All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
CSWC total return snapshot: CSWC returned +29.78% over the past year and +14.76% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 17, 1980, CSWC is up +18,069.12% in nominal total return, or +11.82%/yr, and is currently −7.44% below its total-return high on Aug. 31, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 14, 2026
| Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSWC × |
+18,069.12%
+11.82%/yr |
+9.84%/yr
R2=0.938 |
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| Capital Southwest Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CSWC × |
$10,000.00
1980-03-17 |
$1,816,912.34
2026-10-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CSWC × | +14.76% | +29.78% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CSWC × |
−7.44%
on 2026-10-14 from 2026-08-31 peak |
−69.40%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-05-22 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSWC × | +29.78% |
+16.49% +7.93%/yr |
+48.99% +14.21%/yr |
+52.10% +8.75%/yr |
+359.02% +16.46%/yr |
| Year | CSWC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +14.76% |
| 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 | +8.73% |
| 2013 | +40.01% |
| 2012 | +24.10% |
| 2011 | −21.44% |
| 2010 | +31.73% |
| 2009 | −27.15% |
| 2008 | −8.65% |
| 2007 | −6.21% |
| 2006 | +39.49% |
| 2005 | +15.26% |
| 2004 | +26.64% |
| 2003 | +23.48% |
| 2002 | −23.92% |
| 2001 | +25.42% |
| 2000 | −12.11% |
| 1999 | −30.78% |
| 1998 | −5.98% |
| 1997 | +27.78% |
| 1996 | +41.87% |
| 1995 | +36.35% |
| 1994 | −3.87% |
| 1993 | +12.73% |
| 1992 | +37.49% |
| 1991 | +29.03% |
| 1990 | −23.26% |
| 1989 | +42.25% |
| 1988 | +18.45% |
| 1987 | +4.38% |
| 1986 | +53.43% |
| 1985 | +17.24% |
| 1984 | +14.26% |
| 1983 | +27.28% |
| 1982 | −15.36% |
| 1981 | +6.11% |
| 1980 | +48.49% |
