Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 15.13.
Forward PE Ratio (15.13) = Close Price ($56.66) / Consensus Forward EPS ($3.81)
FORWARD PE RATIO
15.13
SECTOR MEDIAN · FINANCIAL SERVICES
15.19
median of 88 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-0.39%
vs the sector median at left
Main Street Capital Corporation
Market Cap
$5.27B
Forward PE Ratio
15.13
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) | $5.27B | 15.13 |
| Axos Financial, Inc. (AX)vs › | $5.49B | 11.57 |
| RLI Corp. (RLI)vs › | $5.61B | 21.81 |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX)vs › | $5.75B | 20.57 |
| Sezzle Inc. (SEZL)vs › | $3.98B | 22.56 |
| iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF (AOA)vs › | $3.25B | N/A |
| Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAD)vs › | $2.65B | N/A |
| Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (KNSL)vs › | $8.37B | 17.58 |
| TeraWulf Inc. (WULF)vs › | $8.85B | N/A |
| Lufax Holding Ltd (LU)vs › | $1.07B | N/A |
Trailing P/E
11.6
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
15.1
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $3.81 implies -23.2% EPS decline vs the reported trailing $4.96.
At today's $56.66 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $3.81 | $3.77 – $3.86 | 5 | 14.9x |
| 2027-12-31 | $3.88 | $3.84 – $3.92 | 5 | 14.6x |
| 2028-12-31 | $4.27 | $4.11 – $4.49 | 1 | 13.3x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
