Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Dividends Paid - Common (2022 - 2026)

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's (MSDL) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $43.1 million in Q1 2026, down 18.82% year-on-year from $53.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.62% on a QoQ basis from $43.4 million in Q4 2025.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Dividends Paid - Common (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has 5 years of Dividends Paid - Common data on file, last reported at $43.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Dividends Paid - Common fell 18.82% year-over-year to $43.1 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $174.0 million, a 5.95% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $184.0 million, up 8.84% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common for Q1 2026 stood at $43.1 million, down from $43.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Dividends Paid - Common for MSDL reached as high as $53.4 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as $20.4 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Dividends Paid - Common has averaged $34.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $33.8 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Dividends Paid - Common jumped 71.35% in 2024 and fell 18.82% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $22.2 million in 2022, then surged by 40.36% to $31.2 million in 2023, then soared by 71.35% to $53.4 million in 2024, then decreased by 18.78% to $43.4 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.62% to $43.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Dividends Paid - Common figures were $43.1 million in Q1 2026, $43.4 million in Q4 2025, and $43.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - 973.00 Mn
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 1.92 Bn
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 312.00 Mn
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - 293.00 Mn
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 148.00 Mn
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - 148.50 Mn
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 108.00 Mn
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 289.10 Mn
10 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund 1.29 Bn 1.19 Bn - 43.14 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 43.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 43.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 43.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 43.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 43.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 43.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 44.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 44.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 53.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 53.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 53.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 53.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 44.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 44.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 33.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 33.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 37.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 37.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 31.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 31.19 Mn