Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Net Margin (2022 - 2026)

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's (MSDL) quarterly Net Margin came in at 10.12% in Q1 2026, up 97.0% year-on-year from 5.14% in Q1 2025, and up 114.11% on a QoQ basis from 71.7% in Q4 2025.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Net Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has 5 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 10.12% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 97.0% year-over-year to 10.12% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 10.78%, a 2832.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.33%, down 1347.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 10.12%, up from 71.7% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Net Margin for MSDL reached as high as 49.74% in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 71.7% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 17.29% across 5 years, with a median of 22.96% in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin soared 517 bps in 2024 and sank 8358 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Net Margin stood at 45.6% in 2022, then rose by 9 bps to 49.74% in 2023, then sank by 76 bps to 11.88% in 2024, then slumped by 704 bps to 71.7% in 2025, then surged by 114 bps to 10.12% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Net Margin figures were 10.12% in Q1 2026, 71.7% in Q4 2025, and 9.85% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn 0.55%
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - 32.99%
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 34.77%
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn -889.40%
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - 18.57%
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 18.73%
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - 37.97%
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 14.05%
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 26.07%
10 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund 1.29 Bn 1.19 Bn - 10.12%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.12%
Dec 31, 2025 -71.70%
Sep 30, 2025 9.85%
Jun 30, 2025 8.99%
Mar 31, 2025 9.15%
Dec 31, 2024 11.88%
Sep 30, 2024 23.30%
Jun 30, 2024 25.26%
Mar 31, 2024 18.83%
Dec 31, 2023 49.74%
Sep 30, 2023 22.96%
Jun 30, 2023 22.97%
Mar 31, 2023 13.66%
Dec 31, 2022 45.60%
Sep 30, 2022 24.26%
Jun 30, 2022 31.26%
Mar 31, 2022 37.84%