Growth Metrics

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Return on Equity (2022 - 2025)

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has disclosed Return on Equity for 4 consecutive years, with 0.02% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity fell 3.0% to 0.02% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.02% through Dec 2025, down 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.02% for FY2025, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q4 2025 was 0.02% at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, down from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 0.06% in Q3 2024, with the low at 0.02% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Equity over 4 years is 0.05%, with a median of 0.05% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity grew 1bps in 2023, then fell -3bps in 2025.
  • Over 4 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.05% in 2022, then increased by 17bps to 0.05% in 2023, then dropped by 0bps to 0.05% in 2024, then plummeted by -57bps to 0.02% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.02%, 0.03%, and 0.04% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.