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Blackstone Group vs Capital Southwest: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Blackstone Group (BX) and Capital Southwest (CSWC) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Capital Southwest as the less overvalued of the two: Blackstone Group trades at $119 versus a fair value of $52.88 (-56%), while Capital Southwest trades at $23.15 versus $20.09 (-13%).
Blackstone Group
BX · USD · Financials
-56%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$119
Fair Value$52.88
Quality61/100
Capital Southwest
CSWC · USD · Financials
-13%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$23.15
Fair Value$20.09
Quality36/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Blackstone GroupCapital Southwest
Valuation
31.6×P/E (TTM)12.2×
10.45×P/S (TTM)6.57×
17.36×P/B1.51×
22.2×EV/EBITDA7.7×
1.45×PEG12.54×
−55.7%Fair value upside−13.2%
4.2%Dividend yield10.0%
$4.97Dividend per share$2.32
Profitability
38%Operating margin76%
1.07×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.00×
30%Return on equity12%
13%Return on assets6%
Growth
6%Revenue growth (YoY)-4%
22.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)39.6%
20.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)27.6%
+15.3%Value creation/yr+22.9%
Balance & size
14.1×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)2.8×
1.44×Debt / equity0.12×
$150BMarket cap$2B
mixedGrowth qualitymixed

Capital Southwest leads: 4 to 11 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Blackstone Groupof which business quality 51 · market factors 31 Capital Southwestof which business quality 33 · market factors 63
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
59
42
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
41
86
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
54
0
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
18
46
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
87
34
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
34
86
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
41
51
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
12
57
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
63
0

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyBlackstone GroupPrice $119Capital SouthwestPrice $23.15
DCF Models-29%below the price$84.48+224%above the price$74.95
Earnings-Based+22%above the price$146+198%above the price$69.10
Dividend Discount+20%above the price$143+37%above the price$31.74
Multiples-71%below the price$34.620%close to the price$23.21
Asset-Based-93%below the price$7.82-53%below the price$10.90
Growth DCF-47%below the price$63.41n/a
Economic Profit-76%below the price$28.37-33%below the price$15.49
Minimum-93%below the price$7.82-53%below the price$10.90
Maximum+22%above the price$146+224%above the price$74.95
Median-47%below the price$63.41+19%above the price$27.47
Geometric mean-58%below the price$50.65+27%above the price$29.39

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Blackstone Group: 9 of 13 models see the stock below the current price.

Capital Southwest: 3 of 9 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Blackstone Group
Price $119
Fair Value $52.88
Bear $27.30Bull $103
Capital Southwest
Price $23.15
Fair Value $20.09
Bear $15.07Bull $25.12

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Blackstone Group · Financials

Quality score61 · above median
Fair value upside-56% · bottom 25%

Capital Southwest · Financials

Quality score36 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-13% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Capital Southwest as the less overvalued of the two: Blackstone Group trades at $119 versus a fair value of $52.88 (-56%), while Capital Southwest trades at $23.15 versus $20.09 (-13%).

Blackstone Group has the higher quality score (61/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.