MAIN BDC — Main Street Capital Corporation

Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)

MAIN is a BDC. As of September 4, 2026, its distribution rate is 7.47%, its trailing-12-month yield is 7.47%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 1764.0% over the past 18.9 years, 1166.5 points ahead of SPY at 597.5%.

At the current 7.47% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $747 per year, or $62.25 per month on an equivalent basis.

MAIN performance versus SPY

Data as of September 4, 2026.

Total return is 1764.0% over the past 18.9 years, 1166.5 points ahead of SPY at 597.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 22.3%.

MAIN key facts

Data as of September 4, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

7.10%

Issuer

Main Street Capital

Asset type

BDC

Asset class

Equity

Distribution rate

7.47%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

7.47%

5-year average yield

6.2

Last close

$57.68

Market cap

$5,393,568,030

Average volume

406237.0

Next dividend

$0.265

Next ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Next payment date

09/15/2026

Beta

0.723

Payout ratio

0.2765

P/E ratio

11.58

Forward P/E

15.9236

EPS

$4.98

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (7.47%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (7.47%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 4, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 4, 2026.

Primary sources: Main Street Capital or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MAIN risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 22.3%.

Who may consider MAIN — and who may not

MAIN may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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