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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp.
OCSL Financial Asset Management
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $316.8 million, down 17.0% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 7.76%, EPS fell 20.5%, free cash flow grew 173.1% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to September
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 13.20 | 11.70 | 12.24 | 12.60 | 6.99 | 16.41 | 17.58 | 17.70 | 14.95 | 12.44 |
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| High | 19.56 | 17.73 | 15.42 | 17.25 | 16.98 | 22.86 | 23.43 | 21.48 | 21.64 | 16.29 | |||||
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| People | Employees | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 248 | 178 | 139 | 148 | 143 | 209 | 263 | 379 | 382 | 317 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 68.21 | 73.15 | 72.01 | 65.93 | 75.50 | 63.83 | 76.45 | 77.07 | 78.29 | 80.24 | |||||
| EBT | (67) | (197) | 47 | 127 | 37 | 238 | 30 | 119 | 58 | 34 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | (26.85) | (110.68) | 34.16 | 86.10 | 26.17 | 113.69 | 11.26 | 31.37 | 15.14 | 10.83 | |||||
| Net income | (67) | (197) | 47 | 126 | 39 | 237 | 29 | 117 | 58 | 34 | |||||
| Depreciation | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 5.04 | 3.78 | 2.95 | 3.14 | 3.05 | 3.87 | 4.32 | 5.26 | 4.75 | 3.68 | ||||
| Earnings | (1.35) | (4.17) | 0.99 | 2.67 | 0.84 | 4.38 | 0.48 | 1.63 | 0.72 | 0.39 | |||||
| Cash flow | 3.35 | 10.33 | 1.14 | 4.59 | (3.25) | (4.27) | 0.37 | 3.17 | 0.24 | 2.65 | |||||
| Capex | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Free cash flow | 3.35 | 10.33 | 1.14 | 4.59 | (3.25) | (4.27) | 0.37 | 3.17 | 0.24 | 2.65 | |||||
| Book value | 23.25 | 18.41 | 18.26 | 19.81 | 19.47 | 24.29 | 20.51 | 21.02 | 18.50 | 17.03 | |||||
| Shares, m | 49 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 86 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.06 | 5.76 | 17.28 | 4.64 | 37.50 | 12.30 | 22.54 | 33.46 | ||||
| P/S | 3.46 | 4.43 | 5.05 | 4.94 | 4.77 | 5.47 | 4.16 | 3.72 | 3.44 | 3.55 | |||||
| P/B | 0.75 | 0.91 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.77 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 5.48 | 6.45 | 7.81 | 5.91 | 6.55 | 8.37 | 6.35 | 5.68 | 5.66 | 6.27 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 8.25 | 2.36 | 20.24 | 4.05 | (6.13) | (7.60) | 74.47 | 9.42 | 113.32 | 8.69 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 165 | 487 | 54 | 216 | (153) | (231) | 22 | 229 | 19 | 228 | ||||
| Capex | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Free cash flow | 165 | 487 | 54 | 216 | (153) | (231) | 22 | 229 | 19 | 228 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (413) | (257) | (245) | (357) | (373) | (619) | (669) | (512) | (618) | (468) | ||||
| Total debt | 633 | 419 | 396 | 159 | 294 | 639 | 601 | 891 | 929 | 942 | |||||
| Net debt | 503 | 359 | 383 | 143 | 255 | 607 | 575 | 745 | 850 | 862 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,142 | 868 | 858 | 931 | 915 | 1,313 | 1,246 | 1,516 | 1,488 | 1,466 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (2.70) | (9.95) | 2.95 | 8.32 | 2.51 | 11.09 | 1.11 | 4.00 | 1.80 | 1.09 | ||||
| ROIC | 6.13 | 6.24 | 4.82 | 5.84 | 5.25 | 4.25 | 6.83 | 8.08 | 8.00 | 6.68 | |||||
| ROE | (5.33) | (19.60) | 5.42 | 14.11 | 4.25 | 21.30 | 2.28 | 8.50 | 3.86 | 2.30 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Sep 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. vs peers in Asset Management (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund | $1.1B | 18.9× | 11.6× | −10.79% (below 0%: shrinking) | −78.05% (below 0%: shrinking) | +331.94% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 79.95% | Compare |
| OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. | $1.0B | 24.1× | 22.2× | −7.76% (below 0%: shrinking) | −20.45% (below 0%: shrinking) | +173.07% (above 0%: growing) | 94.24% | 82.04% | |
| GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. | $1.0B | 16.8× | 11.2× | −7.97% (below 0%: shrinking) | −38.24% (below 0%: shrinking) | −69.26% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | 87.38% | Compare |
| RPC Ridgepost Capital, Inc. | $906.2M | 31.8× | 35.2× | +11.29% (above 0%: growing) | +133.33% (above 0%: growing) | +108.29% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 21.90% | Compare |
| BBDC BARINGS BDC, INC. | $900.5M | 10.2× | 9.2× | −12.36% (below 0%: shrinking) | −10.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | +129.93% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 77.28% | Compare |
| PSEC Prospect Capital Corporation | $870.1M | 32.0× | 6.4× | −6.70% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −475.83% (below 0%: shrinking) | 74.95% | 70.34% | Compare |
| KBDC Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. | $834.1M | 11.4× | 9.9× | −2.78% (below 0%: shrinking) | −54.29% (below 0%: shrinking) | −2,950.25% (below 0%: shrinking) | 86.61% | 84.68% | Compare |
| VRTS Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | $813.9M | 6.8× | — (loss-making) | −4.35% (below 0%: shrinking) | +9.87% (above 0%: growing) | −24.42% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | 13.57% | Compare |
| FDUS Fidus Investment Corporation | $773.1M | 9.1× | 9.1× | +8.84% (above 0%: growing) | −26.39% (below 0%: shrinking) | −204.97% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | 68.28% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $885.3M | 14.1× | 9.9× | −5.52% | −26.39% | −46.84% | 100.00% | 73.81% |
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. (OCSL) key facts
- Concern: Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $316.8 million, down 17.0% from fiscal 2024.
- Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. (OCSL) is an Asset Management company in the Financial sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, OCSL traded at $11.57, a market capitalization of $1.0 billion.
- Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share, a yield of 12.1%.
- Return on equity was 2.30% and debt-to-equity 0.68.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 for fiscal 2025.