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CSWC

Capital Southwest Corporation

CSWC

NASDAQ·Financial Services·Asset Management·Mkt cap $1.5B

$23.73

-1.29%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$19.37 - $24.43

P/E

12.69

Fwd P/E

10.37

Beta

0.74

Div Yield

8.24%

Avg Vol

683.7K

Shares Out

60.2M

Mkt Cap

$1.5B

Price action

Price chart

Up 6.7% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • 60+ years of middle-market investment expertise and deal sourcing relationships
  • Flexible, tiered capital structures enabling complex transaction solutions
  • Active board participation providing value-add operational oversight
  • Focus on recession-resistant industrial, healthcare, and specialty chemicals sectors

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Low volatility (beta 0.7).
  • Growth premium of 1.0x vs Asset Management peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Growth

Strong growth ahead

Expansion in tech-enabled services and SaaS business models

Value

Growth premium of 1.0x vs Asset Management peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Momentum

Strong

+7.5% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

High-growth business (43% revenue growth, 78% gross margin). Profitable with strong growth momentum.

Dividend

High yield

8.24% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Aug 5, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 13, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.57 vs $0.56 consensus (+1.8% surprise). Revenue of $57.8M vs $61.8M expected (-6.5%).

EPS beat +1.8%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+1.8%

Next: Aug 5, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+16%

+61%

+32%

+65%

Q4 24

Q1 24

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 25

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

$26.6M

$23.8M

$27.6M

$26.6M

$30.8M

$38.4M

$36.4M

$43.9M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

100.0%

Operating

75.1%

Profit

75.0%

Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: B. Riley · May 15, 2026

vs Industry

How CSWC stacks vs Asset Management

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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