Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund MSDL
NYSE MSDL
$15.38 -0.01 (-0.03%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 1:41 PM EDT

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

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.5 for Q1 2026, down 67.94% year-over-year from 1.56 in Q1 2025, and down 38.13% quarter-over-quarter from 0.81 in Q4 2025.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) FCF Payout Ratio (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 5 consecutive years, with 0.5 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 67.94% year-over-year to 0.5; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.86 (up 236.46% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.22, up 375.9% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio slipped to 0.5 in Q1 2026 per MSDL's latest filing, from 0.81 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 2.88 in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 1.46 in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.32 across 5 years, with a median of 0.18 in 2022.
  • On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 1971.42% in 2023 and fell as far as 723.97% in 2023.
  • Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.41 in 2022, then surged by 432.46% to 1.36 in 2023, then sank by 137.39% to 0.51 in 2024, then soared by 258.89% to 0.81 in 2025, then tumbled by 38.13% to 0.5 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSDL's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.5 in Q1 2026, 0.81 in Q4 2025, and 1.11 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 179.02 Bn 165.15 Bn - 0.83
2 Blackstone 114.47 Bn 111.96 Bn - 0.80
3 Kkr 96.88 Bn -180.19 Bn - 0.05
4 Brookfield 93.17 Bn 45.76 Bn - -
5 Brookfield Asset Management 83.58 Bn 82.08 Bn - 1.50
6 Apollo Global Management 78.48 Bn 53.11 Bn 10.54 Bn 0.11
7 State Street 51.38 Bn 51.38 Bn - -0.10
8 Ameriprise Financial 51.04 Bn 39.99 Bn 4.72 Bn 0.05
9 Raymond James Financial 33.90 Bn 20.64 Bn - -0.34
10 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund 1.30 Bn 1.22 Bn - 0.37

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.37
Mar 31, 2026 0.50
Dec 31, 2025 0.81
Sep 30, 2025 1.11
Jun 30, 2025 1.83
Mar 31, 2025 1.56
Dec 31, 2024 -0.51
Sep 30, 2024 -0.38
Jun 30, 2024 -0.32
Mar 31, 2024 -0.69
Dec 31, 2023 1.36
Sep 30, 2023 -0.30
Jun 30, 2023 2.88
Mar 31, 2023 -1.46
Dec 31, 2022 -0.41
Sep 30, 2022 -0.18
Jun 30, 2022 -0.15
Mar 31, 2022 -0.18