Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Debt Ratio (2022 - 2026)
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's (MSDL) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.53 in Q2 2026, up 2.17% year-over-year from 0.52 in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.54 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Debt Ratio (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has reported Debt Ratio for 5 consecutive years, with 0.53 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 2.17% year-over-year to 0.53 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.53, a 2.17% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.53, up 5.52% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.53 for Q2 2026 at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, roughly flat from 0.54 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.54 in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.44 in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.5 and a median of 0.51 in 2025 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio slipped 15.58% in 2024 and advanced 17.49% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.51 in 2022, then declined by 11.32% to 0.45 in 2023, then gained by 11.5% to 0.5 in 2024, then climbed by 5.52% to 0.53 in 2025, then increased by 0.34% to 0.53 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.53 (Q2 2026), 0.54 (Q1 2026), and 0.53 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ares Capital | 14.12 Bn | 13.73 Bn | - | 0.52 |
| 2 | Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | 5.69 Bn | 5.42 Bn | - | 0.55 |
| 3 | Blue Owl Capital | 5.52 Bn | 5.28 Bn | - | 0.51 |
| 4 | Main Street Capital | 5.26 Bn | 5.20 Bn | - | 0.43 |
| 5 | Blue Owl Technology Finance | 5.05 Bn | 4.84 Bn | - | 0.48 |
| 6 | Hercules Capital | 4.64 Bn | 4.59 Bn | - | 0.50 |
| 7 | FS KKR Capital | 3.37 Bn | 3.27 Bn | - | 0.54 |
| 8 | Golub Capital Bdc | 3.34 Bn | 3.30 Bn | - | 0.54 |
| 9 | PennantPark Floating Rate Capital | 2.48 Bn | -129.09 Mn | - | 0.24 |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund | 1.25 Bn | 1.17 Bn | - | 0.53 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.51 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.51 |