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Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)

Oaktree Specialty Lending recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $36.0 million in Q1 2026, down 6.14% quarter-over-quarter from $38.4 million in Q4 2025, and down 20.23% year-over-year from $45.2 million in Q1 2025.

Oaktree Specialty Lending's Operating Expenses history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $36.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 20.23% year-over-year to $36.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $159.3 million (down 13.62% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $184.6 million, down 10.65% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $36.0 million for Q1 2026 at Oaktree Specialty Lending, down from $38.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $55.1 million in Q2 2024 to a low of $22.8 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $43.3 million and a median of $42.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 1030.8% in 2022 and dropped 24.26% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Oaktree Specialty Lending's Operating Expenses stood at $41.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 31.07% to $53.8 million in 2023, then declined by 21.77% to $42.1 million in 2024, then retreated by 8.81% to $38.4 million in 2025, then declined by 6.14% to $36.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $36.0 million, $38.4 million, and $43.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn - 3.88 Bn
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn - 2.26 Bn
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn - 3.87 Bn
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn - 733.00 Mn
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn 4.68 Bn
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn - 2.81 Bn
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn 3.67 Bn
8 Northern Trust 31.21 Bn 31.21 Bn - 1.51 Bn
9 Ares Management 28.85 Bn 32.22 Bn - 1.17 Bn
10 Oaktree Specialty Lending 1.06 Bn 1.01 Bn - 36.02 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 36.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 38.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 43.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 41.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 45.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 42.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 42.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 55.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 54.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 53.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 54.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 54.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 52.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 41.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 34.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 22.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 24.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 29.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.03 Mn