Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund MSDL
NYSE MSDL
$15.36 -0.02 (-0.13%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Free Cash Flow (2022 - 2026)

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $86.3 million for Q1 2026, up 153.19% year-over-year from $34.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 60.63% quarter-over-quarter from $53.8 million in Q4 2025.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Free Cash Flow (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has reported Free Cash Flow for 5 consecutive years, with $86.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 153.19% year-over-year to $86.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $203.1 million (up 168.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $150.9 million, up 139.45% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to $86.3 million in Q1 2026 per MSDL's latest filing, from $53.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $86.3 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$132.6 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$38.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$53.7 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 1295.0% — and 2025, when it jumped 163.56%.
  • Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's Free Cash Flow stood at -$54.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 142.22% to $22.9 million in 2023, then plunged by 558.31% to -$105.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 151.12% to $53.8 million in 2025, then soared by 60.63% to $86.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSDL's Free Cash Flow at $86.3 million in Q1 2026, $53.8 million in Q4 2025, and $39.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 179.54 Bn 165.67 Bn - 1.12 Bn
2 Blackstone 114.83 Bn 112.32 Bn - 1.91 Bn
3 Kkr 97.26 Bn -179.81 Bn - 3.20 Bn
4 Brookfield 93.07 Bn 45.66 Bn - -
5 Brookfield Asset Management 83.46 Bn 81.96 Bn - 535.00 Mn
6 Apollo Global Management 78.41 Bn 53.04 Bn 10.54 Bn 2.88 Bn
7 State Street 51.66 Bn 51.66 Bn - -3.00 Bn
8 Ameriprise Financial 51.12 Bn 40.07 Bn 4.72 Bn 2.85 Bn
9 Raymond James Financial 33.99 Bn 20.74 Bn - -308.00 Mn
10 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund 1.30 Bn 1.22 Bn - 103.81 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 103.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 103.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 86.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 86.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 53.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 53.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 39.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 39.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 24.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 24.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 34.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 34.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -105.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -105.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -117.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -117.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -106.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -106.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -53.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -53.66 Mn