Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) vs Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. (OCSL)

Capital Southwest Corporation and Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. are both Asset Management companies. Capital Southwest Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $1.5B against $1.1B — 1.4× the size. Capital Southwest Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 12.2× against 25.2×. Capital Southwest Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.5% against −12.6%. Capital Southwest Corporation has the higher net margin (46.2% vs 14.5%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.38% vs 6.43%). Both pay a dividend; Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. yields more (11.2% vs 10.3%). Across the 22 metrics below, Capital Southwest Corporation leads on 13 and Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. on 9.