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CSWC NASDAQ US

Capital Southwest Corporation - Common Stock

Financial Services · Financial Services Website · IPO Mar 1980
$22.37
▲ +$0.44 (+2.01%)
Vol 649K
11
Quality Score
ok
Deep Check
1/5 fail
Mkt Cap
$1.3B
P/E
14.7
ROE
9.7%
Margin
39.8%
D/E
109.27
Beta
0.83
Div Yield
10.48%
52W
$17–$24

Wall Street Consensus

14 analysts · Apr 2026
3
Strong Buy
7
Buy
4
Hold
0
Sell
0
Strong Sell
71.4%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

Earnings

Beat rate: 25.0%
Next Report May 12, 2026
EPS Estimate: $0.57
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Dec 2026 $0.57
Dec 2025 $0.58 $0.64 +$0.06
Sep 2025 $0.58 $0.57 $-0.01
Jun 2025 $0.60 $0.59 $-0.01

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2024-0… 2024-1… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1…
Revenue $26.6M $30.8M $38.4M $36.4M $43.9M
Net Income $16.3M $17.6M $27.0M $25.6M $32.9M

Fundamentals Trend

Metric 2025-06-30 2025-09-02 2025-10-02 2025-11-03 2025-12-03 2026-01-02
ROE (TTM) 9.8% 8.6% 9.8% 9.8% 9.7% 9.7%
P/E (TTM) 14.47 17.73 14.40 13.54 14.16 14.72
Net Margin 48.3% 34.5% 40.0% 40.0% 39.8% 39.8%
Gross Margin 72.7% 73.1% 72.4% 72.4% 71.8% 71.8%
D/E Ratio 101.03 108.20 101.03 101.03 109.27 109.27
Current Ratio 3.88 5.19 3.88 3.88 10.45 10.45

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
4.6%
P/S (TTM)
5.86
P/B
1.3
EPS (TTM)
$1.43
CF/Share
$1.98
Rev Growth 3Y
+35.5%
52W High
$23.86
52W Low
$17.46
$17.46 52-Week Range $23.86

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
-$93.6M
Net Debt
$1.0B
Cash
$42.6M
Total Debt
$1.1B
As of Dec 31, 2025

How does CSWC compare to Financial Services peers?

Peer group: Small-cap Financial Services ($300M+) · 132 companies

CSWC ACT ACTG AFRM ALRS

CSWC valuation vs Financial Services peers

P/E ratio
14.7
20% above peers (12.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Pricier
P/S ratio
5.9
80% above peers (3.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Overvalued
P/B ratio
1.3
21% below peers (1.6)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Pricier
Div yield
10.5%
135% above peers (4.5%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg

CSWC profitability vs Financial Services peers

ROE
9.7%
21% below peers (12.3%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
Net margin
39.8%
111% above peers (18.9%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier
Gross margin
71.8%
10% above peers (65.1%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
ROA
4.6%
59% above peers (2.9%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg

CSWC financial health vs Financial Services peers

D/E ratio
109.3
5% above peers (103.6)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Current ratio
10.5
809% above peers (1.2)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Strong liquidity
Beta
0.8
13% below peers (1.0)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Less volatile

CSWC fundamentals radar

CSWC Peer median Industry

CSWC profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

CSWC vs peers: key metrics

Insider Activity

Neutral
Buys
0
Sells
0
SARNER MICHAEL SCOTT
Chief Executive Officer · Feb 27
2694 shs
BATTIST CHRISTINE S
Director · Feb 09
600 shs
Last 90 days

Top Holders

Top 5: 8.63%
Van Eck Associates Corporat…
2.29%
$29.6M
Two Sigma Advisers, LP
1.77%
$22.8M
Two Sigma Investments, LP
1.74%
$22.5M
Sound Income Strategies, LLC
1.47%
$19.0M
UBS Group AG
1.36%
$17.5M
As of Dec 31, 2025

Dividends

$0.89
/ year
Mar 13, 2026 $0.2530
Feb 13, 2026 $0.1930
Jan 15, 2026 $0.1930
Dec 15, 2025 $0.2530
Nov 14, 2025 $0.1930
Oct 15, 2025 $0.1930
Sep 15, 2025 $0.2530
Aug 15, 2025 $0.1930