Main Street Capital (MAIN) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
36.0%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $21.44M | −$21.44M | 0.09B | 0.9% | — |
| 2024 | $7.33M | $18.79M | −$11.46M | 0.09B | 8.1% | 0.14% |
| 2023 | $5.95M | $16.52M | −$10.57M | 0.08B | 10.0% | 0.16% |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $13.63M | −$13.63M | 0.07B | 8.0% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $10.89M | −$10.89M | 0.07B | 5.0% | — |
| 2020 | $1.89M | $10.83M | −$8.94M | 0.07B | 4.4% | 0.09% |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $10.08M | −$10.08M | 0.06B | 4.6% | — |
| 2018 | $4.08M | $9.15M | −$5.07M | 0.06B | 6.1% | 0.20% |
| 2017 | $4.35M | $10.03M | −$5.68M | 0.06B | 9.0% | 0.19% |
| 2016 | $2.59M | $8.30M | −$5.71M | 0.05B | 6.0% | 0.13% |
| 2015 | $1.74M | $6.26M | −$4.52M | 0.05B | 12.7% | 0.12% |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $4.21M | −$4.21M | 0.04B | 18.9% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $4.21M | −$4.21M | 0.04B | 24.0% | — |
| 2012 | $1.10M | $2.56M | −$1.47M | 0.03B | 29.3% | 0.11% |
| 2011 | $674.83B | $2.05M | $674.82B | 0.02B | 40.2% | 122541.84% |
| 2010 | $370.00K | $1.49M | −$1.12M | 0.02B | 62.2% | 0.12% |
| 2009 | $1.87M | $1.07M | $800.85K | 0.01B | 10.4% | 1.15% |
| 2008 | $331.01K | $511.45K | −$180.45K | 0.01B | 5.9% | 0.37% |
| 2007 | $1.64M | $0.00 | $1.64M | 0.01B | 0.7% | 1.34% |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.01B | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.01B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $68.64M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Main Street Capital buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Main Street Capital (MAIN) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Main Street Capital diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Main Street Capital's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 36.0% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).