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

Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.26 for Q1 2026, down 33.57% on a YoY basis from 0.39 in Q1 2025, and up 163.85% sequentially from 0.41 in Q4 2025.

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

Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) has 6 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.26 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 33.57% year-over-year to 0.26; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.96 (down 24.5% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.65, down 93.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio rose to 0.26 in Q1 2026, 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 9.27 in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 1.94 and a median of 0.31 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 8184.24% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 847.38% in 2023.
  • Tracing OCSL's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.52 in 2022, then jumped by 8184.24% to 41.74 in 2023, then tumbled by 99.27% to 0.3 in 2024, then plunged by 234.35% to 0.41 in 2025, then jumped by 163.85% to 0.26 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows OCSL's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.26 in Q1 2026, 0.41 in Q4 2025, and 0.5 in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - -0.90
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 2.00
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 0.19
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -0.02
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.34
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - -0.45
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 0.10
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 0.38
10 Oaktree Specialty Lending 1.02 Bn 972.30 Mn - 0.26

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.26
Dec 31, 2025 -0.41
Jun 30, 2025 0.50
Mar 31, 2025 0.39
Dec 31, 2024 0.30
Jun 30, 2024 -1.74
Mar 31, 2024 -5.45
Dec 31, 2023 41.74
Jun 30, 2023 -9.27
Mar 31, 2023 -1.54
Dec 31, 2022 -0.52
Jun 30, 2022 1.24
Mar 31, 2022 -0.31
Dec 31, 2021 1.17