Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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