All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

CSWC: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

CSWC total return snapshot: CSWC returned +23.40% over the past year and +19.66% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 17, 1980, CSWC is up +18,582.82% in nominal total return, or +11.92%/yr, and is currently −1.50% below its total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Thu Aug. 20, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Thu 2026-08-20 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
CSWC × 		+18,582.82%
+11.92%/yr 		+9.79%/yr
R2=0.937
Capital Southwest Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Thu 2026-08-20 Start
Value 		End
Value
CSWC × 		$10,000.00
1980-03-17 		$1,868,281.60
2026-08-20

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-20

  YTD YoY
CSWC × 		+19.66% +23.40%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
CSWC × 		−1.50%
on 2026-08-20
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−69.39%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-05-22 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-08-20 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
CSWC × 		+23.40% +28.26%
+13.25%/yr 		+59.79%
+16.91%/yr 		+70.04%
+11.20%/yr 		+376.91%
+16.91%/yr

Annual Returns

Year CSWC
2026 (YTD) +19.66%
2025 +14.28%
2024 +2.14%
2023 +56.10%
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 +8.75%
2013 +40.18%
2012 +22.20%
2011 −21.43%
2010 +31.73%
2009 −27.14%
2008 −8.61%
2007 −6.21%
2006 +39.50%
2005 +15.26%
2004 +26.65%
2003 +23.49%
2002 −23.92%
2001 +25.43%
2000 −12.10%
1999 −30.78%
1998 −5.97%
1997 +27.79%
1996 +41.88%
1995 +36.25%
1994 −3.85%
1993 +12.75%
1992 +37.51%
1991 +29.06%
1990 −23.25%
1989 +42.34%
1988 +18.31%
1987 +4.37%
1986 +53.31%
1985 +17.21%
1984 +14.27%
1983 +27.24%
1982 −15.37%
1981 +6.12%
1980 +48.52%