Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026)
Carlyle Secured Lending's (CGBD) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $212.4 million in Q1 2026, up 45.67% year-on-year from $145.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 238.59% quarter-over-quarter from -$153.2 million in Q4 2025.
Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Carlyle Secured Lending has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 6 years of filings, most recently posting $212.4 million for Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $212.4 million, up 45.67% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$138.0 million (down 181.61% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$204.6 million, down 296.19% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $212.4 million for Q1 2026 at Carlyle Secured Lending, up from -$153.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $212.4 million in Q1 2026 to a low of -$230.9 million in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $55.8 million (2023), against an average of $21.0 million.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 379.13% in 2023 and slumped 422.99% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Carlyle Secured Lending's Free Cash Flow stood at -$20.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 379.13% to $55.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 299.12% to -$111.1 million in 2024, then tumbled by 37.9% to -$153.2 million in 2025, then surged by 238.59% to $212.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $212.4 million (Q1 2026), -$153.2 million (Q4 2025), and $33.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 163.18 Bn | 153.56 Bn | - | -1.09 Bn |
| 2 | Blackstone | 96.85 Bn | 95.80 Bn | - | 957.64 Mn |
| 3 | Kkr | 86.45 Bn | 133.96 Bn | - | 1.72 Bn |
| 4 | Apollo Global Management | 82.30 Bn | 101.04 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 5 | State Street | 46.95 Bn | 21.27 Bn | - | -12.41 Bn |
| 6 | Ameriprise Financial | 43.65 Bn | 43.52 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 430.00 Mn |
| 7 | Northern Trust | 31.92 Bn | 31.92 Bn | - | -329.40 Mn |
| 8 | Raymond James Financial | 30.62 Bn | 19.37 Bn | - | 1.05 Bn |
| 9 | Ares Management | 29.04 Bn | 32.41 Bn | - | 390.87 Mn |
| 10 | Carlyle Secured Lending | 775.73 Mn | 678.49 Mn | - | 212.39 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 212.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 212.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -153.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -153.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -230.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -230.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 145.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 145.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -111.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -111.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 62.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 62.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 71.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 71.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 81.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 81.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 55.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 55.81 Mn |