Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
Earnings
Annual and quarterly EPS data presented alongside analyst estimates, earnings surprises, and historical growth statistics. The side-by-side view of reported versus estimated EPS — combined with surprise percentage and report timing — allows investors to assess whether a company consistently beats, meets, or misses market expectations, and how that track record has evolved across full economic cycles.
Earnings annual
Fiscal date endingReported EPS
Dec 31, 2007
$0.61
Dec 31, 2008
$1.15
Dec 31, 2009
$0.92
Dec 31, 2010
$1.15
Dec 31, 2011
$1.68
Dec 31, 2012
$2
Dec 31, 2013
$2.05
Dec 31, 2014
$2.19
Dec 31, 2015
$2.19
Dec 31, 2016
$2.23
Dec 31, 2017
$2.39
Dec 31, 2018
$2.61
Dec 31, 2019
$2.51
Dec 31, 2020
$2.10
Dec 31, 2021
$2.64
Dec 31, 2022
$3.29
Dec 31, 2023
$4.14
Dec 31, 2024
$4.08
Dec 31, 2025
$4.06
Mar 31, 2026
$0.93
Jun 30, 2026
$1.90
Sep 30, 2026
$2.79
Calculation
Growth rate
7.53%
Average
$2.25
Maximum
Dec 31, 2023
$4.14
Minimum
Dec 31, 2007
$0.61
Median
Dec 31, 2014
$2.19
Earnings quarterly
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2007 |
| Reported date | Nov 13, 2007 |
| Report time | Pre market |
| Reported EPS | $0.31 |
| Estimated EPS | - |
| Surprise | - |
| Surprise (%) | -% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2007 |
| Reported date | Mar 10, 2008 |
| Report time | Pre market |
| Reported EPS | $0.30 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.22 |
| Surprise | $0.08 |
| Surprise (%) | 36.36% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2008 |
| Reported date | May 12, 2008 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.28 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.27 |
| Surprise | $0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | 3.70% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2008 |
| Reported date | Aug 11, 2008 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.29 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.29 |
| Surprise | $0 |
| Surprise (%) | 0% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Reported date | Nov 10, 2008 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.28 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.29 |
| Surprise | -$0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | -3.45% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Reported date | Mar 11, 2009 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.30 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.30 |
| Surprise | $0 |
| Surprise (%) | 0% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Reported date | May 7, 2009 |
| Report time | Pre market |
| Reported EPS | $0.23 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.25 |
| Surprise | -$0.02 |
| Surprise (%) | -8% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2009 |
| Reported date | Aug 6, 2009 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.21 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.24 |
| Surprise | -$0.03 |
| Surprise (%) | -12.50% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2009 |
| Reported date | Nov 5, 2009 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.25 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.21 |
| Surprise | $0.04 |
| Surprise (%) | 19.05% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2009 |
| Reported date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.23 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.21 |
| Surprise | $0.02 |
| Surprise (%) | 9.52% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Reported date | May 6, 2010 |
| Report time | Pre market |
| Reported EPS | $0.22 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.22 |
| Surprise | $0 |
| Surprise (%) | 0% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2010 |
| Reported date | Aug 5, 2010 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.31 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.23 |
| Surprise | $0.08 |
| Surprise (%) | 34.78% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Reported date | Nov 4, 2010 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.28 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.27 |
| Surprise | $0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | 3.70% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2010 |
| Reported date | Mar 10, 2011 |
| Report time | Pre market |
| Reported EPS | $0.34 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.27 |
| Surprise | $0.07 |
| Surprise (%) | 25.93% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Reported date | May 5, 2011 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.38 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.35 |
| Surprise | $0.03 |
| Surprise (%) | 8.57% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Reported date | Aug 4, 2011 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.41 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.34 |
| Surprise | $0.07 |
| Surprise (%) | 20.59% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2011 |
| Reported date | Nov 3, 2011 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.44 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.38 |
| Surprise | $0.06 |
| Surprise (%) | 15.79% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2011 |
| Reported date | Mar 8, 2012 |
| Report time | Pre market |
| Reported EPS | $0.45 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.41 |
| Surprise | $0.04 |
| Surprise (%) | 9.76% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2012 |
| Reported date | May 3, 2012 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.48 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.44 |
| Surprise | $0.04 |
| Surprise (%) | 9.09% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2012 |
| Reported date | Aug 2, 2012 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.47 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.42 |
| Surprise | $0.05 |
| Surprise (%) | 11.90% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2012 |
| Reported date | Nov 7, 2012 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.49 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.46 |
| Surprise | $0.03 |
| Surprise (%) | 6.52% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2012 |
| Reported date | Mar 7, 2013 |
| Report time | Pre market |
| Reported EPS | $0.56 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.49 |
| Surprise | $0.07 |
| Surprise (%) | 14.29% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2013 |
| Reported date | May 9, 2013 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.50 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.47 |
| Surprise | $0.03 |
| Surprise (%) | 6.38% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2013 |
| Reported date | Aug 8, 2013 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.51 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.49 |
| Surprise | $0.02 |
| Surprise (%) | 4.08% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Reported date | Nov 7, 2013 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.47 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.50 |
| Surprise | -$0.03 |
| Surprise (%) | -6% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Reported date | Feb 27, 2014 |
| Report time | Pre market |
| Reported EPS | $0.57 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.54 |
| Surprise | $0.03 |
| Surprise (%) | 5.56% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2014 |
| Reported date | May 8, 2014 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.52 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.53 |
| Surprise | -$0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | -1.89% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2014 |
| Reported date | Aug 7, 2014 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.53 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.52 |
| Surprise | $0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | 1.92% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Reported date | Nov 6, 2014 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.55 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.55 |
| Surprise | $0 |
| Surprise (%) | 0% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2014 |
| Reported date | Feb 26, 2015 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.59 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.57 |
| Surprise | $0.02 |
| Surprise (%) | 3.51% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Reported date | May 7, 2015 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.51 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.53 |
| Surprise | -$0.02 |
| Surprise (%) | -3.77% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Reported date | Aug 6, 2015 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.55 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.55 |
| Surprise | $0 |
| Surprise (%) | 0% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Reported date | Nov 5, 2015 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.56 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.55 |
| Surprise | $0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | 1.82% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2015 |
| Reported date | Feb 25, 2016 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.57 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.57 |
| Surprise | $0 |
| Surprise (%) | 0% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Reported date | May 5, 2016 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.54 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.54 |
| Surprise | $0 |
| Surprise (%) | 0% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Reported date | Aug 8, 2016 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.54 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.54 |
| Surprise | $0 |
| Surprise (%) | 0% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2016 |
| Reported date | Nov 3, 2016 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.58 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.55 |
| Surprise | $0.03 |
| Surprise (%) | 5.45% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2016 |
| Reported date | Feb 23, 2017 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.57 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.56 |
| Surprise | $0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | 1.79% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Reported date | May 4, 2017 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.57 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.56 |
| Surprise | $0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | 1.79% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2017 |
| Reported date | Aug 3, 2017 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.58 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.54 |
| Surprise | $0.04 |
| Surprise (%) | 7.41% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2017 |
| Reported date | Nov 2, 2017 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.60 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.57 |
| Surprise | $0.03 |
| Surprise (%) | 5.26% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2017 |
| Reported date | Feb 22, 2018 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.64 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.60 |
| Surprise | $0.04 |
| Surprise (%) | 6.67% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2018 |
| Reported date | May 3, 2018 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.63 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.59 |
| Surprise | $0.04 |
| Surprise (%) | 6.78% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2018 |
| Reported date | Aug 2, 2018 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.66 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.62 |
| Surprise | $0.04 |
| Surprise (%) | 6.45% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2018 |
| Reported date | Nov 1, 2018 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.63 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.63 |
| Surprise | $0 |
| Surprise (%) | 0% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2018 |
| Reported date | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.69 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.63 |
| Surprise | $0.06 |
| Surprise (%) | 9.52% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2019 |
| Reported date | May 9, 2019 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.64 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.62 |
| Surprise | $0.02 |
| Surprise (%) | 3.23% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2019 |
| Reported date | Aug 8, 2019 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.63 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.62 |
| Surprise | $0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | 1.61% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2019 |
| Reported date | Nov 7, 2019 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.62 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.63 |
| Surprise | -$0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | -1.59% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Reported date | Feb 27, 2020 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.62 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.60 |
| Surprise | $0.02 |
| Surprise (%) | 3.33% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Reported date | May 7, 2020 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.57 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.54 |
| Surprise | $0.03 |
| Surprise (%) | 5.56% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Reported date | Aug 6, 2020 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.48 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.46 |
| Surprise | $0.02 |
| Surprise (%) | 4.35% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Reported date | Nov 5, 2020 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.46 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.47 |
| Surprise | -$0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | -2.13% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Reported date | Feb 25, 2021 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.59 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.51 |
| Surprise | $0.08 |
| Surprise (%) | 15.69% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Reported date | May 6, 2021 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.58 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.54 |
| Surprise | $0.04 |
| Surprise (%) | 7.41% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2021 |
| Reported date | Aug 5, 2021 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.62 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.57 |
| Surprise | $0.05 |
| Surprise (%) | 8.77% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2021 |
| Reported date | Nov 4, 2021 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.71 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.62 |
| Surprise | $0.09 |
| Surprise (%) | 14.52% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Reported date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.73 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.65 |
| Surprise | $0.08 |
| Surprise (%) | 12.31% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2022 |
| Reported date | May 5, 2022 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.73 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.70 |
| Surprise | $0.03 |
| Surprise (%) | 4.29% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Reported date | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.75 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.72 |
| Surprise | $0.03 |
| Surprise (%) | 4.17% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Reported date | Nov 3, 2022 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.83 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.76 |
| Surprise | $0.07 |
| Surprise (%) | 9.21% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2022 |
| Reported date | Feb 23, 2023 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.98 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.88 |
| Surprise | $0.10 |
| Surprise (%) | 11.36% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| Reported date | May 4, 2023 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $1.02 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.96 |
| Surprise | $0.06 |
| Surprise (%) | 6.25% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| Reported date | Aug 3, 2023 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $1.06 |
| Estimated EPS | $1.02 |
| Surprise | $0.04 |
| Surprise (%) | 3.92% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2023 |
| Reported date | Nov 2, 2023 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.99 |
| Estimated EPS | $1 |
| Surprise | -$0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | -1% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2023 |
| Reported date | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $1.07 |
| Estimated EPS | $1.07 |
| Surprise | $0 |
| Surprise (%) | 0% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2024 |
| Reported date | May 9, 2024 |
| Report time | Pre market |
| Reported EPS | $1.05 |
| Estimated EPS | $1.03 |
| Surprise | $0.02 |
| Surprise (%) | 1.94% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2024 |
| Reported date | Aug 8, 2024 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $1.01 |
| Estimated EPS | $1.01 |
| Surprise | $0 |
| Surprise (%) | 0% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Reported date | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $1 |
| Estimated EPS | $1.01 |
| Surprise | -$0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | -0.99% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Reported date | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Report time | Pre market |
| Reported EPS | $1.02 |
| Estimated EPS | $1.03 |
| Surprise | -$0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | -0.97% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Reported date | May 8, 2025 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $1.01 |
| Estimated EPS | $1.02 |
| Surprise | -$0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | -0.98% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Reported date | Aug 7, 2025 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.99 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.99 |
| Surprise | $0 |
| Surprise (%) | 0% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Reported date | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.97 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.98 |
| Surprise | -$0.01 |
| Surprise (%) | -1.02% |
| Fiscal date ending | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Reported date | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Report time | Pre market |
| Reported EPS | $1.09 |
| Estimated EPS | $1.01 |
| Surprise | $0.08 |
| Surprise (%) | 7.92% |
| Fiscal date ending | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Reported date | May 7, 2026 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.93 |
| Estimated EPS | $1.01 |
| Surprise | -$0.08 |
| Surprise (%) | -7.92% |
| Fiscal date ending | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Reported date | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.97 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.95 |
| Surprise | $0.02 |
| Surprise (%) | 2.11% |
| Fiscal date ending | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Reported date | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Report time | Post market |
| Reported EPS | $0.89 |
| Estimated EPS | $0.91 |
| Surprise | -$0.02 |
| Surprise (%) | -2.20% |
Calculation
Growth rate
1.41%
Average
$0.61
Maximum
Dec 31, 2025
$1.09
Minimum
Jun 30, 2009
$0.21
Median
Mar 31, 2017
$0.57