Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Net Cash Flow (2021 - 2026)

Oaktree Specialty Lending's (OCSL) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at -$29.6 million in Q1 2026, down 47.98% year-on-year from -$56.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 2352.05% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 million in Q4 2025.

Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Net Cash Flow (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Oaktree Specialty Lending has disclosed Net Cash Flow across 6 years of filings, most recently posting -$29.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$29.6 million, down 47.98% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$57.9 million (down 87.04% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$976000.0, up 98.56% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow came in at -$29.6 million for Q1 2026 at Oaktree Specialty Lending, down from $1.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $72.4 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$30.8 million in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$5.4 million (2022), against an average of $76235.3.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow soared 828.2% in 2023 and plunged 464.24% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Oaktree Specialty Lending's Net Cash Flow stood at -$6.6 million in 2022, then slumped by 103.54% to -$13.5 million in 2023, then surged by 460.0% to $48.7 million in 2024, then slumped by 97.3% to $1.3 million in 2025, then tumbled by 2352.05% to -$29.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$29.6 million (Q1 2026), $1.3 million (Q4 2025), and $1.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 160.20 Bn 150.57 Bn - -1.56 Bn
2 Blackstone 96.40 Bn 95.35 Bn - -136.30 Mn
3 Kkr 85.87 Bn 133.39 Bn - 2.40 Bn
4 Apollo Global Management 79.90 Bn 98.63 Bn 5.04 Bn 3.16 Bn
5 State Street 46.62 Bn 20.95 Bn - 2.09 Bn
6 Ameriprise Financial 42.78 Bn 42.65 Bn 4.57 Bn -1.76 Bn
7 Northern Trust 32.35 Bn 32.35 Bn - 43.20 Mn
8 Ares Management 30.25 Bn 33.62 Bn - 106.44 Mn
9 Raymond James Financial 30.24 Bn 18.99 Bn - 1.45 Bn
10 Oaktree Specialty Lending 1.07 Bn 1.01 Bn - -29.59 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -29.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -29.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -30.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -30.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -20.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -20.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 48.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 48.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -29.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -29.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -29.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -29.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -13.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -13.52 Mn