Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL)

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is a business development company. The fund specializing in investments in middle market, bridge financing, first and second lien debt financing, unsecured and mezzanine loan, mezzanine debt, senior and junior secured debt, expansions, sponsor-led acquisitions, preferred equity, and management buyouts in small and mid-sized companies. It seeks to invest in education services, business services, retail and consumer, healthcare, manufacturing, food and restaurants, construction and engineering. The firm also seeks investment in media, advertising sectors, software, IT services, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, real estate management and development, chemicals, machinery, and internet and direct marketing retail sectors. It invests between $5 million to $75 million principally in the form of one-stop, first lien, and second lien debt investments, which may include an equity co-investment component in companies. The firm invest in companies having enterprise value between $20 million and $150 million and EBITDA between $3 million and $50 million. The fund has a hold size of up to $75 million and may underwrite transactions up to $100 million. It primarily invests in North America. The fund seeks to be a lead investor in its portfolio companies.

Ticker
OCSL
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
Market cap
$1.10B
52-week range
$10.63 - $13.91

Valuation

Share price
$12.50 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM)
26.04x
Price to book
0.80x
Price to free cash flow
10.37x
Enterprise value
$2.50B
Book value per share
$15.70

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-0.16%
5 days+2.97%
1 month+6.84%
3 months-1.73%
6 months-0.08%
Year to date-1.88%
1 year-7.41%
3 years-36.26%
5 years-44.30%
10 years-18.78%
All time-65.62%

Short interest

As of
Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float
3.62%
Shares short
3.18M
Days to cover
6.29
Change since prior report
+8.33%
Source
FINRA consolidated short interest

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
2.31%
Return on assets
1.13%
Net income growth
-41.42%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
9.64%
Net debt to EBITDA
9.65x

Latest reported year

Period end
Sep 30, 2025
Fiscal year
2025
EBITDA
$149.87M
Net income
$33.92M
Earnings per share
$0.39
Interest expense
$115.84M
Shares outstanding
86.08M

Income statement by year

Period endNet incomeEPS
2025-09-30$33.92M$0.39
2024-09-30$57.91M$0.72
2023-09-30$117.33M$1.63
2022-09-30$29.22M$0.48
2021-09-30$237.26M$4.39

Margins and returns by year

Period endReturn on equity
2025-09-302.31%
2024-09-303.89%
2023-09-307.74%
2022-09-302.35%
2021-09-3018.07%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-09-30$79.63M$1.49B
2024-09-30$63.97M$1.64B
2023-09-30$136.45M$1.60B
2022-09-30$23.53M$1.30B
2021-09-30$29.33M$1.27B
2020-09-30$39.10M$709.32M
2019-09-30$15.41M$473.37M
2018-09-30$13.38M$637.21M
2017-09-30$53.02M$675.37M
2016-09-30$117.92M$1.15B

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flow
2025-09-30$228.37M
2024-09-30$19.08M
2023-09-30$228.76M
2022-09-30$22.39M
2021-09-30-$230.52M
2020-09-30-$152.88M
2019-09-30$215.82M
2018-09-30$53.51M
2017-09-30$486.90M
2016-09-30$164.76M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
Sep 15, 2026
Paid in the last twelve months
$1.47
Payment dateDividend per share
2026-09-15$0.33
2026-06-15$0.34
2026-03-16$0.40
2025-12-15$0.40
2025-09-15$0.40
2025-06-16$0.42
2025-03-17$0.47
2024-12-16$0.55

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report
Nov 17, 2026
Consensus EPS estimate
$0.34

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-08-05Jun 2026$0.36
2026-05-05Mar 2026$0.36
2026-02-04Dec 2025$0.38
2025-11-18Sep 2025$0.38
2025-08-05Jun 2025$0.45
2025-05-01Mar 2025$0.51
2025-02-04Dec 2024$0.54
2024-11-19Sep 2024$0.56

Filings and sources

Company website
oaktreespecialtylending.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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