Capital Southwest Corporation

Capital Southwest Corporationverified

CSWC

Price:

$22.92

Market Cap:

$1.09B

Capital Southwest Corporation is a business development company specializing in credit and private equity and venture capital investments in middle market companies, mezzanine, later stage, mature, late venture, emerging growth, buyouts, recapitalizations and growth capital investments. It does not invest in startups, publicly traded companies, real estate developments, project finance opportunities, oil and gas exploration businesses, troubled companies, turnarounds, and companies in which significant senior management is departing. In lower middle market, the firm typically invests in growth financing, bolt-on acquisitions, new platform acquisitions, refinancing, dividend recapitalizations...[Read more]

Industry

Asset Management

IPO Date

1980-03-17

Stock Exchange

NASDAQ

Ticker

CSWC

The PE Ratio as of December 2024 (TTM) for Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) is 13.98

According to Capital Southwest Corporation’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current PE Ratio is 13.98. This represents a change of -14.73% compared to the average of 16.40 of the last 4 quarters.

Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) Historical PE Ratio (quarterly & annually)

How has CSWC PE Ratio performed in the past?

The mean historical PE Ratio of Capital Southwest Corporation over the last ten years is 3.40. The current 13.98 PE Ratio has changed 40.98% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), CSWC's PE Ratio was at its highest in in the June 2022 quarter at 46.81. The PE Ratio was at its lowest in in the December 2015 quarter at -48.10.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

3.40

Median

9.62

Minimum

-40.16

Maximum

16.13

Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) PE Ratio by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of Capital Southwest Corporation PE Ratio, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = 184.97%

Maximum Annual PE Ratio = 16.13

Minimum Annual Increase = -913.03%

Minimum Annual PE Ratio = -40.16

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearPE RatioChange
202412.06-25.20%
202316.1327.39%
202212.6652.50%
20218.30-190.26%
2020-9.20-184.07%
201910.9457.18%
20186.96-38.95%
201711.40-128.39%
2016-40.16-913.03%
20154.94184.97%

Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) Average PE Ratio

How has CSWC PE Ratio performed in the past?

The current PE Ratio of Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) is greater than its 3-year, greater than its 5-year, and greater than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

13.62

5-year avg

7.99

10-year avg

3.40

Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) PE Ratio vs. Peers

How is CSWC’s PE Ratio compared to its peers?

Capital Southwest Corporation’s PE Ratio is greater than Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (4.67), greater than XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust (4.59), greater than Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (7.21), greater than Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. (6.40), greater than Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (9.13), greater than Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (10.76), greater than Hercules Capital, Inc. (9.79), greater than BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (-21.21), greater than Trinity Capital Inc. (8.90), greater than Ares Capital Corporation (8.94), less than TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (31.62), greater than Main Street Capital Corporation (10.22), greater than Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (10.17), greater than New Mountain Finance Corporation (11.26), greater than Gladstone Investment Corporation (13.21), greater than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (7.56), less than Prospect Capital Corporation (159.76),

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