Is Capital Southwest Corporation a good dividend stock?

Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) is a dividend-paying stock with a current dividend yield of 10.89%. Review its dividend history, payout consistency and growth to judge whether it fits your income strategy.

What is CSWC's dividend yield?

The dividend yield for CSWC stock is currently 10.89%.

How much does CSWC pay in dividends per year?

Capital Southwest Corporation pays an annual dividend of $2.5608 per share over the trailing twelve months.

How often does CSWC pay dividends?

CSWC stock pays dividends monthly.

Is CSWC's dividend growing?

Capital Southwest Corporation's 3-year dividend CAGR is 4.56%.

CSWC Stock Price, Chart, Stats & News

Capital Southwest Corporation

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Overview Dividend safety Dividends Fundamentals

Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) is a dividend-paying stock with a current dividend yield of 10.89% as of Jun 29, 2026. It pays $2.56 per share over the trailing twelve months and distributes monthly. Its dividend has grown at a 2.44% 5-year compound annual rate.

1.46B

Market cap

9.92x

Current P/E

10.92x

Forward P/E

10.89%

Dividend yield

$2.56

CSWC dividend

Dividend safety

At-risk

CSWC pays out about 108% of earnings, leaving little safety margin.

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Fundamentals

Gross margin	69.85%
Operating margin	53.71%
Pretax margin	53.71%
Net margin	48.15%
Effective tax rate	10.34%
ROA	4.87%
ROE	11.18%
D/E	0.42x
Interest coverage ratio	1.78x

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CSWC valuation

P/E	9.92x
P/S	6.03x
P/B	1.24x
P/CF	-17.70x
P/FCF	-18.79x
P/OCF	-17.70x
PEG	0.85x
EV multiple	7.54x

About

Capital Southwest Corporation operates as a business development company (BDC), specializing in credit, private equity, and venture capital investments focused on middle market companies throughout the United States. The firm engages across various investment stages, including mezzanine financing, later-stage and mature businesses, late venture, emerging growth enterprises, buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth capital funding. The company explicitly refrains from investing in startups, publicly traded entities, real estate developments, project finance opportunities, oil and gas exploration ventures, troubled companies, turnaround situations, or businesses facing significant departures of senior management.