Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Interest Expenses (2022 - 2026)
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) reported Interest Expenses of $30.7 million for Q1 2026, down 10.28% year-over-year from $34.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 8.03% on a QoQ basis from $33.3 million in Q4 2025.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has 5 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $30.7 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Expenses fell 10.28% year-over-year to $30.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $132.6 million (up 2.13% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $136.1 million, up 10.74% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses eased to $30.7 million in Q1 2026 per MSDL's latest filing, from $33.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $34.7 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $10.3 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $29.3 million (2024), against an average of $27.7 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Interest Expenses surged 157.68%; it then declined 10.28% in 2026.
- Tracing MSDL's Interest Expenses over 5 years: stood at $24.5 million in 2022, then gained by 19.07% to $29.1 million in 2023, then grew by 14.08% to $33.2 million in 2024, then increased by 0.39% to $33.3 million in 2025, then declined by 8.03% to $30.7 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MSDL Interest Expenses figures stand at $30.7 million (Q1 2026), $33.3 million (Q4 2025), and $33.9 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 158.51 Bn | 148.89 Bn | - | 134.00 Mn |
| 2 | Blackstone | 92.68 Bn | 91.63 Bn | - | 137.05 Mn |
| 3 | Kkr | 84.94 Bn | 132.45 Bn | - | 3.60 Mn |
| 4 | Brookfield Asset Management | 77.34 Bn | 77.68 Bn | - | 37.00 Mn |
| 5 | Apollo Global Management | 76.27 Bn | 95.00 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 77.00 Mn |
| 6 | State Street | 44.42 Bn | 18.75 Bn | - | 1.82 Bn |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial | 41.68 Bn | 41.55 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 142.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.21 Bn | 31.21 Bn | - | 1.58 Bn |
| 9 | Ares Management | 28.85 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | 50.76 Mn |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund | - | - | - | 30.67 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 33.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 33.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 34.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 34.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 33.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 33.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.35 Mn |