.
- Other portfolio investments in 32 entities across 12 investment managers.
Through its wholly-owned registered investment adviser, MSC Adviser I, LLC (dba Main Street Capital Partners), it runs an asset management business managing about $1.8 billion for external parties. The company funds itself through revolving credit facilities, unsecured notes and SBA-guaranteed SBIC debentures. It holds BBB- investment grade ratings from Fitch and S&P and pays regular monthly plus quarterly supplemental dividends. Updated
Income investors get a raise despite a third straight quarterly revenue decline: management lifted the monthly dividend to $0.27 for Q1 2027 and declared a 21st consecutive supplemental payable in December. NAV per share rose even as dividend income from lower middle market holdings fell.
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Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) is a principal investment firm structured as an internally managed business development company. It provides customized long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market (LMM) companies.
24/7 Wall St.'s 12-month price target for MAIN is $67.83, rated Buy. The Wall Street consensus target is $59.86. MAIN price prediction →
