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Capital Southwest Corp. (CSWC)
NASDAQ:CSWC
Earnings Data
Report Date
May 25, 2026After Close (Confirmed)
Period Ending
2026 (Q4)Consensus EPS Forecast
0.58Last Year’s EPS
0.54Same Quarter Last Year
Moderate Buy
Based on 1 Analysts Ratings
Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call conveyed a clear message of operational strength and disciplined execution: solid recurring earnings ($0.60 pretax NII per share), robust UTI ($1.02 per share) and realized gains, healthy originations and 19% YoY credit portfolio growth, high-quality first-lien and sponsor-backed loan mix, strong liquidity, and successful capital markets activity (debt refinancing and accretive ATM issuance). Management also announced a strategic JV expected to enhance competitiveness and returns. Headwinds include persistent spread compression and competition in the lower middle market, a notable consumer sector exposure with somewhat higher leverage, reliance on ATM access, JV ramp/execution risk, and emerging AI-related underwriting considerations. On balance, highlights substantially outweigh the identified lowlights.Company Guidance
Strong recurring earnings and pretax NII
Pretax net investment income of $34.6 million, or $0.60 per share for the quarter, supported by strong recurring earnings across the portfolio.
Robust UTI and realized gains
Undistributed taxable income (UTI) was $1.02 per share, up from $0.68 per share in December 2024 (≈+50%), with $44.5 million in realized gains over the last 12 months and an additional $6.8 million realized post-quarter.
Consistent and accretive shareholder distributions
Board declared regular dividends of $0.58 for Jan–Mar 2026 and a supplemental quarterly dividend of $0.06 for March, bringing total declared dividends for March to $0.64 per share; cumulative dividend coverage since strategy launch is 110%.
Strong originations and deployment activity
Closed $244 million in total new commitments during the quarter (8 new portfolio companies + 16 add-on financings). Over the past 12 months, add-ons represented 29% of total new commitments.
Meaningful portfolio growth
On-balance sheet credit portfolio reached $1.8 billion, up 19% year-over-year from $1.5 billion as of December 2024.
High-quality credit mix and underwriting discipline
99% of the credit portfolio is first-lien senior secured; ~93% is sponsor-backed. Weighted average exposure per company ≈0.9%. At origination loans are typically rated 2 on a 1–5 scale; 90% of portfolio (by fair value) sits in top two rating categories.
Attractive portfolio yields and leverage metrics
Credit portfolio generated a weighted average yield of 11.3%, with weighted average leverage through security of 3.6x EBITDA and cash flow coverage of 3.4x (improved from 2.9x). New platform deals averaged ~3.0x senior leverage and ~36% loan-to-value.
Successful capital markets execution
Issued $350 million of 5.95% notes (due 2030) and used proceeds to redeem $150 million (2026) and $71.9 million (2028) notes without make-whole; raised ≈$53 million gross via equity ATM at a weighted average price of $21.11 (≈127% of prevailing NAV).
New JV to extend capabilities and enhance returns
Announced a first-out senior loan joint venture with a private credit asset manager to participate in larger/higher-quality deals; expected asset-level conservative leverage (~1.0–1.5x) and an eventual low- to mid-teens equity return for Capital Southwest once ramped.
Improving NAV, leverage and liquidity profile
NAV per share increased to $16.75 from $16.62 QoQ (+$0.13, ≈+0.8%). Regulatory leverage declined to 0.89x from 0.91x. Liquidity of approximately $438 million cash and undrawn credit plus $20 million SBA availability — >1.5x coverage of $285 million unfunded commitments.
Equity co-investment upside
Equity co-invest portfolio: 86 investments with total fair value reported as $183 million (~9% of portfolio fair value), marked at 133% of cost (≈+33% vs cost), producing $45.2 million of embedded unrealized appreciation (~$0.76 per share).
Low credit stress metrics
Nonaccruals represented just 1.5% of the investment portfolio at fair value, indicating limited distressed exposure.
Operational efficiency vs. peers
LTM operating leverage of 1.7%, significantly better than the BDC industry average of ~2.6%, and continued focus on internal management to capture fixed cost leverage as assets scale.
Milestone scale and market recognition
Total company assets passed $2 billion and the shares trade at >40% premium to book, reflecting market recognition of performance and capital-raising execution.
CSWC Earnings History
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Missed
CSWC Earnings-Related Price Changes
Report Date | Price 1 Day Before | Price 1 Day After | Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Feb 02, 2026 | $22.95 | $23.08 | +0.56% |
Nov 03, 2025 | $19.68 | $19.23 | -2.25% |
Aug 06, 2025 | $21.17 | $21.05 | -0.58% |
May 14, 2025 | $18.85 | $18.77 | -0.38% |
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FAQ
When does Capital Southwest Corp. (CSWC) report earnings?
Capital Southwest Corp. (CSWC) is schdueled to report earning on May 25, 2026, After Close (Confirmed).
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What is CSWC EPS forecast?
CSWC EPS forecast for the fiscal quarter 2026 (Q4) is 0.58.