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Operating Income for Main Street Capital (MAIN)

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Metric

TTM

$486.00M

YoY change

-3.4%

5Y CAGR

+101.0%

Peak year (2024)

$538.71M

Operating Income history chart for Main Street Capital (MAIN) from 2005 to 2025

Latest: $520.20M

Operating Income growth chart for Main Street Capital (MAIN) from 2005 to 2025

Latest: -3.4%

Operating Income history table for Main Street Capital (MAIN) from 2005 to 2025

  • 2025$520.20M-3.4%
  • 2024$538.71M+19.4%
  • 2023$451.09M+70.3%
  • 2022$264.93M-27.1%
  • 2021$363.63M+2195.3%
  • 2020$15.84M-87.9%
  • 2019$130.81M-25.0%
  • 2018$174.37M-10.6%
  • 2017$195.09M+41.7%
  • 2016$137.67M+43.8%
  • 2015$95.75M-10.5%
  • 2014$107.03M+10.6%
  • 2013$96.82M-16.0%
  • 2012$115.26M+193.5%
  • 2011$39.28M+103.9%
  • 2010$19.26M+108.9%
  • 2009$9.22M-10.6%
  • 2008$10.31M+58.2%
  • 2007$6.52M+33.0%
  • 2006$4.91M-37.8%
  • 2005$7.89M—

Operating Income values are taken from Main Street Capital's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Income at Main Street Capital (MAIN)

According to Main Street Capital's latest reported financial statements, the company's current operating income (TTM) is $486.00M. Operating income is profit from core operations: revenue minus cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D). It excludes interest, taxes, and non-operating items, so it isolates how profitable the business itself is before financing and tax decisions. Compare with EBITDA and net income.

Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of Main Street Capital (MAIN) operating income is $520.20M – edged down 3.4% year-over-year.

Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Main Street Capital operating income compounded at +101.0% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.

Main Street Capital operating income peaked at $538.71M in 2024; the latest annual figure is $520.20M in 2025 (3.4% below peak).

2024 marks the peak operating income at $538.71M, with the historical low of $4.91M recorded in 2006.

Main Street Capital Operating Income by Year

Main Street Capital Operating Income 2025: $520.20M

Main Street Capital operating income in 2025 was $520.20M, edged down 3.4% below 2024.

Main Street Capital Operating Income 2024: $538.71M

2024's operating income for Main Street Capital came in at $538.71M, grew 19.4% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Main Street Capital Operating Income 2023: $451.09M

Main Street Capital posted operating income of $451.09M in 2023, surged 70.3% from 2022.

Main Street Capital Operating Income 2022: $264.93M

In 2022, Main Street Capital reported operating income of $264.93M, declined 27.1% below 2021.

Main Street Capital Operating Income 2021: $363.63M

Main Street Capital operating income in 2021 was $363.63M.

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