All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
CSWC total return snapshot: CSWC returned +15.62% over the past year and +13.50% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 17, 1980, CSWC is up +17,893.90% in nominal total return, or +11.85%/yr, and is currently −2.92% below its total-return high on Jul. 17, 2026.
Data ending Thu Jul. 30, 2026
| Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Thu 2026-07-30 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSWC × |
+17,893.90%
+11.85%/yr |
+9.83%/yr
R2=0.937 |
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| Capital Southwest Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Thu 2026-07-30 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CSWC × |
$10,000.00
1980-03-17 |
$1,799,389.78
2026-07-30 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CSWC × | +13.50% | +15.62% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CSWC × |
−2.92%
on 2026-07-30 from 2026-07-17 peak |
−69.39%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-05-22 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-07-30 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSWC × | +15.62% |
+15.01% +7.24%/yr |
+57.69% +16.40%/yr |
+68.22% +10.96%/yr |
+352.97% +16.31%/yr |
| Year | CSWC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +13.50% |
| 2025 | +14.28% |
| 2024 | +2.14% |
| 2023 | +56.09% |
| 2022 | −24.42% |
| 2021 | +57.40% |
| 2020 | −1.56% |
| 2019 | +22.80% |
| 2018 | +23.18% |
| 2017 | +9.99% |
| 2016 | +19.35% |
| 2015 | −0.26% |
| 2014 | +8.73% |
| 2013 | +40.11% |
| 2012 | +24.11% |
| 2011 | −21.43% |
| 2010 | +31.74% |
| 2009 | −27.14% |
| 2008 | −8.62% |
| 2007 | −6.21% |
| 2006 | +39.50% |
| 2005 | +15.27% |
| 2004 | +26.65% |
| 2003 | +23.49% |
| 2002 | −23.92% |
| 2001 | +25.42% |
| 2000 | −12.10% |
| 1999 | −30.77% |
| 1998 | −5.97% |
| 1997 | +27.79% |
| 1996 | +41.88% |
| 1995 | +36.25% |
| 1994 | −3.86% |
| 1993 | +12.74% |
| 1992 | +37.52% |
| 1991 | +29.07% |
| 1990 | −23.25% |
| 1989 | +42.27% |
| 1988 | +18.33% |
| 1987 | +4.40% |
| 1986 | +53.40% |
| 1985 | +17.22% |
| 1984 | +14.29% |
| 1983 | +27.29% |
| 1982 | −15.39% |
| 1981 | +6.11% |
| 1980 | +48.51% |
