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Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026)

Oaktree Specialty Lending recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.26 in Q1 2026, up 163.85% quarter-over-quarter from 0.41 in Q4 2025, and down 56.41% year-over-year from 0.6 in Q1 2025.

Oaktree Specialty Lending's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.26 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 56.41% year-over-year to 0.26; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.95 (up 179.9% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.65, down 93.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.26 for Q1 2026 at Oaktree Specialty Lending, up from 0.41 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 41.74 in Q4 2023 to a low of 2.43 in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 4.1 and a median of 0.46 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 8184.24% in 2023 and slumped 373.32% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Oaktree Specialty Lending's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.52 in 2022, then soared by 8184.24% to 41.74 in 2023, then sank by 99.27% to 0.3 in 2024, then slumped by 234.35% to 0.41 in 2025, then soared by 163.85% to 0.26 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.26, 0.41, and 25.52 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn - -
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn - 0.37
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn - 0.10
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn - 2.44
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn 0.18
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn - -0.02
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.34
8 Northern Trust 31.21 Bn 31.21 Bn - -0.45
9 Ares Management 28.85 Bn 32.22 Bn - 0.21
10 Oaktree Specialty Lending 1.06 Bn 1.01 Bn - 0.26

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.26
Dec 31, 2025 -0.41
Sep 30, 2025 25.52
Jun 30, 2025 1.58
Mar 31, 2025 0.60
Dec 31, 2024 0.30
Sep 30, 2024 0.46
Jun 30, 2024 -0.72
Mar 31, 2024 -2.43
Dec 31, 2023 41.74
Sep 30, 2023 0.17
Jun 30, 2023 0.85
Mar 31, 2023 0.89
Dec 31, 2022 -0.52
Sep 30, 2022 0.46
Jun 30, 2022 1.24
Mar 31, 2022 -0.31
Dec 31, 2021 1.17