What If You Invested $1,000 in Main Street Capital (MAIN)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Historical extremes
What if you bought at the best or worst time? Check max profit, max drawdown, and total return since IPO.
Max profit
+2,919%
(30.2 times)
- Buy
- Nov 21, 2008
- $2.14
- Sell
- Aug 13, 2025
- $64.61
Buying MAIN at the best price and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $30,191.59.
Max drawdown
64.52%
(fell to 35% of peak)
- Peak
- Feb 13, 2020
- $28.07
- Trough
- Mar 23, 2020
- $9.96
A $1,000 investment in MAIN at the peak would have shrunk to $354.83 at the trough.
Return since IPO
+1,576%
(16.8 times)
- IPO
- Oct 9, 2007
- $3.14
- Current
- Apr 2, 2026
- $52.63
A $1,000 investment in MAIN at IPO would be worth $16,761.15 today.
Frequently asked questions
What is Main Street Capital (MAIN) stock's all-time high (ATH) and all-time low (ATL)?
- Main Street Capital (MAIN) stock's all-time low (ATL) was $2.14 on Nov 21, 2008. The all-time high (ATH) was $64.61 on Aug 13, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Main Street Capital (MAIN) stock for maximum profit?
- Buying Main Street Capital (MAIN) stock at the best price ($2.14 on Nov 21, 2008) and selling at the peak ($64.61 on Aug 13, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $30,191.59. Historical return: +2,919.16% (30.2 times).
What are Main Street Capital (MAIN)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Main Street Capital (MAIN) stock was Nov 21, 2008 at $2.14. The best sell date was Aug 13, 2025 at $64.61. This investment would have returned +2,919.16% (30.2 times).
What was Main Street Capital (MAIN) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Main Street Capital (MAIN) stock's worst decline was 64.52% (fell to 35% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $28.07 on Feb 13, 2020. Trough: $9.96 on Mar 23, 2020. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $354.83 at the trough.
What if you bought Main Street Capital (MAIN) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Main Street Capital (MAIN) stock at IPO ($3.14 on Oct 9, 2007) would be worth $16,761.15 today. Historical return: +1,576.11% (16.8 times). Current stock price: $52.63 as of Apr 2, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Main Street Capital (MAIN) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Main Street Capital (MAIN) stock 5 years ago ($27.26 on Apr 1, 2021) would be worth $1,930.67 today. Historical return: +93.07% (1.93 times). Current stock price: $52.63 as of Apr 2, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Main Street Capital (MAIN) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Main Street Capital (MAIN) stock 10 years ago ($14.65 on Apr 1, 2016) would be worth $3,592.49 today. Historical return: +259.25% (3.59 times). Current stock price: $52.63 as of Apr 2, 2026.
Data & methodology
How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: the best buy and sell dates that maximize percentage return. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. Return since IPO: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are dividend-adjusted closing prices from our data provider. The calculator and Historical extremes use the same data source for consistent results.
How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for MAIN. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.
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