COMPARE · Data as of August 27, 2026
MAIN vs TY
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. MAIN scored 72.0, TY scored 72.0 — tied at the top.
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MAIN
Main Street Capital Corporation
83.4Fin
$58.59 · $5.5B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
3.7
MAIN leads
TY
Tri-Continental Corporation
79.7Fin
$35.59 · $1.9B
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestTY7.2x
- Fastest growthMAIN-1.6%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
MAIN
TY
-1.6%D+
Rev
-20.7%F
11.8xB+
P/E
7.2xA
14.3%B
ROE
13.1%B
1.73B
P/B
0.98A-
5.4%A-
Yield
3.2%B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
MAINMain Street Capital Corporation
Why now
Asset Management · market cap $5.5b. 13% off the 52-week high of $67.34. 6 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $59.50 (implying +2% upside).
Moat
Net margin 78% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 14% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Dividend payout 86% of earnings on a 5.4% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. Regulatory capital risk — stricter capital requirements (CCAR, Basel) can force a dividend cut or a capital raise; the largest banks are most exposed because they're held to the tightest standards.
TYTri-Continental Corporation
Why now
Asset Management · market cap $1.9b. Trading near 52-week high of $36.55 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. Revenue -21% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating.
Moat
ROE 13% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Revenue contracting -21% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Trading within 3% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. P/S 27.8x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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