Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund MSDL
NYSE MSDL
$14.64 -0.13 (-0.88%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 11:57 AM EDT

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

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's (MSDL) quarterly Net Margin came in at 6.92% in Q2 2026, down 208.0% year-over-year from 6.41% in Q2 2025, and down 37.41% quarter-over-quarter from 11.05% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has reported Net Margin for 5 consecutive years, with 6.92% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin fell 208.0% year-over-year to 6.92% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 9.32%, a 617.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.04%, down 1335.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 6.92% for Q2 2026 at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, down from 11.05% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 36.49% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 6.92% in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 19.7% and a median of 21.55% in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin surged 692 bps in 2023 and slumped 1675 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 19.24% in 2022, then soared by 36 bps to 26.16% in 2023, then plunged by 35 bps to 17.01% in 2024, then tumbled by 45 bps to 9.39% in 2025, then dropped by 26 bps to 6.92% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 6.92% (Q2 2026), 11.05% (Q1 2026), and 9.39% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.05 Bn 13.66 Bn - 18.88%
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.64 Bn 5.37 Bn - 22.69%
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.47 Bn 5.24 Bn - 13.25%
4 Main Street Capital 5.23 Bn 5.17 Bn - 113.52%
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 4.96 Bn 4.75 Bn - 8.83%
6 Hercules Capital 4.62 Bn 4.57 Bn - 39.56%
7 FS KKR Capital 3.33 Bn 3.22 Bn - -
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.30 Bn 3.25 Bn - -2.12%
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.48 Bn -127.00 Mn - -29.16%
10 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund 1.24 Bn 1.16 Bn - 6.92%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 6.92%
Mar 31, 2026 11.05%
Dec 31, 2025 9.39%
Sep 30, 2025 9.85%
Jun 30, 2025 8.99%
Mar 31, 2025 11.88%
Dec 31, 2024 17.01%
Sep 30, 2024 23.30%
Jun 30, 2024 25.74%
Mar 31, 2024 27.64%
Dec 31, 2023 26.16%
Sep 30, 2023 22.12%
Jun 30, 2023 22.37%
Mar 31, 2023 20.99%
Dec 31, 2022 19.24%
Sep 30, 2022 24.26%
Jun 30, 2022 31.26%
Mar 31, 2022 36.49%