Growth Metrics

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) FCF Margin (2022 - 2026)

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) reported FCF Margin of 96.95% for Q1 2026, up 6334.0% year-over-year from 1.51% in Q1 2025, and up 74.22% on a QoQ basis from 55.65% in Q4 2025.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has 5 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 96.95% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 6334.0% year-over-year to 96.95% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 52.78% (up 12322.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 37.98%, up 12992.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin climbed to 96.95% in Q1 2026 per MSDL's latest filing, from 55.65% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 96.95% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 282.52% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 54.14% (2024), against an average of 60.42%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Margin soared 27556 bps; it then plunged 12484 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing MSDL's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 73.87% in 2022, then soared by 131 bps to 22.77% in 2023, then tumbled by 548 bps to 102.06% in 2024, then surged by 155 bps to 55.65% in 2025, then jumped by 74 bps to 96.95% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MSDL FCF Margin figures stand at 96.95% (Q1 2026), 55.65% (Q4 2025), and 39.12% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn - -16.21%
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn - 26.47%
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn - 39.82%
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn - 24.81%
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn 32.02%
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn - -327.00%
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn 8.80%
8 Northern Trust 31.21 Bn 31.21 Bn - -24.56%
9 Ares Management 28.85 Bn 32.22 Bn - 27.99%
10 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund - - - 96.95%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 96.95%
Dec 31, 2025 55.65%
Sep 30, 2025 39.12%
Jun 30, 2025 24.15%
Mar 31, 2025 33.61%
Dec 31, 2024 -102.06%
Sep 30, 2024 -106.63%
Jun 30, 2024 -102.38%
Mar 31, 2024 -54.14%
Dec 31, 2023 22.77%
Sep 30, 2023 -109.18%
Jun 30, 2023 10.31%
Mar 31, 2023 -20.03%
Dec 31, 2022 -73.87%
Sep 30, 2022 -193.61%
Jun 30, 2022 -265.25%
Mar 31, 2022 -282.52%