Growth Metrics

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Dividends Paid - Common (2022 - 2025)

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has disclosed Dividends Paid - Common for 4 consecutive years, with $43.4 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Dividends Paid - Common fell 18.78% to $43.4 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $184.0 million, a 8.84% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $184.0 million, up 8.84% from a year prior.
  • Dividends Paid - Common was $43.4 million for Q4 2025 at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, roughly flat from $43.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Dividends Paid - Common ranged from a high of $53.4 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $20.4 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 4-year average of $34.3 million and a median of $32.5 million in 2023 define the central range for Dividends Paid - Common.
  • Peak YoY movement for Dividends Paid - Common: soared 71.35% in 2024, then decreased 18.78% in 2025.
  • Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's Dividends Paid - Common stood at $22.2 million in 2022, then soared by 40.36% to $31.2 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 71.35% to $53.4 million in 2024, then fell by 18.78% to $43.4 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MSDL's Dividends Paid - Common are $43.4 million (Q4 2025), $43.5 million (Q3 2025), and $44.0 million (Q2 2025).