Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund MSDL
NYSE MSDL
$14.76 -0.28 (-1.90%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Operating Expenses (2022 - 2026)

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's (MSDL) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $49.8 million in Q2 2026, down 10.49% year-over-year from $55.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 4.39% quarter-over-quarter from $47.7 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Operating Expenses (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has reported Operating Expenses for 5 consecutive years, with $49.8 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 10.49% year-over-year to $49.8 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $205.7 million, a 6.89% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $219.5 million, up 4.82% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $49.8 million for Q2 2026 at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, up from $47.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $55.7 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $22.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $46.6 million and a median of $49.7 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 100.53% in 2023 and fell 14.2% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $40.3 million in 2022, then climbed by 23.53% to $49.8 million in 2023, then climbed by 10.84% to $55.2 million in 2024, then declined by 4.7% to $52.6 million in 2025, then decreased by 5.3% to $49.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $49.8 million (Q2 2026), $47.7 million (Q1 2026), and $52.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.12 Bn 13.73 Bn - 401.00 Mn
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.69 Bn 5.42 Bn - 142.27 Mn
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.52 Bn 5.28 Bn - 224.46 Mn
4 Main Street Capital 5.26 Bn 5.20 Bn - 55.78 Mn
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 5.05 Bn 4.84 Bn - 198.97 Mn
6 Hercules Capital 4.64 Bn 4.59 Bn - 61.10 Mn
7 FS KKR Capital 3.37 Bn 3.27 Bn - 179.00 Mn
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.34 Bn 3.30 Bn - 102.51 Mn
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.48 Bn -129.09 Mn - 40.19 Mn
10 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund 1.25 Bn 1.17 Bn - 49.81 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 49.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 47.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 52.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 55.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 55.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 55.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 55.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 54.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 51.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 48.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 49.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 49.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 46.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 44.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 40.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 34.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 25.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 22.39 Mn