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Capital Southwest

CSWC · NASDAQ

$22.39−$0.13 (−0.58%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $22.52

About CSWC

Capital Southwest Corp operates as an investment company, which provides financing to middle market companies. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and currently employs 30 full-time employees. The firm is a market lending firm focused on supporting the acquisition and growth of middle market businesses with investments across the capital structure, including first lien, second lien and non-control equity co-investments. The company specializes in providing customized debt and equity financing to lower middle market (LMM) companies in a broad range of investment segments located primarily in the United States. Its investment objective is to produce attractive risk-adjusted returns by generating current income from its debt investments and capital appreciation from its equity and equity-related investments. The company invests primarily in first-lien debt securities, secured by security interests in portfolio company assets. The company also invests in equity interests in its portfolio companies alongside its debt securities. The company also offers managerial assistance to its portfolio companies.

Employees
36
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
Listed
Mar 17, 1980
Sector
Financials
Industry
Capital Markets
Website
capitalsouthwest.com

CSWC key statistics

Market cap
1.43B
Price-earnings ratio
12.44
Dividend yield
10.49%
Average volume
551.02K
Volume
473.70K
Open price
$22.44
High today
$22.73
Low today
$22.37
52 Week high
$25.75
52 Week low
$19.91

Capital Southwest (CSWC) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Capital Southwest (CSWC) shares are priced at $22.39, giving the company a market cap of 1.43B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.44 and a dividend yield of 10.49%.

Today the stock has traded between $22.37 and $22.73. The current price is 0.1% above the day's low and 1.5% below its high.

Volume so far is 473.70K shares, in line with the average of 551.02K shares a day.

Over the past year Capital Southwest has ranged from $19.91 to $25.75, and now sits 42% of the way up that range.

Capital Southwest met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 2 of the last 8 quarters. In Q1 FY27 it reported $0.58 per share against an estimate of $0.5504.

The average analyst price target is $25.25, 12.8% above the current price, from 4 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

75%of 4 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy75.0%
  • Hold25.0%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 8 analystsAvg $25.25
Low
$21.21
Now
$22.39
High
$30.45

CSWC earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 2 of the last 8 quarters, by 8.1% on average.

  1. Q2 FY25: reported $0.66 per share against an estimate of $0.6639
  2. Q3 FY25: reported $0.63 per share against an estimate of $0.634
  3. Q4 FY25: reported $0.54 per share against an estimate of $0.6172
  4. Q1 FY26: reported $0.59 per share against an estimate of $0.5971
  5. Q2 FY26: reported $0.57 per share against an estimate of $0.578
  6. Q3 FY26: reported $0.64 per share against an estimate of $0.577
  7. Q4 FY26: reported $0.55 per share against an estimate of $0.5746
  8. Q1 FY27: reported $0.58 per share against an estimate of $0.5504

CSWC news

  • Caroline Ryan

    Why Investors Pay Premiums for Some Private Credit Lenders — And Deep Discounts for Others

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Capital Southwest and Trinity Capital Announce Formation of New Joint Venture

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Surge PE Closes Investment Into White Plains Linen

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  • An Overview of Capital Southwest's Earnings

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