Companies /Financial Services

Main Street Capital Corporation

NYSE: MAIN Asset Management
$58.55
▼ $0.04 (−0.07%) today
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Q1 2025 Earnings

Reported May 8, 2025, 12:33pm ET · SEC source
$1.07
Beat +5.16%
EPS · est. $1.02
$137.0M
Miss −0.92%
Revenue · est. $138.3M
+2.5%
Beating market
MAIN vs S&P since report
1 quarter
Consecutive EPS beats

Market Reaction

% change · around the report
−1%0+1%+2%May 8May 9report 12:33pm ETearnings−0.8%−0.6%
−1%0+1%+2%May 8May 9earnings−0.8%−0.6%
MAIN −0.6%S&P 500 −0.8%
−1%0+1%+2%May 8May 9report 12:33pm ETearnings−0.7%−0.6%
−1%0+1%+2%May 8May 9earnings−0.7%−0.6%
MAIN −0.6%NASDAQ −0.7%
−2%0+2%+4%May 7May 16report 12:33pm ETearnings+4.0%+2.9%
−2%0+2%+4%May 7May 16earnings+4.0%+2.9%
MAIN +2.9%S&P 500 +4.0%
−3%0+3%+6%May 7May 16report 12:33pm ETearnings+5.6%+2.9%
−3%0+3%+6%May 7May 16earnings+5.6%+2.9%
MAIN +2.9%NASDAQ +5.6%
−0.15%
Day of report
+1.78%
Next session
+4.42%
One week
+9.05%
30 days

S&P 500 over the same 30 days: +6.56%.

Did MAIN Beat Earnings? Q1 2025 Results

Main Street Capital delivered a strong first quarter for 2025, reporting distributable net investment income of $1.07 per share on total investment income of $137.00 million — with the headline figure powered by a $13.20 million surge in dividend income from its lower middle market portfolio companies. Net asset value climbed to a record $32.03 per share, up from $31.65 at year-end 2024, buoyed by $63.20 million in net unrealized appreciation that more than offset a $29.50 million net realized loss from middle market exits and restructurings. The company's annualized return on equity stood at 16.5% for the quarter and 19.3% on a trailing twelve-month basis, reflecting the durability of its business development model. For shareholders focused on <a href="https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/02/06/main-street-capital-just-paid-its-dividend-heres-how-it-scored/">income generation</a>, the company declared its fifteenth consecutive quarterly supplemental dividend alongside regular monthly payments of $0.25 per share, bringing total Q1 dividends paid to $1.05 per share — a 2.9% year-over-year increase. Liquidity remained robust at $1.30 billion.

Key Takeaways
  • $13.2 million increase in dividend income year-over-year, primarily from LMM portfolio companies
  • Net unrealized appreciation of $63.2 million on portfolio investments in Q1 2025
  • Record net asset value of $32.03 per share
  • Operating Expenses to Assets Ratio of 1.2% annualized, demonstrating cost efficiency
  • Annualized return on equity of 16.5% for Q1 and 19.3% for trailing twelve months
  • Fair value of LMM equity investments at 213% of cost basis

“We are pleased with our performance in the first quarter, which resulted in another quarter of strong operating results highlighted by an annualized return on equity of 16.5%, favorable levels of net investment income per share and distributable net investment income per share and another record net asset value per share driven by significant unrealized appreciation on our lower middle market portfolio investments. We are also very pleased to have completed the listing of MSC Income Fund's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange in January 2025, which was the result of our long-term strategy efforts related to the fund and we believe provides the opportunity for significant future benefits to both the fund's shareholders and our Asset Management Business. We believe that these continued strong results demonstrate the sustainable strength of our overall platform, the benefits of our differentiated and diversified investment strategies, the unique contributions of our asset management business and the continued underlying strength and quality of our portfolio companies.”

Main Street Capital CEO, on the earnings call

MAIN YoY Financials

Revenue$137.0M
Net Income$116.1M

MAIN Revenue by Segment

External Investment Manager (MSC Adviser)

Figures from SEC filings and company reports. Not investment advice.