Growth Metrics

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

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) reported 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% on a QoQ basis from $53.8 million in Q4 2025.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has 5 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $86.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 153.19% year-over-year to $86.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $203.1 million (up 168.92% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $150.9 million, up 139.45% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow grew 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.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$53.7 million (2024), against an average of -$38.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Free Cash Flow sank 1295.0%; it then surged 163.56% in 2025.
  • Tracing MSDL's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$54.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 142.22% to $22.9 million in 2023, then sank 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MSDL Free Cash Flow figures stand at $86.3 million (Q1 2026), $53.8 million (Q4 2025), and $39.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn - -1.09 Bn
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn - 957.64 Mn
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn - 1.72 Bn
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn - 332.00 Mn
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn 1.62 Bn
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn - -12.41 Bn
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn 430.00 Mn
8 Northern Trust 31.21 Bn 31.21 Bn - -329.40 Mn
9 Ares Management 28.85 Bn 32.22 Bn - 390.87 Mn
10 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund - - - 86.35 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Dec 31, 2023 22.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 22.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -99.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -99.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 8.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 8.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -16.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -16.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -54.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -54.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -117.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -117.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -132.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -132.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -125.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -125.17 Mn