CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP
CSWCSync financial data to generate a health grade for this company.
Analytical Summary
On an absolute basis, CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP shows solid but mixed fundamentals. These readings use fixed quality thresholds rather than peer benchmarks, because too few comparable companies are available to rank against.
10-Year Financial Trajectory
Annualinfo Signals below are graded against fixed quality thresholds, not peers — peer ranking needs more comparable companies.
Dividend History
Dividend / share · sourced from SEC filingsStatement lens
Choose the reporting cadence, isolate a period range, or search directly for a metric.
| Metric | FY 2027 Mar 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2026 Mar 31, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 Mar 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Mar 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Mar 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Mar 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Mar 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Mar 31, 2011 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Mar 31, 2010 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Mar 31, 2009 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23.9%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) | — |
34.7%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-45.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
17.9%
Good
→
Good
Stable
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
22.5%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
12.7%
Fair
Fair
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — | — | — |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) | — |
60.2%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-15.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
152.0%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-22.7%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
-15.9%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
— | — | — | — |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) | — |
-165.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
0.3%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
38.9%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
6.3%
Fair
Fair
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
-125.8%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
— | — | — | — |
| EPS CAGR 3Y (%) | — |
-4.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
-7.7%
Weak
Weak
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
17.6%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2027 Mar 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2026 Mar 31, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 Mar 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Mar 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Mar 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Mar 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Mar 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Mar 31, 2011 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Mar 31, 2010 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Mar 31, 2009 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCF Margin (%) (%) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
-111.6%
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| FCF / Net Income (x) | — |
-1.72x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-3.10x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-2.26x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-6.87x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-4.31x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-1.34x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
— | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2027 Mar 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2026 Mar 31, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 Mar 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Mar 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Mar 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Mar 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Mar 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Mar 31, 2011 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Mar 31, 2010 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Mar 31, 2009 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) | — |
11.2%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
|
8.0%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
|
11.0%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
|
5.6%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
|
10.2%
Fair
Fair
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
|
15.1%
Good
Good
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
|
— | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2027 Mar 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2026 Mar 31, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 Mar 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Mar 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Mar 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Mar 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Mar 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Mar 31, 2011 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Mar 31, 2010 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Mar 31, 2009 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) | — |
1.12x
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
|
1.08x
Caution
→
Caution
Stable
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
|
1.02x
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
|
1.08x
Caution
Caution
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
|
1.26x
Caution
Caution
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
|
— | — | — | — |
| Net Debt (USD) | — | $1.10B | $912.84M | $738.58M | $616.06M | $517.16M | — | $-45.50M | $-4.09M | $-14.72M |
| Metric | FY 2027 Mar 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2026 Mar 31, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 Mar 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Mar 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Mar 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Mar 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Mar 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Mar 31, 2011 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Mar 31, 2010 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Mar 31, 2009 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT Debt (USD) | — | $1.13B | $956.07M | $770.85M | $637.64M | $528.59M | — | — | — | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | — | $1.01B | $883.63M | $755.68M | $590.41M | $420.87M | $336.25M | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2027 Mar 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2026 Mar 31, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 Mar 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Mar 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Mar 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Mar 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Mar 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Mar 31, 2011 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Mar 31, 2010 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Mar 31, 2009 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7.57M | $6.11M | — |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | — | $6.97M | $5.87M | $4.30M | $2.75M | $2.23M | $1.97M | — | — | — |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | — | $113.00M | $70.55M | $83.39M | $33.09M | $42.81M | $50.88M | — | — | — |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | — | $-193.50M | $-217.26M | $-188.50M | $-227.10M | $-182.68M | $-68.25M | $68.23M | $-6.82M | — |
Secondary lens
Benchmark Lens
Benchmarks are disabled until comparison data is defensible.
Unavailable
Benchmark Lens
Benchmarks are disabled until comparison data is defensible.
Benchmarks unavailable
Verdicts use absolute quality thresholds, not peer comparison — only 0 comparable companies are currently available for ranking.
Use Statement Evidence firstCompare CSWC with peers
Stack CSWC against similar companies across every metric on this page.
north_east Open comparisonbar_chart Data from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings
Synced 1 week ago 10 years · 32 quarters